Study Rooms

Fall 2021 Update

All study rooms in the library are available to Baruch and CUNY SPS students on a first-come, first-served basis.
Doors to the rooms are kept unlocked, so there is no need to borrow a key at the circulation desk.
Rooms are intended for individual students to attend an online class while they are on campus.
Study rooms are found on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th floors in the library.
More study spaces can be found across the Baruch campus.

The policies lower down on this page about access to the rooms do no apply for fall 2021.

Baruch College students may borrow a study room key by presenting a valid Baruch ID card at the Circulation Desk on the 2nd floor.

Individual Quiet Study Carrels are intended for absolute silence (no talking, no cell phone use).

Group study rooms can accommodate 2-8 users. Before a key is issued, the minimum number of users must be present at the Circulation Desk:

for a 2-3 person room, at least 2 people must be present
for a 4-8 person room, at least 4 people must be present

Room keys are loaned for up to 2 hours or until 10 minutes before the desk closes, whichever is earlier.

Borrowers are responsible for the policies and fines associated with this service.

Getting a room

Baruch undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to use the rooms that require a key.
Group study rooms can be reserved up to one day in advance.
All other rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis
Due to high demand, we can only hold a reservation for 15 minutes if the minimum number of Baruch students are not present. After that time, the system will automatically cancel the reservation and the time slot will be available for another group to reserve.

Getting the key

All study room keys are distributed at the Circulation Desk during the hours that desk is open for up to 3 hours, or until 10 minutes before the desk closes (whichever is earlier).
Individual study carrel keys are due back 10 minutes before the desk closes. In order to get a key, and to make the process go smoothly for all, please make sure you meet the following requirements:
- for a 2-3 person room, at least 2 people must be present
- for a 4-8 person room, at least 4 people must be present
A valid Baruch ID is required to borrow the key.

Rules for Room Use

Food and drinks are not allowed in the study rooms. If you bring them in, you will be asked to leave the room immediately, and may have future study room privileges suspended or revoked.
If you find food or drinks (including water bottles) when you enter the room, please report the condition immediately to the Circulation Desk, so that you will not be considered responsible.
You may not obstruct the glass partition in a room. Doing so will cause you to forfeit the room immediately and may subject its occupants to disciplinary action.
The person borrowing the key is the responsible party at all times. He or she must ensure that the room is vacated on time, that the room remains tidy, and that the door is locked when leaving. This person must hand the key back to the library staff member at the Circulation Desk.
The responsible party needs to make sure that at minimum of two people are using the room at all times. Unoccupied rooms will be reassigned to groups that are waiting. If a room is found either empty or occupied by only one individual, the patron(s) will be asked immediately to forfeit the room and may lose subsequent room privileges.
Security regulations require that students vacate all rooms that require a key by 10 minutes before the Circulation Desk closes.
The person borrowing the key for the group must hand the key back the library member at the Circulation Desk before leaving the building.
Keys may not be removed from the Newman Library under any circumstances.
Rooms may be randomly checked by library staff and security.

Fines

If the responsible party fails to return the key on time, that person will incur fines. Generally, if a key is returned late, there is a fine of $.10 (ten cents) per minute. Higher penalties are in effect during peak use periods. Please ask at the Circulation Desk if you have any questions concerning the fines currently in effect. Fines for overdue fees continue to accrue at these rates until the key is physically returned, regardless of whether or not the library is open. If a key is left in the book drop after the Circulation Desk has closed, fines will be charged until the key is checked in on the next day that the library is open.

If a key is lost, the person borrowing the key will be responsible for the value of the replacement of the key and accompanying lock (currently $100.00), processing fee ($25.00), and overdue fines.

A lost key tag will incur a fee of $5.00.