Reference/Non-Fiction Department

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Welcome to the Reference Department!

 

 

Located on the lower level of the library, we have databases, newspapers, magazines, pamphlets and much more. 

 

Summer 2010 - The Berwyn Public Library has been named an affilliate member of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine by Donald A. B Lindberg, M.D., Director of the National Library of Medicine.  The Network is dedicated to providing high quality information services to health professionals and to improving the public's access to health information.  The Berwyn Public Library joins the ranks of only five other public libraries in Illinois to receive such certification.  Ask us for more information on your medical reference questions!

 

 About Our Collection:

The Reference Collection includes a wide variety of resources in both print and electronic format. The Reference Department also houses the non-fiction collection of the library. Browse the collection for information from astronomy to zoology. Of special interest is our Foreign Language collection of Czech and Spanish materials.

 Thanks to funding from the state library, we now offer three education and employment computer terminals for patron use. Patrons, 18 years or older, can use these terminals to either search for jobs or to search for information about specific schools. For more information about this center, please call the Reference Department.

Senior Computer Center:

 The Senior Computer Center is designed to provide internet access for patrons 60 years of age and older. Seniors can use this terminal for a single hour at a time. In the same fashion as our other computer terminals, we ask that you sign a user agreement and agree to our Senior Center Computer policy before using the center. You can sign the user agreement and agree to the policy at our service desk.  If you have further questions, please call or email the Reference Department at reference@berwynlibrary.org .

The computer terminals as well as Education Center come with policies that patrons must abide by.

Have a question? Ask your local librarian