Nimitz Library

Room Reservation Policies

Individual & Group Study Reservation Policies

Group and individual study rooms, with the exception of the six reservable study rooms on the third floor, are available on a first-come, first-served basis. At times, group study rooms may be reserved for one-time class use during the day.

Users will be expected to communicate their reservations to others who may be using the room at their time of reservation and ask them to leave. If you are using a room when someone has an active reservation, kindly vacate the room so they may use it. When not reserved, these rooms will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. If there are extenuating circumstances, users may contact a library staff member at one of the service desks for assistance.

Please note:

• Reservations may be made no sooner than 7 days prior to the date and no later than 4 hours prior.
• Reservable rooms are located on a quiet floor of the library, please keep noise at a reasonable level.
• Please dispose of all trash, leave the room in good condition, and report any issues or damage to a library staff member.
• 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.
• Reservations should be for occasional use. Excessive reservations (i.e. reserving a room for an entire day) may lead to cancelations or inability to make future reservations.
• These rooms are not for regularly scheduled classes or recurrent meetings.
• Nimitz Library reserves the right to cancel this project at any time if necessary.

Classroom Reservation Policy

Nimitz Library has two classrooms, rooms Nimitz 227 and the Nautilus Room. The primary purpose of these rooms is to provide spaces in which librarians conduct hands-on classes for midshipmen in research skills and use of the Library's extensive resources. When not in use for library instruction, both of these rooms serve as open labs and are heavily used by midshipmen. Use of these rooms as a meeting place for regularly scheduled classes or non-library training during the academic terms is generally not permitted.

Feedback, questions about the room reservation program, or requests for exceptions to this policy can be directed to Catherine Johnson, Associate Library Director for User Services, at cjohnson@usna.edu.

To learn more about other places to study in the library, please visit our Study Spaces page.