Available Spaces
Quiet, individual study locations can be found throughout the building. In addition, these rooms are available for study when not reserved for classes or events:
First Level is an active learning space. Coffee shop conversation levels are encouraged and group meetings are welcome. Other rooms are available for groups:
These rooms must be scheduled in advance by the faculty member.
These rooms must be scheduled in advance.
Meeting Spaces
Administrative Conference Room (2006)
Location: 2nd Floor
Seats: 10 at conference table
Equipment: Glass dry erase board
Food: Permitted
Usage: STUDY | GROUP
Reserve the Administrative Conference Room
Board Room (3028)
Location: 3rd Floor near windows facing Loyola
Seats: 18 at conference table. Accommodates up to 38
Equipment: 98” display with external speakers, webcam, project using either local PC with wireless
keyboard/mouse or BYOD using Barco dongles
Food: Permitted, Full meals allowed
Usage: GROUP | EVENT
Reserve: Contact Access Services Operations Supervisor at mwilliams11@loyola.edu.
Ferguson Gallery
Its primary purpose is the display of art created by Loyola and Notre Dame faculty and students, though it may also be scheduled for special events planned by faculty, administration or staff of the two institutions.
Location: 1st Floor entrances
Seats: Many
Equipment: Technology may be made available upon request
Food: When reserving the space, arrangements for food, drink, and tables must be made.
Usage: STUDY | EVENT
Reserve: Contact Access Services Operations Supervisor, at mwilliams11@loyola.edu.
Additional: As events held in the Gallery are disruptive for students and others who use the
space for academic purposes, the library administration reserves the right to limit
the number and nature of events held in the Gallery. These limitations are based on
the amount of academic use the library as a whole sees at various points in the semester
(final exams & study periods, etc.), and approvals for use of this space are made
by the library administration on a case-by-case basis.
Group Study Rooms
Location: 1st Floor and 3rd Floor
Seats: Varies from 2-5
Equipment: No technology available
Food: Not Permitted
Usage: STUDY
Reserve a Group Study Room
IDEA Space
The IDEA Space is an idea laboratory that encourages and facilitates interdisciplinary
projects among students, faculty, and staff.
Location: 1st Floor
Seats: 24
Equipment: Viz Wall with personal device projection, built-in browser, annotation
tools, and touchscreen; Collaboration Station (project your device); Dry erase boards;
Messy cart for rapid prototyping; partitions available to create a classroom-like
space
Food: Permitted
Usage: STUDY | GROUP| CLASS| EVENT
Reserve the Idea Space (available for general use when not reserved)
Instruction Labs (A & B)
The Loyola/Notre Dame Library is the primary campus venue supporting information literacy education. During the first half of each semester, priority scheduling for the Instruction Labs is given to librarian-led instruction sessions requested by teaching faculty.
Reserve an Instruction Lab
Faculty who wish to teach a class in one of these labs may submit a reservation request;
Students may not reserve the instructional labs.
Lab A (1024)
Location: 1st floor near St. John’s Bible
Seats: 20, flexible furniture
Equipment: 20 PC laptops & instructor PC, screen & projector
Food: Permitted
Usage: EVENT | STUDY | CLASS
Lab B (1026)
Location: 1st floor
Seats: 30
Equipment: Instructor PC, screen & projector
Food: Permitted
Usage: EVENT | STUDY | CLASS
The Learning Lobby with Vending Machines
The Learning Lobby provides food and beverage from vending machines with a variety of study seating.
Location: 1st Level near parking lot entrance
Seats: Mixture of high and low tables
Equipment: none
Food: Permitted
Usage: STUDY
Media Screening Room (L010)
Location: Lower Level
Seats: 24 armchair-style seats with swiveling desktops
Equipment: screen, DVD & VHS player, laptop
Food: Permitted
Usage: EVENT | CLASS
Reserve Media Screening Room
Additional: The Library must ensure that all media screenings taking place in the auditorium are
in compliance with copyright law. Such screenings will be approved on a case-by-case basis.
Use Media Screening Request form to checkout library content.
Outdoor Patio
Location: Lower Level
Seats: 28 at 2 square tables and 5 circular tables; maximum capacity is 40
Equipment: N/A
Food: Permitted, Full meals allowed
Usage: FACULTY GROUP | FACULTY EVENT
Reserve: Contact Access Services Operations Supervisor at mwilliams11@loyola.edu.
Ridley Auditorium (L045)
Location: Lower Level
Seats: 100 (stadium-style)
Equipment: Assistive Listening Device, Project DVDs and VHS, laptop content onto large
screen; laptops adapters and microphones available upon request; two podiums (one
dedicated to Notre Dame)
Food: Permitted
Usage: EVENT | CLASS
Reserve Ridley Auditorium
Additional: The Library must ensure that all media screenings taking place in the auditorium
are in compliance with copyright law. Such screenings will be approved on a case-by-case basis. The auditorium is wheelchair
accessible at the back via the main entrance. The front is wheelchair accessible via
an elevator. The key to the elevator may be requested at the Help Desk.
VR Classroom (1022)
Location: First Floor
Seats: 5
Equipment: 1 HTC Vive XR Elite, 3 Meta Quest 3, Unity, Skanect Pro
Food: Not permitted
Usage: EVENT | CLASS
Reserve VR Classroom