Books
The Beecher Community Library houses well over 23.000 titles. Our books are divided into several sections and genres to make looking for what you need easier. In the adult section we have large print fiction, general fiction, mysteries, biographies, nonfiction, trade paperbacks, westerns, graphic novels, science fiction, and a section on Illinois history. You can keep with what's new at the library on our new arrivals shelf.
In our juvenile section, we have children's picture books, easy readers, board books, and paper backs. For the older readers, we have junior fiction, paperbacks, biographies, and nonfiction.
Audiobooks
Get stuff done even while you are "reading" by listening to audio books. Our collection consists of fiction titles for adults and juniors.
Downloadable Ebooks and Audiobooks
Download ebooks and audiobooks to your ereader or other device over the internet through Media on Demand.
DVDs
DVDs are available for adults and children. A DVD List is available.
Research Databases
The Beecher Community Library subscribes to online databases that Beecher Community Library patrons can access from their home on their computers. Articles in hundreds of magazines, professional and peer-reviewed journals, or newspapers are available through these databases to aid you in your research. Topics include business, health, gardening, the environment, literature, home improvement, and so much more! Kids can even look up information for school projects on kid-friendly websites like "Student Resource Center Gold" or "Kids InfoBits."
Newspapers
Relax and enjoy newspapers at the library. We subscribe to the Beecher Herald, Chicago Tribune, Kankakee Daily Journal, and Wall Street Journal.
Magazines
We subscribe to magazines, so you don't have too. Come browse current issues of magazines or check-out back issues to bring home with you. We subscribe to the following:
Adult | Juvenile/Parent |
American History | American Girl |
American Patchwork and Quilting | Chicago Parent |
Architectural Digest | Fun for Kidz |
Army Times | Girls Life (GL) |
The Atlantic | Highlights |
Better Homes and Gardens | National Geographic Kids |
Birds and Blooms | OWL |
Chicago | Ranger Rick |
Chicagoland Gardening | Seventeen |
Consumer Reports | Sport's Illustrated Kids |
Country Living | |
The Economist | |
The Family Handyman | |
Food Network Magazine | |
Golf Digest | |
Good Housekeeping | |
Illinois A.M. VETS Newspaper | |
Kiplinger's Personal Finance | |
Midwest Living | |
Money | |
National Geographic | |
People | |
Popular Mechanics | |
Prevention | |
Psychology Today | |
Reader's Digest | |
Science News | |
Smithsonian | |
Sport's Illustrated | |
Taste of Home | |
Time | |
Treasures | |
Vogue |