Both are available at the Allen County Public Library. For more current books, Books in Print may be of assistance. See the Ulrich's On Disc for periodical prices. The librarians will first determine whether the Library already owns the material. If the Library does not own a title and it fits the collection policy, the Library will then add it to the collection.
Gift book cataloging normally takes several weeks.
Materials that are not appropriate for the Helmke collection are sold at a library book sale or are donated to other libraries. Proceeds from the book sale are used to purchase new books.