Study spaces

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 29, 2025
Monday, January 26, 2026
Monday, May 25, 2026

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 Room is located in 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 the Graduate Study Room. The code is assigned to an individual student and must not be shared with others.
For security reasons, this room is open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. during Fall and Winter semesters. In the Summer semester, the room is 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 Room. If these items are found in the rooms, they will be removed.

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.