A Place to Study
The Suzzallo and Allen Libraries offers a variety of study spaces to fit your needs.
A sampling of study spaces are described below.
Quiet factor: 1 (not quiet) - 5 (silent)
Computer Spaces
Scattered throughout the 2 buildings. Variety is the key word here.
Quiet factor: 2-4
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 Suzzallo 3rd Floor Octagon
Mixed seating outside the Reading Room. Active area, some talking and foot traffic.
Quiet factor: 4
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 Suzzallo 102
Café-style seating. Quieter than its counterpart in Suzzallo Espresso.
Quiet factor: 2
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 Reading Room
Imagine studying in a cathedral! The only utterly quiet area in the libraries.
Quiet factor: 5
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 Suzzallo 1st Floor
Mixed seating in active area, off the Suzzallo main corridor.
Quiet factor: 3
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 Suzzallo 4th Floor Overlook
Quiet, carpeted, with study tables.
Quiet factor: 5
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Allen North Balcony
Study with a view! Mixed seating in mostly quiet area.
Quiet factor: 4
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Assigned Study Carrels
Located on the quiet, Suzzallo 4th floor, nestled in the book stacks.
Quiet factor: 4
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Allen North & South, 2nd & 3rd floors
Mixed seating in mostly quiet area in the book stacks.
Quiet factor: 4
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Gallery Study Area
Located on Allen North 4th floor. A quiet area with study tables. Shares the space with an art exhibit.
Quiet factor: 4
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Scholar Study Rooms
Allen North 2nd and 3rd floors, room 281L & 381L. Restricted access.
Quiet factor: 5
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Research Commons
A lively, collaborative space. Colorful, full of technology and generally noisy.
Quiet factor: 1
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Group Study Rooms
Suzzallo 3rd floor. Room 328, 333, 334, 335, & 338. Seats between 4 - 11. Can be reserved.
Quiet factor: 1-5
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 Suzzallo Ground Floor Study Area
A mixed environment in the Government Publications, Maps and Microforms & Newspapers Section. Generally pretty quiet.
Quiet factor: 3
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All images courtesy of Curtis Cronn and Theresa Mudrock
