Memorial Library, completed in 1998, is conveniently located near residence halls and campus classrooms. The main level houses staff offices, material circulation, print and electronic reference collection, current magazine and newspaper collection, audio visual collection, study, reading and audio visual viewing areas. The lower level stores the bound magazine archive collection, houses the Preus library, a children’s library, a curriculum resource classroom and workroom for education majors, a music computer lab and small group study areas. The upper level houses the general book collection, the seminary and reference overflow collections, small group study rooms, individual study and reading areas. Technology capabilities allow internet access by physical or wireless ethernet connections on all levels.

The library collection maintains over 68,000 print and nonprint materials and provides several online reference databases to support the educational needs of students, faculty, and staff personnel. Patrons can access Bethany’s collected works and other library collections throughout the nation, using the electronic card catalog. Accessibility can be gained from any computer on campus or off campus that has internet access. Books and other materials not available on campus can be requested and borrowed through interlibrary loan from other libraries.

	Library Stats
	Books 64,000 Scholarly Journals/Magazines Number of volumes: 18,000 (12,000 titles) - 250 are print subscriptions, the rest are nonprint accessed electronically. Audio CDs 1,110 Videos 1,982 CD-ROMs 122 volumes (86 titles) Preus Library Collection 1500 general and rare books

	Library Hours
	Mon - Thurs 8 am - 11 pm Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm Saturday 1 pm - 5 pm Sunday 4 pm - 11 pm

	Take a Tour
	The Memorial Library main floors houses the circulation desk, reference section, and periodicals. The second floor holds the main collection and study rooms. The lower level is home the Music Technology lab. Main Floor Collection Music Lab