FLOOR
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Mixed environments
Garden level
Map Collection: collaborative. Graduate study rooms: quiet.
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
Find your floor.
Find your
focus.
A clear guide to study environments, room booking, and the resources that keep you going.
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY · STUDY AT YOUR OWN PACE
01 YOUR STUDY ENVIRONMENT
Big ideas.
The right environment.
Find your floor first. Then choose the kind of space that helps you work best.
No talking
Solo study in quiet zones.
Quiet conversation
Pair work in collaborative zones.
Group collaboration
Shared work with voices kept low.
The Library’s official zones are Quiet Study and Collaborative Study . These illustrations show study styles; keep conversations low in collaborative areas.
FLOOR
1
Collaborative study
Main floor
Learning Commons, lobby, and West Wing: work together with voices kept low.
FLOOR
2
Quiet & collaborative
Second floor
Core and Music & Media: collaborative. Gohstand Reading Room and individual rooms: quiet.
FLOOR
3
Quiet & collaborative
Third floor
Core: collaborative. Individual study rooms: quiet.
FLOOR
4
Quiet study
Fourth floor
Core and Quiet Study Lounge: no talking. Enclosed group rooms use low conversational voices.
Follow posted room rules. Read the Library noise policy .
See Library floor maps
A SPACE FOR EVERY STUDY SESSION
Settle in.
Get something going.
02 STUDY ROOMS
Give your next
45 minutes a place.
Read the room signals, then open CSUN Reservations to confirm your room and available booking times.
Busy
Red
More than halfway done
Yellow
Available for 45 minutes
Green
The numbered board illustrates room-status states. Check actual room numbers, live availability, and permitted appointment lengths in CSUN Reservations .
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Room 1
Available
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Room 2
Busy
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Room 3
Available
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Room 4
Available
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Room 5
Busy
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Room 6
More than halfway done
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Room 7
Available
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Room 8
More than halfway done
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Room 9
Busy
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Room 10
Available
Plan your study block.
Confirm your room before you settle in.
03 WHILE YOU’RE HERE
More than a study spot.
The everyday resources that make a study session easier.
LEARNING COMMONS
Computers & printing
Find computers, printing, and technology support on the main floor.
View main-floor services
STUDY TOGETHER
Individual & group rooms
Plan a focused block or bring your project group. Check room policies first.
See study-room policies
TAKE A BREAK
Freudian Sip
Recharge in the main-floor Learning Commons before your next session.
View coffee shop hoursA LITTLE HELP GOES A LONG WAY
Good to know before you go.
Who can reserve a study room?
CSUN students can reserve rooms using their CSUN email address. Group rooms require at least two students. Confirm the reservation email within 30 minutes.
Read the reservation policyHow far ahead can I book?
Booking windows and duration limits depend on the room type. Check the current rules in CSUN Reservations before confirming.
Need help with a noise issue?
Library Guest Services can help. Call (818) 677-2274 .