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Description of Individual Study Rooms for ALC Registered Students

Descriptions of each individual study room at the Waterloo campus library that is available to students registered with the ALC. Description is provided so you can determine if the rooms meets your needs. 

Room 411

Details

  • Braille room number on exterior
  • Large desk surface (not height adjustable) with overhead light
  • Standard desk chair
  • Standard room (39.5 sq ft)
  • Desk faces away from the door
  • Tutoring not allowed
  • One side wall is brick
  • Power bar present to access power outlet
  • One ceiling vent
  • Lever door handles
  • Footrest may be borrowed for three hours from main desk

Cautions

  • Some distractions (sound) may enter the room as it is near public study spaces
  • No turning room for a wheelchair
  • Strobe Alarm (for Deaf and hard of hearing) not visible from this room

Room 412

Details

  • Braille room number on exterior
  • Large desk surface (not height adjustable) with overhead light
  • Office chair on wheels
  • Standard room (39.5 sq ft)
  • Desk faces away from the door
  • Tutoring not allowed
  • One ceiling vent
  • Lever door handles
  • Power bar present to access power outlet
  • Footrest may be borrowed for three hours from main desk

Cautions

  • Some distractions (sound) may enter the room as it is near public study spaces
  • No turning room for a wheelchair
  • Strobe alarm (for Deaf and hard of hearing) not visible from this room
  • Sidewalls are dry wall

Room 413

Details

  • Braille room number on exterior
  • Large desk surface (not height adjustable) with overhead light
  • Choice of office chair on wheels
  • Standard room (39.5 sq ft)
  • Side of desk to the door
  • Tutoring not allowed
  • One ceiling vent
  • Lever door handles
  • One side wall is brick
  • Power bar present to access power outlet
  • Footrest may be borrowed for three hours from main desk

Cautions

  • Some distractions (sound) may enter the room as it is near public study spaces
  • No turning room for a wheelchair
  • Some visible distraction possible
  • Strobe alarm (for Deaf and hard of hearing) not visible from this room
  • Sidewalls are dry wall

Room 511

Details

  • Braille room number on exterior
  • Large desk surface (not height adjustable) with overhead light
  • Office chair on wheels
  • Desktop computer
  • Standard room (39 sq ft)
  • Side of desk to the door
  • One ceiling vent
  • Lever door handles
  • Power bar present to access power outlet
  • One side wall is brick
  • On a floor with no offices; quiet study can be expected
  • Footrest may be borrowed for three hours from main desk

Cautions

  • No turning room for a wheelchair
  • Strobe alarm (for Deaf and hard of hearing) not visible from this room
  • Headphones not provided
  • Some visible distraction possible
  • Tutoring not allowed

Room 512

Details

  • Braille room number on exterior
  • Large desk surface (not height adjustable) with overhead light
  • Standard desk chair
  • Desktop computer
  • Desk faces away from door
  • One ceiling vent
  • Lever door handles
  • On a floor with no offices, quiet study can be expected.
  • Power bar present to access power outlet
  • Footrest may be borrowed for three hours from main desk

Cautions

  • Side walls are drywall
  • No turning room for wheelchair
  • Headphones not provided
  • Strobe alarm (for Deaf and hard of hearing) not visible from this room
  • Smaller room layout (37 sq ft)
  • Tutoring not allowed

Room 513

Details

  • Braille room number on exterior
  • Large desk surface (not height adjustable) with overhead light
  • Office chair on wheels
  • Desktop computer
  • Desk faces away from the door
  • One ceiling vent
  • Lever door handles
  • Standard room (39 sq ft)
  • On a floor with no offices, quiet study can be expected
  • Extra power bar present to access power outlet
  • One side wall is brick
  • Footrest may be borrowed for three hours from main desk

Cautions

  • No turning room for a wheelchair
  • Headphones not provided
  • Strobe alarm (for Deaf and hard of hearing) is not visible from this room
  • Tutoring not allowed

Room 611

Details

  • Braille room number on exterior
  • Large desk surface (not height adjustable) with overhead light
  • Standard desk chair
  • Side of the desk faces the door
  • One ceiling vent
  • Lever door handles
  • Standard room (39 sq ft)
  • Power bar present to access power outlet
  • Two side walls are brick
  • On a floor with no offices, quiet study can be expected
  • Footrest may be borrowed for three hours from main desk

Cautions

  • Minimal sound distraction, some visible distraction possible
  • No turning room for a wheelchair
  • Strobe alarm (for Deaf and hard of hearing) not visible from this room
  • Tutoring not allowed

Room 612

Details

  • Braille room number on exterior
  • Large desk surface (not height adjustable) with overhead light
  • Office chair on wheels 
  • Desk faces away from the door
  • One ceiling vent
  • Lever door handles
  • Standard room (38.5 sq ft)
  • One side wall is brick
  • On a floor with no offices, quiet study can be expected
  • Minimal visible and sound distraction
  • Power bar present to access power outlet
  • Footrest may be borrowed for three hours from main desk

Cautions

  • No turning room for a wheelchair
  • Strobe alarm (for Deaf and hard of hearing) not visible from this room
  • Tutoring not allowed

Room 613

Details

  • Braille room number on exterior
  • Large desk surface (not height adjustable) with overhead light
  • Office chair on wheels
  • Desk faces away from the door
  • One ceiling vent
  • Lever door handles
  • Standard room (38.5 sq ft)
  • Power bar present to access power outlet
  • On a floor with no offices, quiet study can be expected
  • Minimal visible and sound distraction
  • Footrest may be borrowed for three hours from main desk

Cautions

  • No turning room for a wheelchair
  • Strobe alarm (for Deaf and hard of hearing) not visible from this room
  • Tutoring not allowed
  • Room is adjacent to a quiet study area where peers may be sensitive to sounds from speakers. (For an alternative to speakers, headphones are available from the front desk)

Room 711

Details

  • Braille room number on exterior
  • Large desk surface (not height adjustable) with overhead light
  • Office chair with wheels
  • Desk faces away from the door
  • One ceiling vent
  • Lever door handles
  • Standard room (38.5 sq ft)
  • One side wall is brick
  • On a silent study floor, quiet study can be expected
  • Minimal visible and sound distraction
  • Power bar present to access power outlet
  • Footrest may be borrowed for three hours from main desk

Cautions

  • No turning room for a wheelchair
  • Strobe alarm (for Deaf and hard of hearing) not visible from this room
  • Tutoring not allowed
  • Room is adjacent to a quiet study area where peers may be sensitive to sounds from speakers. (For an alternative to speakers, headphones are available from the front desk)

 

Room 712

Details

  • Braille room number on exterior
  • Large desk surface (not height adjustable) with overhead desk light
  • Office chair with wheels
  • Desk faces side wall
  • One ceiling vent
  • Lever door handles
  • Standard room (38.5 sq ft)
  • On a silent study floor, quiet study can be expected
  • Minimal visible and sound distraction
  • Power bar present to access power outlet
  • Footrest may be borrowed for three hours from main desk

Cautions

  • No turning room for a wheelchair
  • Strobe alarm (for Deaf and hard of hearing) not visible from this room
  • Tutoring not allowed
  • Room is adjacent to a quiet study area where peers may be sensitive to sounds from speakers. (For an alternative to speakers, headphones are available from the front desk)