Reduced Hours
Due to a staff shortage, the Anahuac location will only be open Mon.-Fri. 8-5, and Sat. 9-1 through the month of December.
Research & Learn
African American Heritage

ProQuest African American Heritage is a groundbreaking digital resource exclusively devoted to African American family history research.
Ancestry Library

A comprehensive guide to U.S. sources, including the U.S. census, military records, and immigration records. The database features extensive Canadian and international collections from various countries. In library use only.
Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America

Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America is a bibliographic database covering all aspects of native North American culture, history, and life.
Biography (Gale In Context)

Discover the world's most influential people by searching narrative biographies, news, magazine, and multimedia content.
Diversity Studies (Gale OneFile)

Access a range of periodical content to explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community.
FamilySearch

Explore the world's largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records, and resources.
Fold3 Library Edition

Convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served.
HeritageQuest

A database of genealogical information includes tens of thousands of family and local history books, as well as federal census data. Features unique Revolutionary War information and vital African-American records.
Historical Newspapers: The Austin American-Statesman (1871-1980)
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context)
Sam Houston Regional Library & Research Center

The Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center serves as the official regional historical resource depository for the 10 southeast Texas counties.
Texas Digital Sanborn Maps

Digital Sanborn Maps provides digital access to 2118 large-scale maps of 436 Texas towns and cities, including Dallas, Houston, Austin, El Paso, Fort Worth, and San Antonio.
Texas Gen Web

The TXGenWeb Project is a grass-roots all volunteer genealogical/historical effort. Each county webpage contains useful tips, online databases particular to that area, volunteer lookups, surname queries, descriptions of local libraries, historical
Texas Reference Center

Includes more than 80 full text journals and books about Texas history, ethnic & cultural diversity, gender studies, literature, public health, business as well as home & garden and sports & leisure. Updated weekly.
U.S. History (Gale OneFile)

Search balanced coverage of events in U.S. history. Best for novice historians and academic researchers. Updated daily.