Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery

Lockers & Study Rooms

There are three types of study rooms in the library:

1. Faculty Study Rooms (available to UMBC faculty. Emeritus faculty, visiting faculty and researchers must be sponsored by a UMBC faculty member or the Library Directory to be assigned a room.)

   Faculty Study Room numbers are 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 231, 232, 356, 357, 358, 361, 362, 459, 460, 461, 464, 465, 559, 560, 561, 564, 565, 659, 660, 661, 664, 665, 753, 755, 756, 757, 758, 759, 762, 763, and 764.

2. Graduate Study Rooms (available to UMBC enrolled Graduate Students. Four students may be assigned to a room each with his/her own study space and lockable book bin.)

   Graduate Study Room numbers are 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 454, 455, 456, 457, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558, 654, 655, 656, 657, and 658.

   We are temporarily unable to issue keys for Graduate Study Bins. We apologize for any inconvenience.

3. Group Study Rooms (available for a two (2) hour period on a first-come-first-served basis to two (2) or more UMBC faculty, students or staff.)

   Group Study Room numbers are 210, 211, 212, 213, 374, 453, and 458.

Request for Faculty Study Rooms and Graduate Study Rooms is made by filling out an online application available on the library web site.

Open space lockers are available to UMBC students, faculty, and staff for a semester. Over 200 lockers are located on floors 3 through 7. Application for lockers is made by filling out an online application form on the library web site.

Group Study Room Rules

• Only UMBC students, faculty, or staff may sign out a Group Study Room.
• A group of 2 or more students, faculty, or staff may sign out a Group Study Room for a 2 hour period; at least 2 people must be present at the time of checkout. No advance registrations will be taken. The room checked out may be renewed if no one is waiting to sign out a room (except during finals.)
• Food, drink (except in closed containers), and smoking are prohibited.
• Materials left in study rooms are the responsibility of the user. The Library is not responsible for the loss of personal items nor for the loss of Library materials left in these rooms.
• Users may not block or even partially cover windows of study rooms.
• Late fees for keys, markers, light pens: $3.00 per hour up to a maximum of $50.00
• Lost fees: Keys - $50.00; dry-erase markers and light pens - $5.00

Retriever Learning Center Seminar Room

Now available - RLC Seminar Room reservation form

Rules Governing Locker Use

Online Locker Application Form (UMBC students, faculty and staff only).

• Materials kept in lockers and locker keys are the responsibility of the user. The library takes no responsibility for material lost, stolen or damaged while stored in lockers.
• The Library will not open a locker in the case of a forgotten key.
• Library books charged out for home loan, if they are not overdue, may be kept in lockers. Other library materials may not be kept in lockers.
• Food may not be stored in lockers. All food found in lockers will be discarded immediately.
• Library staff will have access to materials stored in lockers and will conduct routine inspections.
• During these inspections library staff may remove materials from lockers that violate the rules (e.g. food, even if in a sealed container). All food will be discarded immediately.
• If staff members do remove materials, they will notify the user by email.
• You will be contacted near the end of the semester regarding your locker. Locker keys must be returned, in person, at the end of the semester before the Due Date to the Circulation Desk of the Library. Lockers will be cleared for future reassignment after the end of the semester. Locker contents will be considered abandoned property and will be held in the Library lost and found for one year.
• To avoid the above, you must notify the Circulation Department of address changes so that correspondence will reach you.
• Keys are subject to a late fee of $1.00 per day up to a maximum of $15.
• Keys not returned before the first day of the next semester will be considered lost and you will be assessed a Locker Key Replacement Fee of $20 in addition to the late fee.
• Please advise the Library Circulation Department immediately if you lose your locker key. This will enable us to rekey the locker for another student's use. If we have a locker available, upon payment of a $20 key replacement fee, we will issue you a locker.
• Locker assignments are non-transferable.
• Violation of these rules may result in suspension of privileges.

Graduate Student Study Space Rules (Graduate Students)

We are temporarily unable to issue keys for Graduate Study Bins. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Graduate Study Space

Eligibility: Graduate students must be enrolled during the assigned time period.

Assignment: There are 4 study spaces/bins available in each study room. There is no expectation of privacy. All graduate study spaces will be assigned from those applications on hand on the selection date (which will be 2 weeks prior to the first day of the assignment time period), and thereafter on a first-come-first-served basis. Assignment is from the first day of the Fall/Spring Semester to the last day of exams for that semester. Graduate study spaces are not assigned during the Summer Sessions. Graduate study spaces not claimed (by picking up the bin key) within 14 days of the date of the assignment email may be reassigned.

Food, drink, smoking: As in the rest of the building, food and smoking are prohibited. Drinks in covered containers (bottles, cups with lids, etc.) are permitted in public study areas except when at, on, or above electronic equipment (such as computers, copiers, AV, etc.) or other sensitive materials (such as slides, microforms, or Special Collections materials). Food may not be stored in study spaces or book bins and if found by staff it will be discarded without notification to the owner (see also "Inspection" below).

Library materials in study rooms: All library materials left in study space book bins must be charged out to the user.

Theft: Materials left in study rooms are the responsibility of the user. The Library is not responsible for the loss of personal items nor for the loss of Library materials left in these rooms.

Inspection: Library staff will periodically inspect study spaces and bins without notification of the user.

Windows: Users may not block or even partially cover windows of study rooms.

Squatters: The graduate student study rooms will not be locked and study spaces will be available to other users when those assigned to them are not using them. The assigned users may, however, ask others to move from their assigned space. They may not, however, ask them to leave the room. If you need assistance in moving another user, ask at the security desk.

Keys: Keys for study space book bins are subject to fines for late return of $1.00 per day per key up to a $15.00 maximum fine per key. The fee for a lost key or a key not returned before the first day of the following semester is $50.00. Keys will only be issued to, or accepted for return from, the assigned patron. No other key transaction will be accepted. The library will not open study space book bins in the case of a forgotten key.

You will be contacted near the end of the semester regarding your study space. Book bin keys must be returned, in person, at the end of the semester before the Due Date to the Circulation Desk of the Library. Study space and book bins will be cleared for future reassignment after the end of the semester. Book bin contents will be considered abandoned property and will be held in the Library Lost and Found for one year.

Faculty Study Room Rules (UMBC Faculty)

Online Faculty Application Form (UMBC faculty only).

Faculty Study Room

Eligibility: Faculty must be employed by UMBC during the assigned time period. Emeritus faculty, visiting faculty and researchers must be sponsored by a UMBC faculty member or the Library Director.

Assignment: All study rooms will be assigned by random selection from those applications on hand on the selection date (which will be 2 weeks prior to the first day of the assignment time period), and thereafter on a first-come-first-served basis (with random selection in case of a tie; priority will be given to faculty members with sabbatical projects). Assignment is from the first day of the Semester or combined Summer Sessions to the last day of exams for that Semester or the Summer Sessions. Applications for successive assignments will be placed at the end of the queue. Rooms not claimed (by picking up the keys) within 14 days of the date of the assignment email may be reassigned.

Food, drink, smoking: As in the rest of the building, food and smoking are prohibited. Drinks in covered containers (bottles, cups with lids, etc.) are permitted in public study areas except when at, on, or above electronic equipment (such as computers, copiers, AV, etc.) or other sensitive materials (such as slides, microforms, or Special Collections materials). Food may not be stored in study spaces or book bins and if found by staff it will be discarded without notification to the owner (see also "Inspection" below).

Library materials in study rooms: All library materials left in study rooms must be charged out to the user.

Theft: Materials left in study rooms are the responsibility of the user. The Library is not responsible for the loss of personal items nor for the loss of Library materials left in these rooms.

Inspection: Library staff will periodically inspect study rooms and bins without notification of the user.

Windows: Users may not block or even partially cover windows of study rooms.

Keys: Keys for study rooms and bins are subject to fines for late return of $1.00 per day per key up to a $15.00 maximum fine per key. The fee for a lost key or a key not returned before the first day of the following semester is $50.00. Keys will only be issued to, or accepted for return from, the assigned patron. No other key transaction will be accepted. The library will not open study rooms or book bins in the case of a forgotten key.