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The Mesquite Public Library offers an online eCard for Mesquite residents only.

Note: If you already have a library card from the Mesquite Public Library, you will not be issued an eCard. Both traditional library cards and nonresident cards provide the same online privileges as an eCard.

(To access online resources with a traditional library card, use your card number and PIN. Hint: The PIN may be the last 4 digits of your telephone number.)

An eCard: 

  • Is a virtual library card that allows access to eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines, databases and other electronic resources.
  • Will be issued via email.
  • Is available to Mesquite residents 14 years or older.
  • Is good for 3 years and may be renewed online.
  • Cannot be used to access internet computers in the Library or to checkout physical books, CDs, DVDs, etc.

To apply for an eCard, fill out this form. 

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Databases Available From Your Home

Mesquite Public Library offers a variety of full-text online services that are available from your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other internet accessible device. 
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Gale Presents: Udemy is an online learning platform for adults who want to improve work-related skills or further develop a personal interest. Users can search through thousands of continuously updated, on-demand video courses across 75 categories in business, technology, design, and more, including courses taught by native speakers in 12 languages. All courses are taught by world-class instructors and offer a tailor-made learning experience for those who want to learn new technologies and skills to stay competitive in a changing workforce.

Gale Presents Miss Humblebees Academy

Gale Presents: Miss Humblebee’s Academy is an award-winning online resource that gives kids ages 3–6 access to hundreds of guided lessons using videos, music, eBooks, hands-on activities, and more. It includes off-line lessons too. View weekly progress and performance reports to track improvement toward kindergarten readiness. It’s serious learning fun!

Tumblebook Library
Online children’s books are available through TumbleBook Library Using flash animation and read-along audio, these books are perfect for beginning and reluctant readers. You will need your library card number to log in to TumbleBook Library
pressreader

PressReader is a digital newsstand that offers access to thousands of the world’s most popular newspapers and magazines. With publications from over 120 countries in more than 60 different languages, you have instant access to all of this content, including digital editions of the Dallas Morning News, New York Daily News and the New York Post.

Libby app

Download eBooks or eAudiobooks from our Libby Catalog. The Mesquite Public Library System is a member of the Northeast Texas Digital Consortium which gives our cardholders access to a broad collection of fiction and nonfiction titles in a downloadable format. You will need your library card number and PIN to check out titles.

cloudLibrary eBooks and eAudiobooks
Download eBooks and eAudiobooks from CloudLibrary.  eBooks can be read—or listened to—on personal devices, such as iPads, iPhones, Android devices, Nook, Kindle Fire, PC, and Mac OS.
Job and Career Accelerator from Learning Express
Job and Career Accelerator provides a powerful tool to create a winning resume, prepare for an interview and match a career with your skills and interest.
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Jobview lists current job openings in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area and allows you to apply for jobs online.
LearningExpress Library
Learning Express is an interactive learning database containing practice tests and tutorials designed to help patrons, students and adult learners succeed on academic or licensing tests. Tests include academic, civil service, military, professional licensing, certification and STAAR tests. There is also job hunting help on creating a resume and preparing for interviews. Create your own account to track your progress.
Rocket Languages
Learn a foreign language with Rocket Languages. There are 15 languages to choose from, including ASL Sign Language. First time users will need to create an account with your library card number, name, email address and password so that you can track your progress. On following visits, login using email address and password.
Gale Legal Forms
Gale Legal Forms includes a wide selection of Texas legal forms. Also includes a directory of Texas attorneys and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in layman’s language. You will need your library card number and your PIN to log in.
TexShare Databases

TexShare Library of Texas is an extensive collection of databases which gives users the opportunity to access full-text articles in encyclopedias, almanacs, reference books, journals, newspapers, and electronic books. Databases include Gale Literature Resource Center, GalePresents: Udemy on-demand video courses, ChiltonLibrary, Ebsco’s MasterFile and Academic Search Complete, LearningExpress Library, and Heritage Quest Online. You need a password, which you may request from a reference librarian.

Newstand eMagazines
cloudLibrary NewsStand features over 7,000 full-color digital magazines in 60 languages, for instant mobile or desktop reading and download. Search your app store for "cloudLibrary NewsStand" or click for Apple devices or Android devices, and download the free cloudLibrary NewsStand app. For desktop computer access, visit the cloudLibrary NewsStand website and click 'Login' in the upper right-hand corner of the webpage. Downloaded issues remain on your device until you remove them, availability of back issues and the EZ reader feature vary from title to title, no holds and no return dates.  Please note: cloudLibrary NewsStand is a separate app from cloudLibrary for eBooks and eAudiobooks.
Open book - Online Catalog
Our online catalog allows you to check on the availability of library items, review your account, renew items, or place a hold. Please note that the catalog undergoes regular daily maintenance and so may be unavailable between 10:30 pm and midnight.

Databases Available Within the Library System Locations

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AllData Online is a comprehensive resource for automotive diagnostic and repair information.

Ancestry Library Edition

Ancestry Library Edition is available in the U.S., the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Denmark, Ireland and Norway, and provides access to billions of historical documents, millions of historical photos, plus local narratives, oral histories, indexes and other resources in over 30,000 databases that span from the 1500s to the 2000s.