Services & Amenities
Get help with course reserves, study carrels, group study rooms, checking out books and journals, computer lab and laptop lending, and other items available to borrow or reserve. Request items for checkout through OBIS or browse the collection in person.
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Course Reserves
Some textbooks are available for in-library use only, for three-hour loan periods, or for an overnight loan beginning two hours before closing. Other course reserve materials are accessible in Blackboard; consult the course syllabus.
Study Carrels
Single-use study carrels may be reserved in advance or at the point of use; directions are posted in each carrel.
Group Study Rooms
Group study rooms may be reserved for up to six users. Students needing a space for an extended exam period are given priority. No eating is permitted.
Rooms include:
- large table
- six chairs
- projection screen
- whiteboard and markers
Computer Classroom
The classroom has 16 Macs, an instructor's workstation with projection, whiteboard, and space for 30. Priority use is for course-related instruction, but all college-affiliated groups are welcome if the classroom is available.
Computers, Scanners, Printers
Available for drop-in use or short-term loans.
- 20 Mac workstations (16 in the computer lab, 4 near the entrance)
- 2 flat-bed scanners with USB and internet export options
- 1 BizHub copier with USB and internet export options
- 12 MacBook lending laptops (one-day loan, extended loans are possible)
We have other small equipment available for short-term loans; inquire at the circulation desk.
- phone chargers
- calculators
- whiteboard markers
- colored pencils and markers
- headphones
- USB-C laptop chargers
- Kill-A-Watt meters