Study spaces · Concordia Library

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The Library provides a variety of study spaces at Webster Library, Vanier Library and in the Grey Nuns Building including spaces for silent study, a keyboard-free zero noise room, bookable group study rooms, and various collaborative spaces for quiet group work.

The Library is a quiet space on campus. In collaborative spaces, speaking softly is permitted. No talking, whispering or noise is permitted in areas designated as silent study spaces.

Food is not permitted in the Library. Beverages are only permitted if in spill-proof containers.

22 learning spaces

Webster Library has 22 different learning spaces designed to fit your needs.

View of a comfy low seat in the Friends of the library room

Discover the library's 22 spaces / 22 espaces à découvrir

Woman with brown hair in large study room filled with students seated at long white desk with individual overhead desk lights.

Individual seat / Place individuelle

Room with modern fluorescent lighting and gray wall-to-wall rug seen through glass wall. Man with knapsack at his feet sitting in a chair at a computer.

Individual seat with computer / Place individuelle avec ordinateur

Rows of tables with individual seats separated by frosted glass partitions in a large modern study room with fluorescent lighting and chalk-patterened rug.

Carrel—8-inch partitions / Cloisons de 8 pouces

Carrel—18-inch partitions / Cloisons de 18 pouces

Large white-walled room with white tables and and chairs arranged in arcs facing the front of the classroom

Graduate reading room / Salle de lecture, cycles supérieurs

White human figure on purple background depicting an individual standing in front of a desk.

Standing desk / Bureau debout

Long white desk with chairs and cupboards along the wall

Dissertation writers' rooms / Rédaction de mémoires

Smiling students sitting on chairs in the Friends of the library room

Zero-noise room & Friends of the Library room / Salle zéro bruit

Glass-walled room in open-space area with pink rug and house plant.

Consultation rooms / Salles de consultation

Glass door printed with black letters saying classroom/salle de classe through which you can see a TV heading a table with chairs around it

Classrooms / Salles de classe

Multifunctional room / Salle multifonctionnelle

Large white-walled room with man in lab coat seated at one of the computers along one wall and woman working on a laptop at one of the standing height work tables on wheels in the rest of the room.

Technology Sandbox / Bac à sable des technologies

Woman standing in front of a black screen tracing symmetrical fire-like blue silhouettes

Visualization Studio / Studio de visualisation

Large modern-looking room with with long narrow conference table in the center and gray wheeled armchairs around its perimeter

Seminar and thesis defense room / Soutenance de thèses

Friends of the Library (zero-noise) room / Salle Amis de la bibliothèque

Silent study spaces

Silent study spaces include closed reading rooms, computer classrooms, and designated areas within the Library indicated by signage. No talking or conversation is permitted. Silence is required in these spaces at all times.

Webster Library	LB-2 Reading Rooms (Ireland and Belgium) LB-3 Reading Rooms (France and India) LB-4 Reading Rooms (Mexico, China and Denmark) LB-5 Reading Rooms (Nepal, Argentina and Spain) LB-5 Dissertation Writers' Rooms (Iceland, Venezuela and Mali)
Vanier Library	VL-1 and VL-2
Grey Nuns	Reading Room

Collaborative study spaces

Collaborative spaces include bookable group study rooms and designated areas within the Library indicated by signage. Speaking softly is allowed in collaborative areas, but not loud talking. Long cellphone conversations should be done outside of the Library.

Webster Library	Unenclosed areas (i.e., spaces between Reading Rooms, tables along the side of the atrium, tables on LB-3 and LB-4 along MacKay St. Group study rooms and presentation practice rooms
Vanier Library	VL-3 All group study rooms
Grey Nuns	Group study rooms

Zero-noise study spaces

The Friends of the Library Room located in LB-361 is a zero-noise room that has been set aside to provide a peaceful oasis for quiet reflection. Absolute silence is required in the zero-noise room. No keyboarding or talking is permitted.

Graduate study spaces

Webster Library

Areas specifically for graduate students are located on the 5th floor of the Webster Library.

Dissertation Writers' Rooms

LB-561 “Iceland”
LB-562 “Venezuela”
LB-564 “Mali”

Reading Room

LB-545 “Spain”

Graduate Shelves and Lockers

Students must go to the Webster Loans & Returns Desk during service hours to obtain a shelf and/or locker in the Webster graduate study space. Find out more about Webster Library's Dissertation Writers’ Rooms.

A number of lockers in Webster Library's Dissertation Writers' Rooms on LB-5 become available three times during the academic year. The dates for this year are:

Monday, September 30, 2024
Monday, January 27, 2025
Monday, May 26, 2025

On the above dates, requests for lockers and shelves can be made at the Webster Loans Desk (see opening hours), near the entrance to the Library, and will be treated on a first come first served basis. Shelves can be requested anytime during the year. More information about the lockers and shelves.

Policy

To ensure a quiet study environment for all users of the rooms, no group discussions are permitted in the enclosed areas. In the Webster Library, food is permitted only in the kitchen beside the graduate students' lounge. Graduate study rooms are accessible when the Webster Library is open for study.

Vanier Library

Location

The Vanier Library Graduate Study Rooms are located in VL-307 and VL-305.

Access

A valid Concordia student ID must be presented at the Vanier Library Circulation Desk (during opening hours) to obtain an access code to these Graduate Study Rooms. The code is assigned to an individual student and must not be shared with others.
For security reasons, these rooms are open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. during Fall and Winter semesters. In the Summer semester, the rooms are open during Library opening hours. Please leave the room when Security agents do their rounds.

Policy

No personal items, food or drink should be kept in the Graduate Study Rooms. If these items are found in the rooms, they will be removed.

VL-307
- This room is shared by several graduate students. To promote a quiet study environment for all users of this Room, no group discussions are permitted.
- Students may "borrow" a shelf for keeping library materials. Shelves are assigned for a one-year period, with the expiry date being September 30. Shelves are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Library books that you want to keep on the shelf must be checked out at the Circulation Desk. The items are assigned to a shelf for a year. Any items assigned to the shelf will have a flag that corresponds to that year (one book/one flag). An item found without a flag will be removed from the shelf by Library staff.
- You are encouraged to return material that is no longer needed to the Circulation Desk. All material kept on a shelf must be returned or renewed by the due date indicated on the slip.
- The Library reserves the right to remove any materials that have been recalled/requested by other users after an initial 30-day loan period. A slip with information about the book and the reason for its removal will be left on the shelf.
VL-305
- This room is intended to be a meeting room for group work or discussion (maximum 3 people).
- This room can be used on a first-come, first-served basis. However, the room can be booked ahead of time. Priority is given to those who have made a booking.
- Bookings are limited to current graduate students.
- The room can be reserved for up to 3 hours per day.
- Reservations can be made up to 14 days in advance.
- There is a maximum of one reservation a day, 3 reservations per week, Monday to Sunday.

Group study rooms

Reserve a group study room

How to use group study room technology

General information

Bookings are limited to current students, staff and faculty members.
Group Study Rooms can be reserved for up to 3 hours per day.
Reservations can be made up to 14 days in advance.
There is a maximum of one reservation a day, 3 reservations per week, Monday to Sunday.
A minimum of two (2) people affiliated with Concordia are required to use a room. This does not apply to students with disabilities.

Note: additional guidelines are available in the reservation policy for study rooms.

Webster Library group study rooms

Unclaimed reservations expire after 15 minutes.

Available between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m.

Two students at table in glass-walled room

There are 15 group study rooms:

LB-2: LB-251 (Linda Kay), LB-257 (Croatia), LB-259 (New Zealand)
LB-3: LB-351 (Netherlands), LB-353 (Kenya), LB-359 (Vietnam)
LB-4: LB-451 (Brazil), LB-453 (Japan), LB-459 (Italy)
LB-5: LB-518 (Ukraine), LB-520 (South Africa), LB-522 (Peru), LB-547 (Lithuania), LB-583 (Poland)

Each study room contains: 1 table, 6 chairs, a 46" LCD screen (or two 42" LCD screens in the LB-2 study rooms) with wired (HDMI, DisplayPort) and wireless connections, a wide-angle USB camera and multiple power outlets.

Vanier Library group study rooms

Unclaimed reservations expire after 15 minutes.

Available between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m.

Students reading laptops and notes in closed room

There are 10 group study rooms located on the 3rd floor:

Basic rooms: VL 301-10, VL 301-11, VL 301-22, VL 301-23, VL 301-24, VL 301-25
Rooms with digital collaboration technology: VL 301-12, VL 301-13, VL 301-20, VL 301-21

The rooms with digital collaboration technology contain one table, six chairs, a 46" LCD screen with wired ports (HDMI, DisplayPort) and multiple power outlets.

Grey Nuns group study rooms

Unclaimed reservations expire after 15 minutes.

There are 14 group study rooms available on the first floor of the Grey Nuns building:

Basic rooms: B.101, B.102, B.120
Rooms with digital collaboration technology: B.104, B.106, B.108, B.109, B.110, B.111, B.121, B.122, B.123, B.124, B.125

The rooms with digital collaboration technology contain one table, six chairs, a 46" LCD screen with wired (HDMI, DisplayPort, DisplayPort) and wireless connections, a wide-angle USB camera and multiple power outlets. Read more about the group study room technology in the Grey Nuns Reading Room.

Reservation policy for study rooms

Rooms can be reserved online via the Concordia Library Booking System
Rooms are meant to be used by groups who need to discuss Concordia related courses and projects.
Rooms are for people affiliated with Concordia University (current students, staff and faculty).
Priority use is given to those who have booked the room.
Empty rooms may be used without prior booking, however; they must be vacated if a group with a valid booking arrives.
Bookings become invalid if the room is not claimed within the first 15 minutes. After the first 15 minutes, the booking becomes invalid if at any point the room is left unoccupied.
Rooms may be reserved for up to three (3) consecutive hours.
Rooms may be reserved up to 14 days in advance.
A maximum of one (1) room can be booked per person per day.
A maximum of three (3) Group Study Rooms can be booked per person per week, Monday to Sunday.
Individuals cannot claim group study room bookings. A minimum of two (2) people affiliated with Concordia are required to use a room. If there is only one person using a room, they may be asked to leave. This does not apply to students with disabilities.
The Library reserves the right to cancel reservations for maintenance or other unforeseen circumstances.