For patrons seeking consumer-oriented or patient-oriented health information resources, it is recommended that they contact one of the libraries at Northwestern Medicine or the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago). The libraries are open to patients and their families, clinicians, and in the case of the Health Learning Center and the Betts LIFE Center, also the public.

• Alberto Culver Health Learning Center, located on the third floor of Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Galter Pavilion, 251 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. Contact the Health Learning Center by calling 312-926-5465.
• Betts LIFE Center, located on the eighth floor of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago), 355 East Erie, Chicago, IL, 60611. Information is specific to people with physical disabilities. Contact the LIFE Center by calling 312-238-LIFE (5433).