Bethel University Library
Welcome to your library, where you can search for books, articles, videos, and more. You can also reserve study rooms, get online research help, or meet with a librarian. We're here to support you!

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Makerspace
The Makerspace is available for independent use during library hours. Our staff and student advisors are ready to support you.

History Center
The History Center’s collection scope ranges from Bethel personnel and institutional history to denominational founders, church leaders, and missionary work.
Digital library
Featured collections
The Women of Bethel
This collection compiles the interviews conducted as part of the 2024 Edgren Scholars project "The Women of Bethel: An Oral History Project" conducted by professors Chris Gehrz and Sam Mulberry and student Ellie Heebsh.
Coeval literary and art magazine
The Coeval is Bethel University's undergraduate literary and art magazine published since 1962.

Bethel Herbarium
The Bethel Herbarium collection is a collaboration between the Digital Library and the Biology department. It includes digitized plant specimens collected from Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, and Michigan over the past 40 years.

Primetime video collection
The Primetime Presentations from 2023-2024 include the most recent recordings of presentations given in the Bethel University Library featuring Bethel's teaching, scholarship, and service activities.
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Visit us in person on the third floor of the Hagstrom Center (HC) building.Floor maps
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