Library Our Spaces

Study Spaces

Individual and Group Study

We have a variety of carrels, large tables, and comfortable seating for individual and group study throughout the libraries. There is wireless internet access at all library locations.

Use room details and room locations to find a space that meets your needs and reserve rooms online through EMS.

Group study spaces in Frost include:

• • Group study rooms on A Level (5 rooms) and Level 3 (4 rooms)
  • Collaboration Lab on Level 1
  • Kesselhaut Room on Level 3
  • Open Access Conference Room on Level 2

Frost Library Zones

Find the best places in Frost Library to match your needs with our Zone guides, posted at each stairwell and floor entrance.

• Floors 1 and 2 are Social Zones: collaborative work and conversations
• 3rd Floor and A Level are Quiet Zones: individual study and low, brief conversation
• Levels B and C are Silent Zones: self-enforced silence and individual study

Instructional Spaces

Barker and Lane are primarily library-instruction spaces, for use during class sessions taught by a librarian. They may be available for other one-time instructional purposes or trainings, but note that they are not a substitute for classroom space scheduled by the Registrar. Schedule use of Barker or Lane at least 24 hours in advance by contacting Missy Roser in Research and Instruction, or your subject librarian.

Last minute or impromptu use of either Barker or Lane may be possible if there's no conflict; ask at the Circulation Desk or call Access Services at 542-2373.

• Library instruction, library meetings, and technology training have top priority.
• Use that requires computer projection has priority over other use.
• Use the free-standing whiteboard (Lane) or bulletin board (Barker door) to post times each day when they cannot be used as lab space.
• Ask users to vacate the room prior to the start of any scheduled class or meeting.
• Instructors/meeting conveners are responsible for leaving each room in good condition for subsequent users.
• Barker and Lane will be open as part of the A-level computer lab during the academic year when not in use for a class or meeting. This is a higher priority as use increases leading up to final exams.
• The doors to Barker and Lane will be unlocked and opened completely while available as public lab space.
• The IT Student Supervisor at the A-level service desk will monitor activities in Lane and Barker as elsewhere on A level by walking through the area from time to time.

Storage Lockers

• Free for Amherst College students
• Available on a first-come, first-served basis; request a locker at the Frost Circulation Desk
• For storing books checked out to you (or those you own)
• Please do not store food, drinks, or combustibles in the locker
• Lockers are checked out for one semester and may be renewed once. They are cleared at the end of each Spring semester. You must remove all materials from your assigned locker by that time.
• Neither the Library nor the College assumes any liability for any theft or damage to items left in the storage lockers.