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Q. Room Use Policy

Answered By: Stephanie Pierce
Last Updated: May 13, 2025     Views: 54837

Large Group Study Rooms

  • Capacity
    • Rooms 310, 311, 349, and 350 accommodate up to 6 people.
    • Rooms 327, 328, 335, 336, 447, 448, 455, and 456 accommodate up to 5 people.
  • Equipment
    • Each room is equipped with a large display monitor, HDMI connection, dry erase board with markers, and WIFI. There are no computers in the rooms, so patrons must bring their own computer devices to connect to the display monitor.
  • Reservations
    • Individuals may reserve a room for maximum of 4 hours per day.
    • Reservations may be made a maximum of 2 weeks in advance.
    • Only current University of Arkansas students, staff, faculty, and other UARK affiliates with current, valid UARK emails will be able to reserve a space.
    • Individuals cannot have more than one space reserved at one time.
    • Reservations are only valid when the library is open.
    • These rooms are not to serve as regular classroom spaces.
  • Access
    • Rooms are open and unlocked. At the time of your reservation, simply go to your reserved room.
    • If you have a reservation for a large group study room and there is a patron or group already in the room, kindly let them know that you have a reservation for the room and ask them to move to a different space in the library. If they refuse to leave the room, please see the Mullins Library Help Desk for assistance.
    • Please do not leave your belongings unattended as the Libraries are not responsible for unattended items.

Small Group Study Rooms

  • Capacity
    • Each room’s maximum occupancy is 4 people.
    • Rooms 441A, 441B, 441C, 441D, 441E, 460A, 460B, 460C, 460D, 460E are located on the west side of Level 4.
    • Rooms 307 & 308 are located on the east side of Level 3 across from the spiral staircase.
  • Equipment
    • All small group study rooms have access to WIFI and have dry erase boards.
    • Rooms 441A and 460E have a display monitor and HDMI connection. Please bring your own computer to connect to the display monitor.
  • Reservations
    • Individuals may reserve a room for maximum of 4 hours per day.
    • Reservations may be made a maximum of 2 weeks in advance.
    • Only current University of Arkansas students, staff, faculty, and other UARK affiliates with current, valid UARK emails will be able to reserve a space.
    • Individuals cannot have more than one space reserved at one time.
    • Reservations are only valid when the library is open.
    • These rooms are not to serve as regular classroom spaces.
  • Access
    • Rooms are open and unlocked. At the time of your reservation, simply go to your reserved room.
    • If you have a reservation for a study room and there is a patron or group already in the room, kindly let them know that you have a reservation for the room and ask them to move to a different space in the library. If they refuse to leave the room, please see the Mullins Library Help Desk for assistance.
    • Please do not leave your belongings unattended as the Libraries are not responsible for unattended items.

Public Meeting Rooms

  • Capacity
    • Room 105 accommodates up to 6 people - CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE FOR BOOKING
    • Room 464 accommodates up to 12 people
    • Room 463 accommodates up to 16 people - CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE FOR BOOKING
    • Room 449 accommodates up to 28 people
  • Equipment
    • Room 105 is equipped with a large computer display, HDMI connection, and WIFI. Patrons must bring their own computer devices to connect via HDMI and use display monitor.
    • Rooms 463 & 464 are equipped with two large computer displays, HDMI connection, dry erase board with markers, and WIFI. Patrons must bring their own computer devices to connect and use display monitor.
    • Room 449 is equipped with a large computer display, HDMI connection, dry erase board with markers, and WIFI. Patrons must bring their own computer devices to connect and use display monitor.
  • Reservations
    • University or University-affiliated groups (i.e. Registered Student Organizations, university departments, etc.) may reserve the Libraries’ public meeting rooms for official University purposes only. 
    • These rooms are not to serve as regular classroom spaces.
    • Rooms are not available for private use (i.e. group study sessions) by members of the University community, nor are they available for use by non-University groups.
    • Reservation requests are required to be made at least 48 hours in advance of the requested day and time. Additionally, reservation requests cannot be made for more than 60 days in advance. 
      • Please allow a minimum of 24 hours for a response to your request Monday - Friday. Requests submitted after Noon (12 p.m.) on Friday may not be responded to until the next operating business day.
      • Reservations are done through the Library’s room scheduling system and will be mediated by the Experiential Learning Department.

Graduate and Faculty Studies

  • Capacity: flexible seating for up to 28.
  • Room 333 on the west (Union) side of Level 3.
  • Access by ID card.

Faculty Carrels

  • Capacity: 1
  • Read more about faculty carrels through the link below or request a carrel.

Food and Drink in Library Spaces

  • Food and drink are allowed in accordance with the Libraries’ Food and Drink Policy (see link below). Patrons are expected to clean up after themselves by throwing away all trash in appropriate trash and recycling receptacles.
  • Please report major spills to library staff immediately so we can arrange for the appropriate clean-up.

 

For assistance with study rooms, faculty/graduate reading rooms, or faculty carrels, please email libspace@uark.edu.

For assistance with public meeting rooms, please email libevent@uark.edu.