Library

Library Location and Contact Information

About the Library

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

Online Materials

The online library includes ebooks, movies, articles and more. It is available 24/7 through the library’s website blackhawk.libguides.com/library as well as on MyBTC and in Blackboard. 

Research Assignment Help

Library staff members can help students with 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 using our Library Guides and the Library and Student Success Center Frequently Asked Questions. 

Equipment Loans

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

Physical Resources

Students with an active Blackhawk ID number may borrow library materials such as books, course textbooks and test prep materials. Physical library materials are at Beloit-Janesville 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 in the Central building on the Beloit-Janesville Campus) includes the following features: 

  • Study Rooms: Students can book quiet study rooms for groups or individual use. Book rooms and read complete room features and terms of use on the Library Study Room Reserve page. 
  • Desktop computers all include Office 365 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)
  • Commons study space features comfortable chairs, worktables, chargers and Blackhawk campus WiFi.