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LIBRARY ROOMS & FACILITIES RESERVATION POLICIES

Selected library rooms and facilities may be reserved, subject to the following policies, by Whitworth faculty, students, or staff only. Persons or parties not affiliated with the university may not reserve these spaces unless by special permission of the Library Director.

• LIBRARY CLASSROOM (#106): The Library Instruction program always has first priority. When not needed for library instruction, the classroom may be reserved on a one-time or occasional basis. It may not be assigned for regularly scheduled classes by the registrar, nor reserved by anyone else on a regular (e.g., weekly) schedule. Reservations may be canceled by library staff, with due notice, no less than 3 days (72 hours) before the scheduled use if a conflicting Library Instruction program need arises.
  
  Reservations must be made with the Reference/Library Instruction staff (reference desk, ext. 4491; Tami Robinson, ext. 4483; Nancy Bunker, ext. 4481).
  
  
• GROUP CONFERENCE ROOM (#211): Can be reserved at any time for groups of no more than ten. (Note: Seating at tables for six to eight only. Additional chairs may be brought in, but maximum occupancy is ten.) Reserve through the Circulation Dep't (ext. 4200). May also be assigned by the registrar for small seminar-type classes.
  
  
• GROUP STUDY ROOMS #1 through #5: Limited to one concurrent reservation - i.e., in a given timeslot, if one room is reserved, the other four must remain available on a first-come, first-served basis. May be reserved up to two weeks at a time. May not be assigned for regularly scheduled classes. Reserve through the Circulation Dep't (ext. 4200).
  
  
• INDIVIDUAL STUDY ROOMS (#212-214): Assigned for extended blocks of time to visiting scholars, faculty with special library needs, etc., on application to the Library Director (ext. 4482).
  
  
• ARCHIVES & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS READING ROOM (#146): May be reserved for classes or other groups using the Daniel Photography Collection or other special collections or archives. Reserve through Circulation Dep't (ext. 4200). May not be reserved otherwise, except by special permission of the Library Director (ext. 4482).
  
  
• CURRICULUM LAB (#142): May be reserved only for Education classes or other groups for workshops using the materials housed in the lab. Open to all library users at other times. Reserve through the Circulation Dep't (ext. 4200).
  
  
• LIBRARY PLAZA: Can be scheduled for special events only by permission of the Library Director (ext. 4482).
  
  
• OTHER LIBRARY FACILITIES: Can not generally be reserved, unless by special permission of the Library Director (ext. 4482).
  
  
• COMPUTER LABS are managed and scheduled by the Manager of Computer Labs (ext. 4567).
  
  
• INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA FACILITIES, including the studio and media development room, are managed by the ITMS Department (ext.3233).