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Study Spaces

We offer a variety of study and work space throughout the building for individuals and groups. You can find the space you need at the Library!

Although we do not currently have reservable study rooms, if you find an empty room, check the reservations posted by the door, and if it's available, you are free to use it.

Need a place to study after the Library is closed? Nelson Hall East 113 is open 24/7 with a couple of collaboration stations and microwaves. Find more information about this space and others at Study Spaces Outside of the Library.

Ground Floor (Basement)     First Floor     Second Floor     Third Floor

Quiet Study

Seating for quiet study spaces  are located surrounding the book stacks on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the Library.  This area is shown in yellow on the floor maps and designated with yellow "No Talking Zone" signs. There are individual study carrels and tables and chairs along the windows offering great views. For added silence, pick up a pair of ear plugs from the Checkout Desk.

individual study 3rd floor
silent study area 3rd floor

Group Study

There are a variety of individual and group study spaces throughout the building. These areas include soft seating and tables, usually near electrical outlets, where multiple users can spread out and plug in laptops. The Library Cafe on the 1st floor is a great place to meet friends and classmates or just hang out. 

Additional group study spaces, mostly on the 2nd and 3rd floors, have large tables with collaboration stations and whiteboards. Most have power strips for laptops.

Portable white boards are available on all three floors of the Library. Feel free to move them around to make your own personalized space or use them for study aids. Markers and erasers can be borrowed at the Checkout Desk.

All other rooms are available for use unless reserved, as shown by the schedule posted outside the door.  Use should be compatible with Library functions and should not interfere with normal Library operations.  Rooms are not meant to serve as regular classroom space.  We are constantly striving to make the best possible spaces to ensure student success, including collecting and analyzing seating use, and encourage comments and suggestions on how to do so.

1st floor library cafe
couches on 1st floor
collaboration stations 2nd floor
group study area 2nd floor
collaboration tables 3rd floor
west window 2nd floor