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With the exception of Ancestry.com and Digital Sanborn Maps, which are only available in the Library, these databases can be accessed at home using your Library card number.
(The barcoded number on the back that begins with 25272...)


  • NEW!Global Road Warrior - Culture, communications, travel, business and maps for over 175 countries! Want to know what money in Japan looks like? Want to know what they eat in Guatamala? Check out Global Road Warrior- perfect for students and travelers.
    To log in from home, click here.

  • NEW!More improved than new...NewsBank-Access local, state, and national newspaper archives as well as America's Obituaries, the largest and most comprehensive database of obituaries available. To log in from home, click here.

  • Ancestry.com - Genealogy and family history records, such as census information, birth and death records, immigration records, military records, newspaper records and more. (Please note: This database is ONLY available in the library)

  • Digital Sanborn Maps (New Mexico 1867-1970)- Sanborn fire insurance maps are the most frequently consulted maps in both public and academic libraries. Sanborn maps are valuable historical tools for urban specialists, social historians, architects, geographers, genealogists, local historians, planners, environmentalists and anyone who wants to learn about the history, growth, and development of New Mexico towns, cities and neighborhoods. (Please note: This database is ONLY available in the library) .

  • Chilton Library-represents the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners. There are thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models. ChiltonLibrary.com gives you the confidence to service or repair virtually any system on your vehicle.

  • Gale Legal Forms - Provides a wide selection of state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms across the most popular legal areas. Includes real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant and many others. Also included is a comprehensive attorney state directory and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in laymen's language.

  • HeritageQuest Online-Combined with ProQuest resources, HeritageQuest represents the most comprehensive collection of genealogical information available anywhere.

  • Infotrac-Gale Periodical Databases- Provided by the New Mexico State Library, these databases give patrons access to Gale Virtual Reference Library, General Reference Center Gold, both with thousands of reference materials, newspapers, journals, encyclopedias and more. Also included is access to InfoTrac Professional, with over 250 full-text magazines for Education Professionals and Expanded Academic ASAP, with full-text multidisciplinary academic journals, newspapers and more.

  • Learn-A-Test-Practice tests and tutorials for many different kinds of exams, such as ACT, ASVAB, Civil Service, Cosmetology, EMT/Paramedic, FCAT, GED, GRE, Law Enforcement, Nurse's Aide, Postal Worker, Real Estate, SAT, TASP, Teacher Certification, TOEFL, U.S. Citizenship and more! (Register by using your TBML library card as your Username.)

  •  NoveList is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 135,000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, What We're Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists. For school media specialists and teachers there are Picture Book Extenders and articles on Teaching with Fiction. 

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