Services & Amenities
Get help with course reserves, booking study carrels and group study rooms, checking out books and journals, borrowing laptops and other equipment, and much more!
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Available in person or by email, phone, Zoom, and chat.
Contact: slibrary @ oberlin.edu
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Course Reserves
Some textbooks are available for in-library use only, for five-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
Classroom
The classroom has an instructor's workstation with projection, a whiteboard, and space for 30. Priority use is for course- and library-related instruction, but all college-affiliated groups are welcome if the classroom is available.
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Computers, Scanners, Printers
Available for drop-in use or short-term loans.
- 2 computer workstations near the library entrance
- 1 flat-bed scanner with USB and internet export options
- 1 BizHub printer/copier
- 4 MacBook Air lending laptops (one-day loan)
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
- DVD players