Frequently Asked Questions

The Exam Center is located upstairs in the front corner of the building in room 233.  

The Writing Center is on the first floor to the right and near the front of the building. 

Women’s restrooms are in the back corner of the building on the north side. Men’s restrooms are in the back corner on the south side. 

Two study rooms are located on the north side of the building, , available on a first-come, first-served basis. Library staff cannot take reservations or kick anyone out of a study room because they’ve been there too long, are noisy, don’t deserve it, etc. If both study rooms are in use, you may use room 105 by the circulation desk if it’s not in use for an event. If you use room 105, you must leave the door open so staff can easily access the equipment. There are no other rooms available to students. 

The circulation desk is the big desk just inside the library's front doors. Library staff are always available to help students.

Right between the entrances on the front of the building. 

You will need to log into one of our computers. Then you can access your document and print it using the department code on the bottom of your monitor. 

The library printer is not accessible to non-library devices. You will need to access your document from one of our computers..

Currently, the library is only able to offer free black and white printing.

There are multiple ways to find books in the library. If you know the book you want, search for it in Speedy Search. Next, select the book title you are searching for. Look for the Shelf Number attached to your book. Once you have the shelf number, you can locate the books in our stacks. If you need help, someone at the circulation desk is always available.

Type your search term into our SpeedySearch bar and click “Search.” Choose the “Databases & OA” tab. On the left side of the screen, under “Limit Search Results,” click “Peer reviewed.” Then, select “yes” and hit include. Next, click on “Format.” Select “Journal Article” and hit include. Now you are searching for peer-reviewed journal articles on your topic.

You can get database results from our SpeedySearch bar if you’re not quite sure what you’re looking for, but if you have a pretty good idea where to find something, you might consider looking in our “A to Z Databases.”

The circulation desk has supplies to check out: dry erase markers, universal phone chargers, and headphones.

Scantrons can be purchased in the Bookstore.

You can check out bone boxes, Hermie models, rock kits, and more from the staff at the circulation desk.

Bring your chosen book(s) to the circulation desk with your Midland College student ID. You can also return and renew/recheck your book for an additional two-week period at the circulation desk.

Press the Ctrl+Alt+Del keys on your keyboard. This will bring up the login screen. Login with your full student e-mail address and your Canvas password. 

If you are in the library, you can scan the QR code. If you are outside of the library, visit the exam center page on midland.edu website.

If you’re in the Honors program, sign into the Honors binder at the circulation desk, take the key card out of the binder, go upstairs and unlock the room, then return the key card to the binder. You’re now free to use the room. Please leave the door open while you’re in the Honors room, and the last person out should close the door behind them.

The library does not sale books. You can borrow our books but you have to return them in 2 weeks. We do have some of our course textbooks on reserve so that you can read or copy from them in the library but those books are not allowed to leave the library. 

Since each online textbook is accessed differently, you might start with asking your instructor, but if you run into trouble, we’ll sit with you and try to help you figure it out

The circulation desk staff has a lost and found. If it is not found there, check with the campus police department.

Yes, you are provided you are courteous and pick up after yourself. The library also offers free coffee and water by the circulation desk.

There’s a stapler on the table right by the copier, a 3-hole punch, a pencil sharpener, scrap paper, and other small office equipment you might need. If something is missing from the table, the stapler is out of staples, or you need help figuring out how to use something, ask at the circulation desk.

**A stapler is built into the copier**