E. Y. Berry Library-Learning Center is a major resource center at Black Hills State University housing over 235,000 book volumes and 70,000 government documents. Micromaterials, including microfiche and microfilm, combine to add over 635,000 volumes of additional resource materials. These include the Cox Collection, which is a unique collection of nearly 2,225 volumes of state, county, and local histories from throughout the United States during mid 19th century through World War II. The Library of American Civilization is a collection of 10,000 volumes on the earliest history of our country to the outbreak of World War I. The Library of English Literature contains approximately 7,000 volumes tracing the literature from earliest times in England through the 19th century.

The first part of general book collection and curriculum collection are located on the first floor, beginning the A's of the Library of Congress classification system. The upper floor, reached either by stairs or elevator for the handicapped, contains the general book collection, periodicals, government documents, and Special Collections.

The Lelend D. Case Library of Western Historical Studies is a part of Special Collections area. This non-circulating library contains various types of materials, including books, periodicals, maps, manuscripts, and clippings. The Case Library of Special Collections has great resources related to the history of the Black Hills and surrounding area, with its many subject areas. Many donors throughout the country have contributed to this library. The ARROW Native American materials are also included in this library. E.Y. Berry Collection of Special Collections contains files, official papers, and other materials related to E.Y. Berry for the years he served as a Congressman (1950-1970). The BHSU archives contains the history of Black Hills State University from its beginning as the oldest institution of higher learning in South Dakota to the current time.

The library collection can be searched and accessed using SDLN system that Black Hills State University pioneered for the state of South Dakota. South Dakota Library Network (SDLN) is located on the lower floor of the library with Technical Support Services and BHSU radio station.