Location:
Civil Hospital, 2500 E.
Van Buren Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008
Phone Number: (602) 220-6045
Fax number: (602) 629-7285
Hours: Monday through Thursday -- 7:30 am - 4:00 pm; Friday -- 7:30 am
- 2:00 pm Closed daily for lunch from 12:00 - 1:00
Librarian: Gail Bacani
The General Public is welcome to use our library but are encouraged to
call ahead as the Library closes occasionally for events and meetings. We
cannot check out materials to the public, but they may use any of our
resources in the Library, and we do provide limited photocopy services. Please contact
the Librarian for further information.
Patient Library Information
Civil Hospital Library: Reading materials include over 40 popular and timely journals for leisure and
education. We also provide a daily newspaper, a non-circulating reference
section and a circulating collection of over 6,000 books that includes Spanish
language, GED manuals and large-print.
Audiovisual equipment such as a television, VCR, DVD player and personal stereos are
available for individual and group use. In addition, the Library maintains a
collection of over 300 music cassettes and CDs, and a video collection of over
200 tapes for both recreational and therapeutic purposes.
We have two patient-dedicated computers programmed with word processors,
graphics arts programs, typing tutorials, and challenging games such as chess
and Mah-jong. One-on-one computer usage tutorials are available to the
patients upon request.
Forensic Program: Access is available to many Civil Hospital
Library resources through their Rehabilitation Department
representative or other unit staff. In addition, the Forensic
Rehabilitation Department offers a small on-unit collection of books and
current magazines.
Adolescent Treatment Unit: Access is available to many Civil
Hospital Library resources through their Rehabilitation
Department representative or other unit staff. In addition, the
Adolescent Treatment Unit provides a small on-unit collection of books and
current magazines.
Patient Circulation Policy: Patients are allowed to check out 2 books
at a time for a 2-week period. Staff are permitted to check out audiovisual
materials on the patient's behalf for a 1-week period.
Professional Library Resources
The Professional Library has medical book holdings in excess of 4,000 volumes
and offers Continuing Education videos in excess of 200 titles. In addition,
we actively subscribe to a number of excellent health-related periodicals.
Please check the holdings list for more information
about our currently active periodical subscriptions.
The Library is also a depository of information about the history
of the Arizona State Hospital, including annual reports back to the 1930s.
We offer literature searches and document retrieval services to our hospital
staff through a reciprocal agreement with other hospitals and clinics
throughout the United States, its territories and Canada. In return, our
Library is able to fulfill an average of 25 article requests per month from
outside health facilities.
Employee Circulation Policy: All hospital staff and Arizona Department
of Health Services employees may check out books from our circulating
collection for two weeks; audiovisual materials for one week. Our journals
collection does not circulate; however, we do provide photocopy services.
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