Study Rooms

Study Rooms

There are four small study rooms at the Main Library with room capacities ranging from two to twelve. Rooms may be booked up to four weeks in advance and may also be used by walk-ins if not previously reserved. To reserve a study room, call 617-376-1301.

Study Room Use Policy At-A-Glance

• Study rooms are available only for non-profit community groups and individuals for educational purposes.
• Rooms are available Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
• Study rooms are reserved for use by the Library's literacy tutors after 5:00 p.m. Monday to Thursday. Walk-in users may use rooms after 5:00 p.m. if not reserved for literacy tutoring, but must vacate if a literacy tutor requests a room.
• Priority for use of the Adaptive Technology Room will be given to users who need assistive technology, including people with disabilities and literacy tutors.
• Reservations may be made up to four weeks in advance. Individuals/groups may reserve one room up to two times in a week. Rooms may be reserved for up to two hours in a day.
• Reserved rooms will not be held more than 15 minutes past the time reserved, and may be assigned to the next applicant after that time.
• Study rooms shall not be used for entrepreneurial or commercial purposes, for the solicitation or development of business, for profit or for fundraising, for religious services or proselytizing, for individual political campaigns or partisan political recruitment, or for gambling or games of chance.
• No food or drink is allowed in the study rooms. Study rooms must be left clean, and in the same condition as found.
• Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult or child aged 14 or older.
• Study room activities must not interfere with or disturb Library staff or users. Music and other noise must be kept to a level acceptable to the Library.