Library Services
Brandel Library supports and extends the academic instruction of the University, helping students develop skills for lifelong learning with a robust collection and its dedicated librarians. With a current ID card, North Park students can access approximately 235,000 books, 500 periodicals, and 2,000 dvds housed in the Brandel Library, as well as several other university and special library collections in the metropolitan area. The library collection is accessible electronically through our catalog, which links our holdings to those of 76 other academic libraries in Illinois. Specialized and general full-text databases enable students to conduct research from home as well as on campus. The library itself includes individualized and group study spaces, a computer lab, curriculum lab, meeting, and gallery spaces. The F. M. Johnson Archives and Special Collections contain the records of the Evangelical Covenant Church, the University, and the Swedish American Archives of Greater Chicago. Students of church history, Scandinavian studies, and urban studies can enrich their understanding of local history by exposure to this rich collection.