Group Study Rooms
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Announcements and Special Events
Library Closures and Hours Affected:
- The Library is closed on Saturday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.
- The Library will close early on Monday July 6 at 11pm.
- The Library will reopen Tuesday, July 7 at 9am. This is necessary to continue the renovations on Lower Level 1.
Group study rooms cannot be used when the Library is closed.
Overview
Locations:
Group study rooms are located in Bobst Library in the:
- Brine Library Commons (Lower Levels 1 and 2);
- Business and Documents Reference Center (6th floor, room 608);
- 9th floor (Room 944) of Bobst Library.
Individual study rooms are located in the:
- Brine Library Commons (Lower Level 2);
- on the perimeter of Bobst Library on floors 4-10.
Group study rooms and the individual study rooms (LL2 only) may be reserved in advance for use by NYU students, staff and faculty. There are also a number of rooms that are non-reservable, and open to first-come, first-use.
General Policies
- Group study room priority usage is for groups of 2 or more people with proof of advance reservation. Group study room users without reservations must vacate the room when requested by a group with proof of valid reservation.
- Single users in a group study room (with or without reservations) will be asked to vacate the room for groups of 2 or more studying together.
- All other group study rooms may be used by groups of two or more when not in use by those with advance reservations.
- Individual study rooms on LL2 may be reserved in advance. Individual study room users without reservations must vacate the room when requested by a user with proof of a valid reservation.
- Personal materials and library books may NOT be left unattended in the group or individual study rooms while in class, for extended periods of time, or overnight.
- Materials and personal items left unattended for extended periods of time will be removed. Library books that are not checked out will be returned to the Stacks.
- Some group and individual study rooms are available for walk-in use .
Reserving a Group Study Room (Lower Levels & 9th Floor)
- Reservations are accepted from NYU students, staff and faculty only.
- An NYU NetID is needed to complete the electronic reservation form (http://roomreserve.library.nyu.edu).
- Reservations for groups of two or more may be made:
- up to 14 days in advance
- for 2 hours maximum per day
- Groups with reservations must bring their email reservation confirmation form with them to the room.
- Group study room users without reservations must leave when requested by a group with proof of valid reservation.
- There is a ten-minute grace period for reservations. If the group (2 or more people) is not present within the grace period, the reservation is invalid, and another group may use the room.
- Rooms cannot be reserved or held by placing personal belongings in them. Unattended items will be removed.
Reserving an Individual Study Room (Lower Level 2)
- Reservations are accepted from NYU students, staff and faculty only.
- An NYU NetID is needed to complete the electronic reservation form (http://roomreserve.library.nyu.edu).
- Reservations may be made:
- up to 14 days in advance
- for 2 hours maximum per day
- Individuals with reservations must bring their email reservation confirmation form with them to the room.
- Individual study room users without reservations must leave when requested by a user with proof of a valid reservation.
- There is a ten-minute grace period for reservations. If the reservation holder is not present within the grace period, the reservation is invalid, and the room is available for use.
- Rooms cannot be reserved or held by placing personal belongings in them. Unattended items will be removed.
Walk-in Study Rooms
The following rooms are available for use on a walk-in basis.
Group Study Rooms (walk-in):
| LL1-25 | LL1-28 | |
| LL2-09 | LL2-19 | LL2-21 |
| 940 |
Individual Study Rooms (walk-in:):
| LL2-10 | LL2-11 |
| 446 | |
| 552 | |
| 642 | |
| 856 | |
| 965 |
Individual Studies on Floors 4-10
More than 100 individual studies are located on the perimeter of floors 4-10. They may be rented by PhD students with approved dissertation topics. For more information on these studies and lockers, see: http://library.nyu.edu/services/lockers.html
