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Featured: Carrels (Reservable)

A small room with one wall dominated by a desk topped with shelving. Two wooden padded chairs are placed at the desk and the closed door holds a small window looking out into the library.

 Reserve 

These spaces for quiet individual study can be reserved for 1 hour slots with a maximum of 4 hours per day. Reservations can be made from one week to 2 hours in advance. Reservable study carrels are open to all University of Maryland-affiliated library users.

Activities: Individual Study, Virtual Meeting / Interview

Capacity: 1 person

Features: Electrical Outlets, Food / Drink Allowed, Reservable

  • Occasional quiet conversations are okay
  • Brief, quiet cell phone conversations are okay
  • Headphone volume should be at a personal listening level
  • For virtual meetings: use headphones and speak quietly

Carrels (Open)

Small room with a desk and shelves along one wall. There is a wooden padded chair at the desk and a coat rack mounted on the wall next to a window with blinds.

Find it on the Floor Map

Study carrels #3207-3261 are open to all library users on a first-come, first-served basis. These rooms cannot be reserved.

Activities: Individual Study, Virtual Meeting / Interview

Capacity: 1 person

Features: Electrical Outlets, First Come First Served, Food / Drink Allowed

  • Occasional quiet conversations are okay
  • Brief, quiet cell phone conversations are okay
  • Headphone volume should be at a personal listening level
  • For virtual meetings: use headphones and speak quietly

Focus Room (McKeldin First Floor)

tall rectangular booth with three windows paneling the front. The middle window has a long door handle running vertically down it's right side. Inside on the left there is desk with a desk lamp, a padded office chair and a small whiteboard mounted on the back wall.

 Reserve 

This study carrel is located in the front wing of McKeldin Library on the first floor past the computer lab. The Focus Room is available for a 4 hour reservation.  Reservations can be made from one week to 2 hours in advance. 

Activities: Individual Study, Virtual Meeting / Interview

Capacity: 1

Features: Electrical Outlets, Food / Drink Allowed, Reservable, Whiteboard / Blackboard

  • Occasional quiet conversations are okay
  • Brief, quiet cell phone conversations are okay
  • Headphone volume should be at a personal listening level
  • For virtual meetings: use headphones and speak quietly

Hornbake 2nd Floor Lobby

Students sitting at a row of individual partitioned study desks along a wall that has Quiet painted on it. The area is carpeted and has overhead lighting.

Find it on the Floor Map

This lobby offers wooden carrels for individual, quiet study. 

Activities: Individual Study

Capacity: 30 individuals

Features: Electrical Outlets, First Come First Served, Food / Drink Allowed

  • Occasional quiet conversations are okay
  • Brief, quiet cell phone conversations are okay
  • Headphone volume should be at a personal listening level
  • For virtual meetings: use headphones and speak quietly

McKeldin Alcoves

Two semi-enclosed study pods next to a window. Each study pod has a cushioned chair and a desk with a built-in electrical outlet.

There are two alcoves in the back wing of these floors (one on the north side and one on the south side). Nestled between carrels and book stacks, these alcoves are available for quiet study on a first come, first served basis. Each alcove contains 2 semi-enclosed study pods.

Activities: Individual Study

Capacity: 2 individuals per alcove

Features: Electrical Outlets, First Come First Served, Food / Drink Allowed

  • Occasional quiet conversations are okay
  • Brief, quiet cell phone conversations are okay
  • Headphone volume should be at a personal listening level
  • For virtual meetings: use headphones and speak quietly

Periodicals Room

Carpeted open area with arm chairs, side tables and individual wooden desk stations and chairs.

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In addition to housing current newspapers, magazines, and journals, this space is available as a study area. There's a variety of furniture, including carrels, large tables, and lounge chairs, as well as stations for media viewing.

Activities: Group Study, Individual Study

Features: Electrical Outlets, First Come First Served, Food / Drink Allowed

  • Group work is encouraged
  • Frequent and energetic conversation is expected
  • Cell phone calls and virtual meetings at a normal volume okay

STEM Individual Study Areas

Carpeted area with overhead lighting, windows running along two walls with individual wooden desk stations and chairs in rows

Find it on the Floor Map

The STEM library offers a variety of seating for individual quiet study, including wooden carrels, tables that can seat small groups and soft seating.

Activities: Individual Study

Capacity: 209 individuals

Features: Electrical Outlets, First Come First Served, Food / Drink Allowed

  • Occasional quiet conversations are okay
  • Brief, quiet cell phone conversations are okay
  • Headphone volume should be at a personal listening level
  • For virtual meetings: use headphones and speak quietly
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