"Mother" LibGuide

The Main Campus Library entrance is located on the first floor of Benton Hall, facing the courtyard between Iowa, Linn, and Benton Halls. We are committed to providing our students, faculty, and staff with the information resources you need to do your work.

The Online Library is available 24/7 through the library's homepage. We aim to provide all library resources and services to all Kirkwood students, at all locations. See the Distance Learning Library guide for even more information on services for students located primarily at county centers or online.

Library staff are here to help you:

• Borrow, renew and return books, magazines and journals (using your K#)

• Request books put on reserve by your faculty member (for in-library-use only)

• Check out laptops. 

• Retrieve items from the library Lost and Found.

• Borrow headphones, a flash drive or a USB cable for phone/device charging 

• Borrow a graphing calculator 

• Receive a free pair of earplugs

• FAX a document

• Pay library fines

More information on borrowing can be found here. 

Have a question or need assistance with research or citations? Come to the Reference Desk around the corner from Circulation. Your librarians help you with your work either in person, phone or chat, with:

• Searching the library catalog quick search to locate books, DVDs and articles

• Searching library databases such as EBSCOHost and the Internet

• Citing sources in MLA and APA style

• Locating books or articles to order through the Interlibrary loan system from another library

Librarians can also help with:

• Printing and formatting documents

• Using the library's photocopiers and scanners

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The library has printers, color printers, and photocopiers available for student use.

• The student print quota of $36 per semester applies to student computers and copiers on campus. Five cents per black and white copy and ten cents per color is deducted from your print quota. Students can check their remaining balance and add funds by logging in here.
• Color printing is available. However we do not have color photocopiers.
• Scanning is provided through the library's copiers with a flash drive. Ask at the desk for assistance.

You can use the library's desktop computers on the first floor. All computers have the Microsoft Office Suite, as well as most software programs required for student assignments. However, if you do not see what you need, check at the desk. 

Laptops are available for checkout. See the Library borrowing guide for more details.

Wi Fi is available throughout the library and all of the Kirkwood main campus and centers.

Get your work done at the Cedar Rapids Campus Library!

• Second floor quiet zone:  To keep this floor quiet, no phone calls or video calls, discussion, eating or any other distracting noises are permitted.
• First floor: Respectful conversation is allowed on the first floor of the library. 
• Study Rooms are intended for group or individual study:
  • Reserve a room ahead of time using our online scheduler.
  • Reservations must be made at least 24 hours ahead
  • May be reserved for up to 2 hours at a time.
  • Non-reserved rooms may be used on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Your Eagle card is your library card. Most books may be checked out for the semester, however reference and reserve items must be used in the library. Magazines and journals can be checked out for seven days. Renewals are available.

On the first floor, you will find the following sections:

• Library Reserves behind the checkout desk

• Popular books and magazines

• Reference books

• Scholarly journals

• Newspapers

• Children's books

• ELA books

• DVDs

• Maps and atlases

On the second floor, you will find:

• Academic research books, arranged by Dewey Decimal number. Use our WorldCat Discovery catalog to search our collection, or ask a librarian for help.