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Campus Events

For a fee, the following areas in the library can be reserved for campus events:

Facility Hourly Rate
Mancillas Courtyard $50
Event Gallery (Piano Room, seats 30) $50
Fifth Floor South Commons Area
$80
Fifth Floor South Commons Area with Use of Events Gallery (Piano Room) $130

 

Eligibility

These areas in the Library can only be reserved by campus departments and units. No student-related organizations or outside agencies are eligible to reserve these areas.

Requesting a Reservation

Starting June 1, 2019, the University Library will be charging the fees above to reserve/lease the Library’s designated venues (Mancillas Courtyard, Event Gallery and the 5th Floor-south Commons Area), also as indicated on the second page of our Request for University Library Facilities/Event Planner Approval form; this is in addition to any custodial cleanup fees charged by Facilities Services for scheduled events serving food and/or beverages. Please be sure to include your chart-field or department account number on the third page of the reservation request form (linked below) where it asks: “Charge all costs for the event to:” 

Also, please be sure to have all reservation request forms signed by your Dean or department Administrator.

To request use of one of the above spaces for an event, please fill out the Library Facilities/Event Planner Approval Form [Download MS Word Viewer Here] and submit it to Yvette Mack (ymack@csudh.edu) in Library Administration (LIB-South, room 5034). Forms should be submitted no less than two weeks prior to the event date.

Conference Rooms

Eligibility

These areas in the Library can only be reserved by campus departments and units. No student-related organizations or outside agencies are eligible to reserve these areas.

Requesting a Reservation

Additional policy is under review. Please contact Library Administration for further information.

Group Study Rooms

Eligibility

Rooms may only be used by currently enrolled CSUDH students. Faculty and staff are prohibited from using library group study rooms. Rooms are intended for student study related purposes only and are limited to two consecutive hours.

Requesting a Reservation

All students in the group must sign an agreement in order to use the study rooms.  Current CSUDH photo IDs (or student ID number with government-issued ID) are required. Reservation of and check-in for group study rooms is located at the Technology and Logistical Services office, Room 2039 on the south side of the Library. For more information, please see the Group Study Rooms services page.