Welcome to the Gerald and Betty Ford Library

Welcome to the Gerald and Betty Ford Library on the Bosque School campus. The library, housing more than 12,000 volumes and access to online databases, is the only building in the world that is named after both our 38th President of the United States, Gerald R. Ford, and his wife Betty Ford. President Ford and Betty Ford hosted Bosque School’s first capital fundraising dinner in 1998 that raised the first $1 million to help build the Bosque School campus. Their daughter Susan Ford Bales has served on the Bosque School Board of Trustees since 1998. Susan’s daughter Heather was a member of Bosque School’s first graduating class, the class of 2001.
 

The Ford Library is open for student research and projects
from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Quick Guide to the Gerald and Betty Ford Library

The library collection continues to grow thanks to generous gifts from the Bosque community. Additionally, our subscriptions to JSTOR, EBSCOHost Ultra Online  with Points of View and Literary Reference Center, InfoTrac with Expanded  Academic (ASAP), INFORME, Newspaper Source Plus and other valuable databases, provide access to thousands of popular and academic sources. We also offer ample computer resources to students and staff, with two classroom size computer laboratories, a special services lab,  and eight individual use computers.

Databases and Newspaper Links

El Portal is a collection of databases       For New York Times:                                                For ABQJournal:
that include newspapers, magazine            Username:  nytimes@bosqueschool.org            Username:  bosqueschool
and journal articles, and books such           Password:  bobcat                                                     Password:  blue
as encyclopedias.  New Mexico State       *Must log out from site after each use or
Library licenses these resources                access is limited for others
for all New Mexico residents.