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Group Study Areas - Campus Libraries

Penn State Altoona – Robert E. Eiche Library, 1st Floor

  • Seats: up to 6
  • Features: 5 rooms, table & chairs
  • Internet connectivity: Wireless
  • Reservation procedure: not required—first come, first served. For more details call 814-949-5255

Penn State Beaver Library

  • Seats: up to 10 in small room, up to 20 in large room
  • Features: 2 rooms, blackboard
  • Internet connectivity: Wireless available in both rooms and laptops available for loan at the Circulation Desk
  • Reservation procedure: not required—first come, first served. For more details call 724-773-3790

Penn State Berks – Thun Library

  • Seats: 2 in small rooms, up to 8 in large rooms
  • 13 small rooms and 9 large rooms
  • Features: whiteboard & markers, TV/DVD/VCR cart, wall monitors in large rooms
  • Internet connectivity: Wireless and laptop ports
  • Reservation procedure: not required, ­first come, first served. Keys available at service desk.
  • More information - Berks

Penn State DuBois – 113 Hiller Building

  • Hours: Mon-Thurs 8 am-7: 30 pm and Friday 8 am-4 pm
  • Seats: up to 4
  • Features: Collaborative computer workstation; whiteboard & markers
  • Internet connectivity: Wireless
  • Reservation procedure: complete the online reservation form, call 375-4756 or in person at the library
  • More information - DuBois

Penn State Erie – John M. Lilley Library

  • Seats: up to 8
  • Features: blackboards, video viewing equipment
  • Internet connectivity: Wireless and laptop ports
  • Reservation procedure: not accepted, first come, first served only

Penn State Great Valley Library

  • Seats: up to 5 in group study room, up to 3 in video editing room
  • Features: 2 rooms, group study room has: whiteboard & markers, TV with DVD/VHS player.
  • Internet connectivity: Wireless
  • Reservation procedure: recommended for group study room, required for video editing suite. Contact the library service desk at: 610-648-3215.

Penn State Harrisburg Library

  • Seats: up to 5 in small rooms and up to 10 in large rooms
  • Features: 15 rooms, whiteboard & markers, workstation in each, laptops available for check-out
  • Internet connectivity: Wireless and laptop ports
  • Reservation procedure: recommended but not required. Call 717-948-6070 or make in-person at the library's service desk.

Penn State Mt. Alto Library – 2nd Floor

  • Seats: up to 3 each in small rooms, up to 15 each in large rooms
  • Features: 7 rooms, features vary, eg. video viewing equipment, projectors, whiteboards are available in some rooms
  • Internet connectivity: Wireless
  • Reservation procedure: not required—first come, first served. For more details call 717-749-6040

Penn State Schuylkill – Ciletti Memorial Library, 1st and 2nd Floors

  • Seats: from 2 to 6
  • Features: 12 rooms, all have a whiteboard & markers, features vary, eg. video viewing equipment & computer workstations are available in some rooms
  • Internet connectivity: Wireless and laptop ports
  • Reservation procedure: not required—first come, first served except for Room 207 (Undergraduate Research Center). For more details call 570-385-6234

Penn State Worthington Scranton – 1st Floor

  • Seats: up to 6, 8, or 25 people depending on room
  • Features: 3 rooms, laptops for loan and printers for small rooms, large room has: sympodium technology, document projector, DVD player, whiteboards and markers, data projector, electric screen, and speakers
  • Internet connectivity: Wireless and laptop ports
  • Reservation procedure: not required — ­first come, first served except for L105. For more details call 570-963-2630

Penn State Shenango – Lartz Memorial Library

  • Seats: up to 6
  • Features: 2 rooms, one with an exterior window
  • Internet connectivity: Wireless available in both rooms and laptops available for loan at the Circulation Desk
  • Reservation procedure: not required — available on a first come, first served basis. For more details call 724-983-2876

Penn State York – Glatfelter Library

  • Seats: up to 6
  • Features: 10 rooms, whiteboards in all rooms, markers may be checked out from the circulation desk. Other equipment varies, e.g. video viewing equipment, computer workstations are available in some rooms.
  • Internet connectivity: Laptop ports
  • Reservation procedure: not required—first come, first served. Reservations may be made only for course-specific study groups. For more information, call 717-771-4020
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