Library Services to Community Users - Public

Visitors are welcome!

The Hanford Technical Library (HTL) is open to the public. HTL is a research and technical library, operated by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, with resources unique to southeastern Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

The Hanford Technical Library is co-located with the WSU Tri-Cities Max Benitz Library and the DOE Public Reading Room in the Consolidated Information Center on the WSU Tri-Cities campus. Together, the three are referred to as the Consolidated Libraries.

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Resources and Services Available to the Public

The Hanford Technical Library's open stack collections of books, journals, standards and reference tools may be accessed by all. Many of the HTL's electronic research tools - databases, journals, books, encyclopedias, standards and codes - are also available to the public and may be accessed and used from public computers in the Library.

The Hanford Technical Library's Information Specialists/librarians are available for quick reference and research assistance.

The Hanford Technical Library staff offer a number of classes for electronic resources and library services. Product demonstrations are typically provided for the library's primary community (see Background) but are often held in the library's classroom and are open and available to the public and to the library's Individual and Business Account holders. A current schedule of demonstrations can be found on the library's homepage.

For a tour of the Hanford Technical Library, call the Information Desk, (509) 372-7430.

For a tour or information about the DOE Public Reading Room, call (509) 372-7443 or visit the Reading Room's website.