Bethel Library
On-site use of library resources
You are welcome to use our print and online resources in the library.
Borrowing privileges
You may register for a library guest card to check out items from the Bethel University Library. Check out periods and available collections vary based on the type of library guest card you have.
Library guest card types
- Alumni- Free; Check out up to 10 items at a time
- Friends of the Library Basic Membership- $15/year; Check out up to 15 items at a time
- Friends of the Library Royal Membership- $25/year; Check out up to 25 items at a time
- ATLA Reciprocal Borrowing- Free to students and faculty at participating ATLA institutions; Check out up to 10 items at a time
- Bethel retiree- Free; Check out up to 25 items at a time
- New Perspective Founders Club- Free; Check out up to 10 items at a time
Research help
Librarians are available to assist you in your use of our resources.
Resources beyond Bethel
Minnesota Residents
Your Minnesota public library card provides one-stop access to following statewide library services:
- MnLink —Find books, CDs, DVDs, articles and more and have them delivered to your local library.
- eLibraryMN—Search trusted information resources to find articles and ebooks on a wide range of topics.
- Minnesota Digital Library—Discover photos, documents and maps related to Minnesota history.
- AskMN—Get real-time answers from a library 24/7.
Free online resources
- Directory of open access journals—Find full-text, quality-controlled scientific and scholarly journals.
- ERIC—Contains more that 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials.
- Google Scholar—A simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature on a wide range of topics.
- PubMed—Over 17 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals starting in the 1950s.