It is the main academic library for the campus; Elon's Law Library is located in Greensboro, North Carolina along with Elon University School of Law.

[3] Belk Library contains academic material as well as the university's special collections.

The purpose of Belk Library's archives and special collections is to provide Elon students, faculty, and staff access to documentation of importance to their research, dating back to the early days of Elon College in 1889.

The Belk Library building is about 75,000 square feet (7,000 m2) in size divided into three floors with classrooms, study rooms, offices, and stacks.

Its digital collection is much larger; over a million ebooks as well as subscriptions to databases and academic journals.