Accessibility Statement and Resources

The building has dimmable lighting in every room, enabling patrons to modify the intensity of the lighting to their comfort level. If you need help with the light switches, please ask at the Circulation Desk. The building also has lots of natural light streaming in from large windows throughout the building, so the Lower Level and Memorial Room may be more comfortable for you if you are sensitive to light. These two rooms tend to be dimmer and more warmly lit. 

Group Study is available in the Shapiro Wing, available during normal library hours. There are multiple seating options available to accommodate many different learning preferences: booth seating, casual lounge chairs, rockers and couch, collaborative seating for groups, and carrels for individual study and Zoom classes. We also have moveable whiteboards available for collaboration with classmates. This room experiences moderate-volume conversations and heavy foot traffic.

The Lobby and Memorial Room, available during normal library hours, are equipped as social spaces. We have soft lounge chairs and rocking chairs, as well and high-top tables for eating and working with friends, in the Lobby. The Memorial Room has armchairs and low tables, meant more as a casual reading room among the historical artifacts and books. These areas are usually moderate-volume, but not loud like a cafeteria. There will be heavy foot traffic in the Lobby as a service area, but the Memorial Room is usually a quiet spot except for the occasional tour group that move throughout the building. Equipment noise from the Circulation Desk and Print Center may filter into these social spaces. 

Silent Study is available in two areas of the building.

The Cooke Wing is available during normal library hours. Silent study carrels along the walls provide distraction-free work, and large, movable rectangular tables with chairs allow students to spread out. This room has very low noise, and conversations are discouraged. There is a door that can be closed if the Lobby noise is bothersome. This room experiences fairly low foot traffic. This room is equipped with a drop down screen, podium, Zoom cameras, and hanging microphones for events - please do not be alarmed by them! They are all OFF unless there is an active event taking place, in which someone will be working at the podium. Please refer to our calendar on our homepage for when events will be in the Cooke Wing.

The Lower Level is also available during normal library hours. This area is equipped with smaller tables and has PCs along the wall in distraction-reducing carrels. This room has very low noise, and conversations are discouraged. This room has generally low foot traffic, except by those looking for books in the movable book stacks. Some mechanical / processing noise from the shifting of books or preservation of archival materials may occur.