Located on the second floor of the Center for Health next to A Woman’s Place, the Center for Health Resource Library is as close as your phone or your computer. 

Our collection of over 1,000 books and videos covers a wide array of medical subjects of interest to consumers from exercise and good nutrition to cancer and from pregnancy and baby care to Alzheimer’s disease.  In addition to the books and videos, the Library has a variety of newsletters and informational pamphlets. 

There also is a PC available for searching for medical information on the Internet. 

Library Hours
The Library is open from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM (closed from noon until 12:30 PM) Monday through Friday.  However, messages may be left on the Library phone (309 683-5309) and Library e-mail (cfhlibrary@osfhealthcare.org) is checked regularly, so that a question or request may be left 24/7.

Circulation Policies
Library materials are checked out for four-week periods and may be renewed for another four weeks with a phone call, as long as no one else has specifically requested the material.  If you can’t get to the Library, please call (309) 683-5309 to arrange to have materials sent to you.  When the Library is closed materials may be returned in a basket immediately outside the Library or at the main reception desk.  Materials may also be returned by mail.  There is no special library card required to check out materials.

Reference Services
The Library provides the services of a medical librarian to answer your health-related questions.  You can ask your questions in person (second floor OSF Saint Francis Center for Health), by phone (309 683-5309) or by e-mail (cfhlibrary@osfhealthcare.org).  You will receive a packet of information relating to your question; most often this is mailed to you.

Resource Library Web Site
The Resource Library’s website http://healthinfo.osfsaintfrancis.org gives you online access to current, reliable health-related information.  The website also has links to other OSF Healthcare resources and to the Library’s online catalog.  If you need assistance in using this site, the librarian can help you with this, too.

Newsletter
The Resource Library publishes a bimonthly newsletter, HealthInfo News, which includes reviews of library material on a selected topic, a listing of new library materials, a review of a reliable health-related website, and reviews of children’s materials within the collection.  If you would like to be on the mailing list for this four-page newsletter, please contact the library at (309) 683-5309.

Speaker Service
If your group or organization is looking for a speaker, an OSF Saint Francis medical librarian is available for presentations on finding high-quality consumer health information.  These presentations will be structured to address any special interests of the group.  For more information, please call (309) 683-5309.