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.

Electronic Library for Minnesota

Your Minnesota public library card entitles you to access a free virtual library, including some of your favorite databases:
•    Academic Search Premier
•    Business Source Premier
•    EBSCO Megafile
•    Databases for kids
•    Hundreds of newspapers
•    eBooks (electronic books)

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