Library Spaces

For Students

Pelletier provides a variety of spaces to support student research, study, and collaboration. These include:

  • Group Study Rooms – Rooms with varying capacity, designed for group study and collaboration. They can be reserved in advance for you and your fellow students. Reserve a Group Study Room now.
  • Study Cubicles – single-person study carrels that can be reserved for an entire semester as a place for just you to study in peace and quiet on our designated quiet floor. Reserve a cubicle now.
  • Maytum Center for Student Success – with a variety of offices to support students, the Maytum Center seeks to provide accessible, holistic, integrated, and student-centered support leading to student growth; to lead and support the student advising ecosystem; to help realize the potential of a residential, liberal arts education; to connect students to local and global contexts; and to transform the lives of students and communities. Learn more about the Maytum Center.

For Faculty

  • The Center for Faculty Research and Teaching Excellence will be housed on the third floor of the library. Watch Library News and Updates for more information as the Center takes shape in the months to come!
  • The Collaboratory is a great place to reserve for a meeting, a luncheon, or a workshop. You can reserve the Collaboratory using Scheduler.

For All

  • “Main Street” – the open area of the main floor of the library is available for individual or group study whenever the library is open. No need to reserve a table! Main Street can also be reserved using Scheduler for special events.
  • Merrick Archives and Special Collections – Two unique collections of the library, containing historical records of the college, extraordinary books like our illuminated manuscripts, and the papers of Allegheny alum Ida Tarbell. These collections can be visited by appointment. Contact our Archives and Special Collections librarian at merrick@allegheny.edu or call 814-332-2398.