What is the Library?

The Council maintains a Community Addictions Resource Library on site. The library is part of the Berks County Library System. Books and videos are available for lending. There is also a variety of drug and alcohol pamphlets and educational materials. The library is open Monday-Friday from 9am-5pm.

In order to borrow materials from the library, you must have a Reading Public Library system card. You may reserve any of our materials online. You must pick up reserved items at the Council within five days after the reservation is made. Search the Reading Public Library website for listings and availability of addictions literature and videotapes. You can also reserve an item via e-mail.

New Materials
Check out the latest Teen Video and DVD Guide for detailed information on new videos and DVDs about teens and addiction.

Other Library Services
The Council provides assistance with school reports, research, classroom presentations, health fairs, and prevention materials.

Books and Videos for Adolescents and Parents
An updated listing of the top books and videos for adolescents and parents at the Council on Chemical Abuse Library is now available.

Educational Materials
Human Relations Media - The Council Library orders new materials periodically from HRM to update its resource collection. HRM is one of the leading K-12 publishers of supplemental educational products in the United States specializing in video-based programs in a variety of subject areas including Health, Drug Education, Career Education, Science, Math and Language Arts. HRM also publishes several comprehensive video based curriculums called Curriculums in a Box that include several videos and hundreds of pages of activities.

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