Entering & Moving Around the Building
Entrance
The library's main entrance on High Street includes a large ramp that may be accessed from Britton Plaza. This entrance includes a push-button switch that opens the door.
Elevator
There is an elevator on the western half (less quiet side) of the library. You can find it on the library's main level near the High Street entrance.
Restrooms
There are accessible, gender-inclusive restrooms on the eastern (quiet) side of the main level of the library They are located behind the Quantitative Reasoning Center. To find these restrooms, go through the doors to the right of the Circulation Desk, then turn left down the first hallway. Additional restrooms are located on the Eastern (quiet) side of the lower and upper levels.
Library Map
- Online Library Map
- List of library locations (usable by screen readers)
Emergency Information
The library's emergency information page provides emergency contacts, as well as information about evacuating the library or sheltering in place.
Sensory Information
Sound
Library quiet zones include the eastern half of the library (facing Britton Plaza), on all three floors. There are also several enclosed study rooms on each floor, which may be reserved by individuals or small groups.
Less quiet portions of the library encompass the western half of the building (facing McKenny Suites and Upper Quads), which includes the Biblio Cafe and event spaces such as the Stafford and Rabinowitz reading areas.
Light
Most library study rooms, which can be reserved by individuals or small groups, have lighting that can be adjusted by the occupants of the room.
Seating for Focus
The library has a number of high-backed chairs designed to limit visual distractions. These chairs, which are located throughout the library, are on wheels so that they can be rotated to adjust the view.
There are also many individual study carrels throughout the building. They can mostly be found along the permieter of the building, including along the western wall behind the Biblio Cafe, and along the back wall (facing Dickinson Walk) in the upper level quiet zone.
