Study spaces
Our libraries are designed to offer effective and appropriate spaces for different types of study - read below for more information.
Level 3 - Group Study: 76 spaces and Online Classes: 9 spaces.
Level 4 - Atrium Seats: 20 spaces.
Level 5 - Individual Study: 41 spaces and Silent Study Room: 26 spaces.
Everyone needs a clean and reasonably quiet place to study. You can book a booth for a minimum of two and a maximum of six students. Use your college email address to book, bookings can be made for 30 minutes minimum and up to 3 hours maximum per student per day. Your library services team will do their best to keep the group working and study booths a welcoming and functional space for you to use.
These are the terms of usage you and your group agree to when booking your booth >
You keep your group conversations at a considerate level. Please remember that other students are also in studying.
You do not eat or leave any rubbish behind. There are bins provided next to the double doors for you to use.
You book your space with your college email address. Scan the QR code on the desk you want to book or visit the library website to book.
If you are working on your own, we will ask you to move and suggest another area to study in the library.
This is not a social space. We will ask you and your group to move. The booking will be cancelled.
Do not disturb other groups of students working. If this does happen, you and your group will be asked to leave. The booking will be cancelled.
If you or anyone in your group move from one group to another group and are disruptive, you will be asked to leave. The booking will be cancelled.
Your group has 15 minutes to assemble and begin working. After this, you will be asked to move elsewhere and the booking will be cancelled.
City Campus Library LEVEL 3
• Group study area where students can discuss their work together.
• Study related talking allowed on this level.
• Bookable booths for private group work.
• Laptops available for borrowing for use in library only, student card required to borrow.
• Multi-port screens for presenting work via laptops and sharing with others.
• Printers and cutting board/workspace.
• Book/DVD sale.
• No staff available at the service point - please go to Level 4 for staff assistance.
City Campus Library LEVEL 4
• Mixed study area – individual study spaces as well as small groups of computers.
• Low-level study related talking permitted on this level so long as it does not interfere with other people studying.
• Mixture of High-Spec PCs, Thin Clients and Macs.
• Two flat-bed scanners connected to PCs.
• Service point with staff available for help and support.
• Non-fiction, fiction, journals and DVDs available from this floor.
• ESOL and language collection.
• Staff development section available.
• Self-service issue/return machine.
• Printers and cutting board/workspace.
• 'Library Search' kiosk.
• Access lift to fifth floor of the library.
City Campus Library LEVEL 5
• Quiet and silent study areas.
• No discussions permitted on this level.
• No staff available at the service point, please go to Level 4 for staff assistance.
• Computers and Macs for individual study.
• Two flat-bed scanners connected to PCs.
• Non-fiction and journals available from this floor.
• Reference section.
• Self-service issue/return machine.
• Printers and cutting board/workspace.
• 'Library Search' kiosk.
• Access lift to fourth floor of the library.
Riverside Campus Library
• Quiet and silent study areas.
• Group study spaces available - no need to book.
• Multi-port screens for presenting work via laptops and sharing with others.
• Computers and Macs for individual study.
• All books, journals and DVDs available from this floor.
• Reference section.
• Self-service issue/return machine.
• Printers and cutting board/workspace.
• 'Library Search' kiosk.