Public Individual Study Carrels
Carrels are designed to facilitate research and provide a quiet atmosphere for study. A limited number of individual study carrels in Lauinger Library are available to all members of the Georgetown University community.
Use This Service:
To reserve a study carrel, sign up in person at the Circulation Desk or call (202) 687-7607. Only Georgetown University Main Campus students, visiting researchers, staff, and faculty members with a GOCard number are eligible to reserve a carrel. Unoccupied carrels are available on the same day on a first-come, first-served basis.
Contact Information:
Access Services Department at (202) 687-7607 or accessservices@georgetown.edu
Policy:
Only Main Campus students, visiting researchers, staff, and faculty members can reserve a study carrel in advance. You may sign up for three hours per day. There are no same-day reservations, and no reservations will be made more than a week in advance. Unoccupied carrels are available to all members of the Georgetown community on a first-come, first-served basis. Only one person is allowed in the carrel at a time. Library carrels are not soundproof. Any conversation in your carrel can be heard in surrounding carrels. Please do not use your carrel as an office. The carrel doors are to remain unlocked. Do not leave laptops or other materials unattended in the carrel. The library is not responsible for the loss of personal belongings or for the loss of library materials checked out to you. The doors will be locked by Access Services Department staff half an hour before the Circulation Desk closes. Items left in the carrel will be removed to the Lauinger Lost and Found. Unclaimed items will be sent to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) every Wednesday. Coffee pots, hot plates, electric heaters and other equipment of this nature are prohibited.
