Library

Library Location and Contact Information

About the Library

The library provides students with thousands of online resources for flexible access to quality research and learning materials. Library staff are available to support learners in-person and online with your assignments. 

Online Materials: eBooks, Movies, Articles and more 

The online library is available 24/7 through the library’s website blackhawk.libguides.com/library, on MyBTC and in Blackboard. A BTC student ID number is required to access the resources.

Research Assignment Help

Library staff can help students with their research assignments, using the online library and citing sources. Help is available in person at the Library Help Desk in the Student Success Center, by email, over the phone, via chat or live online. Students can also find research help our Library Guides and the Library and Student Success Center FAQ. 

Equipment Loans

Loaner laptops, WiFi hotspots, and other devices can be borrowed for free. Only currently enrolled BTC students without library fines or fees and no blocks on their Blackhawk records resulting from non-payment and/or dropped classes etc. can borrow loaner equipment.  See full terms and conditions for equipment borrowing on blackhawk.libguides.com/laptops

Physical Resources: Books, Textbooks and more 

Students with an active BTC ID number may borrow library materials such as books, course textbooks and test prep materials. Physical library materials are at Central and Monroe locations and can be transported between campuses when shuttle buses run.  Items can be searched via the library catalog on blackhawk.libguides.com/library. Materials from other libraries can be requested at no cost, through our interlibrary loan services. See details on physical collection, interlibrary loan, and borrowing items on blackhawk.libguides.com/library.

Student Success Center Space and Facilities

The Student Success Center (room 2200, Central Campus) includes the following features: 

  • Study Rooms: students can book quiet study rooms for groups or for individual use. Book rooms and read complete room features and term of use on the Library Study Room Reserve page. 
  • Printer/Copier/Scanner: see information on printing costs here in the Student Handbook. 
  • Desktop computers: all include Office 365 (Word, Power Point, Excel, etc.)
  • Commons study space with comfy chairs, worktables, chargers, and BTC campus WiFi

For information about Library resources email library@blackhawk.edu or visit the library web page.