The 1951 Lounge is located on the 4th floor of Alden Library. Request for the use of this space for events must be submitted to and approved by the Dean of the Libraries or one of the assistant deans, Janet Hulm or Chad Boeninger. Please follow the Alden 1951 Lounge Event Procedures for requests to use the space.
The Friends of the Libraries Room (319 Alden) is used primarily for educational or cultural activities which are consistent with the Library’s functions. The Friends Room is located opposite the Fine Arts Library on the 3rd floor of Alden Library.
The room is available for use by groups within the University and for limited use by the Athens community. The room may be scheduled for repeat meetings/events no more than once per month and may be scheduled up to one semester in advance.
University catering policies must be followed if food or drink is to be served in the room.
The room includes approximately 80 chairs and 10 tables. The capacity of the room in a theater-style arrangement is 80 people. The room is equipped with a standard Windows computer, VHS/DVD player, and projector. A webcam and microphone, used for online Teams or Zoom calls, is attached to the lectern computer. The room is not equipped with a PA system. The room is has mobile furniture and is available for open study when not reserved. Assistance from library staff is typically not available. Room set up is the responsibility of the organizer. Request extra time in your reservation for set-up and to test the technology.
To request use of this room, complete the reservation form more than two business days in advance of your desired date.
The Voinovich Room is located on the 5th floor of Alden Library. Graciously funded by Senator George V. Voinovich upon his retirement from the U.S. Senate and the donation of his senatorial papers to the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, the Voinovich Room is exclusively available to librarians and archivists working with researchers and materials from the archives, otherwise it is available for open quiet study.
Alden Library room 251 is an active learning classroom that includes group seating, AirMedia and HDMI connections to group displays, and more. This room does not include computing (with the exception of the instructor’s station). Instructors should plan on students/participants bringing their own computing devices.
Priority use of this room is for library instruction. To request library instruction, contact your subject librarian or archivist. During off-peak library times, it may be available for reservation by others. Use of the advanced technology in the room requires training. Alden service desk staff are not available to assist with room issues and library technology staff may not be immediately available for troubleshooting. Please review the Instructions for Alden Room 251 before making a reservation. If you would like an in-person training on the use of the room please contact Christopher Guder to schedule an appointment.
During the first six weeks of fall and spring semesters, reservations by non-library staff for 251 may be made no more than one week in advance in order to ensure availability of the room for library instruction.
To request use of this room, complete the reservation form more than two business days in advance of your desired date.
Priority use of this room is for library instruction and may not be reserved for class for an entire semester. Room 318 holds approximately 20 people plus an instructor/presenter and includes a standard instructor's workstation with projection and audio/video. Participants are expected to bring their own devices, if needed. However, 2 Windows computers are available for participant computing. Tables are fixed. Priority use of this space is for library instruction. To request library instruction, contact your subject librarian or archivist. During non-peak library times, this room may be available for other groups.
To request use of this room, complete the reservation form more than two business days in advance of your desired date.
Priority use of this room is for library instruction and may not be reserved for class for an entire semester. Room 323 holds approximately 15 people plus an instructor/presenter and includes a standard instructor's workstation with projection and audio/video. Participants are expected to bring their own devices, if needed. The room is has mobile furniture, and is available for open study when not reserved. Room set up is the responsibility of the organizer. Request extra time in your reservation for set-up. To request library instruction, contact your subject librarian or archivist. During non-peak library times, this classroom may be available for other groups to schedule.
To request use of this room, complete the reservation form more than two business days in advance of your desired date.
The Rollins Room For Student Leadership is a specially-equipped room on the 2nd floor designed to re-create the corporate boardroom experience. This room seats as many as sixteen people comfortably and twenty in a pinch. It has more technology than the groups study rooms, including a ceiling projector with HDMI and VGA laptop hookups, AirMedia wireless screen sharing, and a standard OU classroom podium. Priority for use of the Rollins Room is given to student organizations and those needing a larger room. When not occupied, the Rollins Room may be reserved as a general study room.
A limited number of study carrels are available to faculty and graduate students on a first-come, first-serve basis. Email library.borrowing@ohio.edu for availability.
Alden Library maintains a number of study rooms for use by Ohio University students, staff and faculty working on projects for academic purposes. They are not intended for use by by regularly scheduled classes or for staff meetings.
Study rooms are located on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors of Alden Library.