You are welcome to use ALL online resources, including databases and all other library materials in the library. Library Hours.

Reference Assistance

We can help you use BU Library resources as well as suggest contacts for areas where we have little expertise or few resources (do-it-yourself projects,  genealogy, price of antiques, etc.).

Parents—Helping your students with research? Please remind them we’re here to assist via email, chat, or in person!

• 651-638-6224
  
• Chat
• Email
  
  

Check out materials

Find out about registering for a Bethel Library Card for $5/yr, or become a Friend of the Library and receive a free card.

Library Events for Parents & Alumni

Save the date: Check here for upcoming library events.

Books for Parents

Why should students have all the fun? Check out these popular library titles.

MnKnows

Your Minnesota public library card provides one-stop access to five statewide library services:

• Find books, CDs, DVDs, articles, and more through the MnLink Gateway and have them delivered to your local library.

• Search trusted information resources in the Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM) to find online articles and electronic books on a wide range of topics.

• Discover photos, documents, and maps related to Minnesota history through Minnesota Reflections.

• Get real-time answers from a library 24/7 at AskMN.

• Use the Research Project Calculator to create timelines for a student's homework.
  

More Free Online Resources:

Ageline—Publications about aging and the 50+ population.

Directory of Open Access Journals— Full-text, quality-controlled scientific and scholarly journals.

ERIC—More than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials.

Google Scholar—A simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature, especially the sciences.

Local Health Information— Directory of healthcare services and providers throughout Minnesota.

PubMed—Over 17 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals. Coverage goes back to the 1950s

What We Can’t Provide   

• Interlibrary Loan—Please use your local public library.

• Legal or medical advice