Richard E. Bjork Library
About
Stockton’s Richard E. Bjork Library is integral to a student’s work and development at the University. Its collection covers a wide range of subjects and materials: print books and ebooks, online journals, newspapers, databases, streaming video, recreational audiobooks, special collections of local interest, archival material, and government documents. The library website provides access to these collections and open-access content through its FlashFind search platform and connects students to our interlibrary loan service for borrowing additional materials. Students may borrow books, media, and other materials by presenting their valid Stockton ID at the information desk. Stockton alumni and residents of New Jersey are also welcome to use the collections and to borrow from the library.
The Bjork Library is currently undergoing a massive renovation. During the renovation period, the library is temporarily housed in C/D Atrium, in between C-Wing and D-Wing, on Main Campus. In C/D Atrium, there are computer stations, printers, scanners, copiers, collaborative seating for group work, the information desk, book checkout, interlibrary loan, and library staff. Information about quiet study locations and bookable study rooms can be found on the library website. Additional library staff will be temporarily housed in H-Wing, C-Wing, and Pomona House. Office locations and contact information can be found on the library website’s Contact Our Staff page.
When completed, the updated library will offer a variety of spaces that support individual and group work throughout its three floors. The Library Learning Commons will be crafted to create a dynamic and collaborative learning environment, featuring group study spaces, innovative technologies, and research support.
The library provides all academic programs with a subject librarian, who supports the research, information, and course needs of program faculty, students, and staff. Librarians help with research and assignment needs, conduct library instruction sessions, and are available for one-on-one consultations via appointment. Additionally, general information services are provided at the Library’s Service Desk, via phone, and via our AskUs! Chat service at the library website.
The Archives and Special Collections, which can be used by appointment in room C-012, collects, organizes, preserves, and provides access to unique collections related to all aspects of Stockton and the general history and culture of southern New Jersey. The books in Special Collections cover many topics, including New Jersey history and local genealogy. There are also rare books, publications by Stockton and New Jersey authors, and other works focusing on regional politics, geography, and environment. The Digital Collections repository provides open access to Stockton’s publications and historical documents, unique and specialized collections and the intellectual and artistic work of the Stockton community.
