Reserve a Study Carrel @ Library West Using LibCal
- Current UF students can reserve one of Library West’s 12 individual study carrels using LibCal, a mobile-friendly, online room reservation system!
- Carrels may be reserved for 2 hours per day.
- If you’re using a study carrel for Zoom calls and interviews, please bring your headphones and be mindful of your speaking volume.
Reserving a study carrel using LibCal
- Access LibCal by computer or smartphone and follow the on-screen directions.
- Save your LibCal room confirmation email.
Show up to the carrel on time
- Show up to the carrel on time.
- If the carrel is occupied, show them your LibCal confirmation message.
Reserve up to 2 hours per day
- You may reserve four 30-minute blocks, for a total of 2 hours per day.
- Reservations can be canceled up until the starting time.
Not designed for proctored online testing
- Carrels are not equipped with computer workstations, and they may be prone to interruption.
- You may reserve a proctor booth for online testing through the LibCal Proctoring Booths webpage.
We have equipment you can borrow and use in the rooms
- You can borrow iPads, headphones, chargers, and/or dry-erase boards and markers from the 2nd-floor Circulation Desk.
Please be considerate and clean
- Close the carrel door when you arrive, so other students know the space is in use.
- Leave the carrel door open when you leave.
- Carrels are not soundproof and do not have a ceiling, so please keep Zoom calls and conversations at a moderate level.
- Capped drinks and simple snack foods only.
- Absolutely no hot or messy food items allowed.
- Before leaving the room, please throw away all trash and double-check that you haven’t left anything behind. Chargers are often left in the outlets!
Are all our study rooms booked? You can reserve one at another UF library or campus space.
- Visit the main UF Libraries Study and Testing Spaces page to see what rooms are available at other libraries on campus. Each of us has our own reservation times and policies.
- If you’re able to go outside of campus, the Alachua County Public Libraries have study rooms available for reservation at each of their branches. Support our local public libraries!