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Call (615) 230-3400 or email us at circulation@volstate.edu up to 15 minutes past the start time of your reservation to cancel.
Reminder - 3 consecutively missed reservations may result in forfeiture of your semester-long reservation.
The library provides individual and group study rooms for use primarily by students. Our mission is to accommodate space for academic study. Given the demand for these rooms by students, study rooms may not be used for general meetings or non-academic purposes.
Seven rooms on the Library's 2nd floor are designated "Group Study" for two or more individuals.
Group study rooms feature whiteboards and four of the rooms are equipped with a smartboard. A wireless keyboard and mouse may be checked out at the ASK desk when you pick up your room key for the smartboard.
All open areas of Thigpen Library's 2nd Floor are presently designated as quiet spaces. Short, whispered conversations are allowed.
Three Study Rooms can be used for individual study.
Limits, per person
2 hour maximum time limit per reservation
2 reservations per day
5 reservations per week
Group study rooms are for 2 or more individuals.
Rooms may not be used without first being reserved through the room reservation system. You must check in at the ASK desk (1st floor) to gain access to the study rooms.
Expectations
Study rooms are intended for students for academic use.
Thigpen Library’s food and drink policy applies to study rooms.
STUDY ROOMS ARE NOT SOUNDPROOF - Please maintain a moderate noise level.
Please do not bring furniture from outside the room.
Leave rooms in an orderly condition.
Users are responsible for replacement costs of lost keys.
Lights in study rooms must remain on at all times.
Please lock the door when you leave the room.
Unattended Rooms
The library is not responsible for personal property left unattended. Study rooms should not be left unattended for more than 15 minutes.
Rooms left unattended for more than an hour, or after your reservation time has ended, will be forfeited; Campus Police will gather any belongings left in forfeited rooms.
If you must leave the library during your reservation, please leave the room key at the 1st floor ASK desk.
If you have not arrived within 15 minutes of your scheduled reservation time, your reservation is forfeited.
NOTICE:
Failure to comply with these policies may result in temporary or permanent suspension of access to study rooms.
Library Staff reserve the right to modify or cancel any reservation.