Northern Illinois Conference's Media Resource Center has a broad assortment of books, videos, DVDs and small group curriculum available to borrow for United Methodist churches of the conference. More than 3,000 resources addressing more than 200 topics are available. An Online Media Resource Catalog enables you to conduct searches for material to help in your local church ministry. For help using the on-line catalog, download the "How-To" document.

Annual subscriptions for unlimited use of the Media Resource Center are available to all churches in the Northern Illinois Conference. Forms are mailed to each church in December. Early Bird subscriptions are currently available which will give you access to resources for the remainder of 2009 as well as all of 2010. Be sure that your church has subscribed or renewed to continue to your access to these great resources.  The renewal form is available here. Renewal forms will be mailed to all churches after January 4, 2010.

Resources may also be borrowed on a pay-as-you go basis: $5 per DVD or VHS, $10 per curriculum set.

For more information about the Media Resource Center or to borrow videos, audio/video equipment and other media resources, call Susan Gieseler, Director of Media Resources, (847) 931-0710, Ext. 17, or e-mail:  sgieseler@umcnic.org.