Brandel Library

Brandel Library serves the students, faculty, and staff of NPTS by providing bibliographical and technological resources and study space as well as bibliographic and research assistance. It houses a strong collection of materials for all of the Seminary disciplines in a variety of formats (books, journals, music, films, electronic, archival, etc.) and adds to this collection annually. As the Library for all of the University, Brandel also provides strong resources for related disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. It also houses the archives for the University, for the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC), and for the Swedish- American Historical Society, thus providing a remarkable collection of resources on the history and life of the Covenant.

Some of Brandel’s resources provided to students are owned and housed onsite by the Library. Others are accessed electronically through annual subscriptions or leases. In addition, Brandel is a member of ACTS (the Association of Chicago Theological Schools) and of CARLI (Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries of Illinois). Through these consortia, students can request materials from other member libraries.