With midterms rapidly approaching and exams just a few weeks away, you might start to find that you’re having trouble studying in your dorm room. With chatty roommates, loud doors, and countless distractions, you’ve realized that you need to find a better place to work.
Blough-Weis Library offers an array of study spaces. If you prefer a quiet environment or want to study in a group, need access to a computer or whiteboard, or if you prefer to snack while studying, the library has multiple choices. Many of these spaces can be reserved so you know you’ll have a scheduled space when you walk in the door! Check out our different study spaces in the list below:
1st Floor:
When you walk in the front door, you’ll immediately see the 1st floor is designed for group work and conversations. There’s tons of space to work, but it can get loud, especially when the Scholarly Grounds blenders are running at high-speed. If you don’t mind the noise, great! If you do, you may want to get your headphones out!
Scholarly Grounds is located on the main floor. It is one of the most popular dining options on campus and is known for its yogurt bowls and cinnamon rolls. This is a great spot to study or just relax with a group of friends over a cup of coffee and some comfort food. While you’re there, be sure to browse our leisure collection of books!
There are several group study rooms on the 1st floor that provide HDTV hookups, plenty of table space & whiteboards for you to doodle take notes.
Don’t mind being out in the open? Grab a seat at one of the several computers set up for you throughout the 1st floor. There’s not a lot of study space to spread out your notes and textbooks, but you don’t need to lug your laptop with you!
If you’re lucky, you’ll find an empty study pod to grab. These are the most popular spaces on the 1st floor for individual or group study and tend to get snatched up quickly!
2nd Floor
Do you need silence to study? The 2nd floor is for you! The entire floors is meant to be a quiet study space so students can focus without the constant distractions you’ll find in your dorm room, Deg, or even down on the 1st floor.
The 2nd floor has 9 study rooms great for individual or group study. These rooms can be reserved via the library’s room reservation system here.
3 of those study rooms are the newly updated Chill Out rooms. These new rooms come equipped with several additional features to appeal to a wide array of studying preferences, including
- Height-adjustable Table
- Frosted-Glass Windows
- Dimmable Floor Lamp
- Lap Desk
- Wobble Stool
- Bean Bag Chair
- Sound Machine
- Fidget Toys
There are 32 individual study carrels on the 2nd floor for so you can set up shop with minimal distraction and stay focused on the paper you’re writing or textbook you’re reading.
Lower Level
The lower level of the library doesn’t get as much traffic, but there’s still plenty of table space downstairs, including 2 group study rooms with white boards.
Still not sure what will work best for you? Take this study space quiz to see which space will work best for you!
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