Services

The Van Ness campus library offers study rooms for group and individual study. Study rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

To reserve a study room:

• Visit any library service desk to inquire about available rooms
• Provide your UDC OneCard and kind of room you would like to use
• Library staff will book you into a space and key you into the room

At this time, the Lamond-Riggs campus library does not have individual study rooms.

Number of Rooms: 2

Fits: Up to 8 people

Location: Building 39, Level B (directly outside the library's main entrance)

Includes:

• Large work table
• Low table
• Couch
• Wheeled Chairs
• Outlets

2+ people MUST be present in order to book a group room.

If all individual rooms are occupied but group rooms are available, one person may be assigned to a group room. However, if a group requests the room, the individual will be asked to relocate.

Number of Rooms: 4

Fits: Up to 2 people

Location: Building 38, Level B (within the Center for the Advancement of Learning)

Includes:

• Table 
• 2 Wheeled Chairs
• Outlets

The library's Family-Friendly Study Space is a dedicated area designed to support students with caregiving responsibilities. This space offers a welcoming and inclusive environment where student parents and caregivers can study, focus, and access academic resources while ensuring their children are nearby in a safe, accommodating setting. Whether you need a quiet corner to concentrate or a flexible workspace that balances study and supervision, this space is here to help you succeed.

The Family-Friendly Study Space is available on a first-come first-serve basis. No reservation is necessary and there is no limit on how long a group can be in the space.

Children who come to the library MUST be accompanied by an adult AT ALL TIMES. The library cannot provide childcare services.

The Family-Friendly study room includes

• Two Adult Computer Workstations (PC and MAC)
• One Adult Desk (for use with personal laptops)
• Couches and Low Tables
• Kids Table and Chairs (near an outlet)
• Kids Books and Magazines (in multiple languages - including Spanish)
• Coloring Materials
• Puzzles and Games
• Two Bean Bag Chairs
• Some Toys (non-noise making)

Directly next to the Study Space is a bathroom. Each bathroom is equipped with a step-stool.

Study rooms are intended for the use of the UDC community and UDC students, faculty, and staff have priority. Non-UDC patrons may use study rooms if one is available but will be asked to relocate if a UDC patron wishes to use the room.

• Study rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Bookings are for a maximum of two hours. Patrons may stay beyond their reservation if no one else is waiting for a room but will be asked to relocate if they have been in the room for more than two hours and another user is waiting.
• Patrons should inform staff when they vacate a study room so that it can be made available for other users.
• Patrons must provide their name and email address in order to book a study room. Name and email data will be deleted at the end of each semester.
• Patrons are responsible for keeping the study rooms clean.
• Persistent non-compliance with study room policies, defined as three warnings over the course of the semester, will result in a loss of room booking privileges for one month.
• The study rooms close when the library closes.