Need a place that's quiet?

We aggregate data from libraries at the University of Rochester to help you find the perfect study spot that fits your needs.

Lam Square

Lam Square
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Lam Square serves as a communal space for users to do research, collaborate on projects, explore new technology, and unwind. Lam Square also serves as a venue for events and a home to the Q&i service desk, which provides patrons with support for reserves, circulation, and basic research.

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Robbins Library

Robbins Library
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The Robbins Library is a non-circulating medieval studies library that contains comprehensive holdings across global medieval history, literature, art, and culture. The Robbins Library is also home to the Koller-Collins Center for English Studies, a non-circulating humanities research collection.

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Izone

Izone
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At iZone, we provide robust programming and services to students interested in developing their skills as creative problem solvers, innovators, and changemakers through credit-bearing courses and workshops, peer-led consulting services, and innovative events that help students hone various college competencies.

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Art & Music Library

Art & Music Library
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Home to various collections on the visual arts, art theory, architecture, photography, and music, the library offers individuals and small groups several features that aid scholarship and foster curiosity. These features include two viewing rooms with large flat screen monitors, comfortable seating, fold-away tables, whiteboards, media players, gaming systems, 3D blu-ray, and more.

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Gleason Library

Gleason Library
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The Gleason Library provides individual and collaborative study options, including dedicated quiet spaces. As the only space on the River Campus open 24 hours a day, the space is used to do course work, hold meetings, and to rest and socialize before, between, and after classes.

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Periodical Reading Room

Periodical Reading Room
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Since its opening in 1930, the main reading room of Rush Rhees Library has always been a favorite for student study. This is a beautiful space with classic, majestic styling from the ornate plaster ceiling down to the carvings in the walls.

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Physics Optics & Astronomy Library

Physics Optics & Astronomy Library
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The Physics-Optics-Astronomy Library (POA) supports the instructional and research needs of students and faculty in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Institute of Optics.

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Carlson Library

Carlson Library
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Home to Science and Engineering collections on River Campus, Carlson Library offers expertise and support for students and faculty in STEM disciplines and for data needs across campus. At Carlson, you can connect with subject or data experts, search our collections, or find a space. Carlson is also home to Mary Ann Mavrinac Studio X, a hub for extended reality, and the VISTA Collaboratory, a data visualization lab.

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