The second floor of the library contains stacks A-PL, group study rooms, reading rooms, instructional classrooms, and offices. It can be accessed via the central staircase or elevators. The stacks hold circulating books and include restrooms and a water fountain. Offices on this floor include the Office of Diversity and Equity and the Faculty Development Center. Quiet study spaces are available in the group study rooms and reading rooms located throughout the floor.

1. Second Floor
The easiest way to get to the second floor stacks is to take the central staircase or the elevators near the
Media stacks beyond the connector. The second floor has stacks A-PL, library instruction classroom (Room
242), Office of Diversity and Equity (Rooms 237- 240) group study rooms (232, 233, 235 & 236), reading
rooms on the right and left of the corridor leading to the Faculty Development Center, Information and
Library Science Department, Center of Excellence on Autism Spectrum Disorders, and classrooms 202-207.

2. Elevators in the second floor stack area

3. As you get off the elevator on the second floor or enter through the double doors from the staircase, this is the what you will see. Books
that can be checked out are shelved on the second and third floors of the library. The second floor has books with call numbers A-PL.
Group study rooms 232 and 233 are on the left; rest rooms and a water fountain can be found about half way down the stacks on the
left. A quick-look up kiosk for searching the library’s catalog and databases is conveniently located in this stack area. 3 additional
computers are at the back. Study Rooms 235 & 236 and the Office of Equity and Diversity are on the right.
If you are looking for a quiet study space, this is the floor!
3 computers here
Catalog
kiosk
Circulating books A – PL
Restrooms, water fountain,
Study Rooms 232 and 233
Office of Equity and Diversity Rooms 237-240;
Study Rooms 235 &236

4. The circulating books are on the second and third floors. The second floor has stacks A-PL. On the far end of the second
floor stacks across from the elevators and towards the Adanti Student Center side are the A’s. Restrooms and a water
fountain are on the same location on every floor.
Water fountain
Restrooms

5. Here are rooms 235 and 236. If you get off the elevator, take a right to get to these two study rooms. The Office of
Diversity and Equity is at the far back on the left. Library Instruction Classroom (242) is adjacent to Room 241.
236 235
Office of Equity
and Diversity,
Rooms 237-240;
Conference
Room 241;
Library
Classroom, 242

6. Here’s a close-up of the Office of Equity and Diversity (Rooms 237-240) and the Conference Room, 241.

7. When you get off the elevator, turn right and follow the library classroom sign on the stacks to get to Room 242.
Library Classroom sign

8. Directly across from the second floor elevators is Study Room 233. Room 232 is on the other side of
Room 232 (at the back). The second floor reading rooms are on either side of the central stair case.
Study Room 232 is right behind Study Room 233. If you take central stairs, turn left. If you take the
elevators, proceed straight past the stacks till you see the room on the left before you get to the water
fountain and the restrooms.
233
Reading
Room
232

9. To the left of the elevators is a corridor leading to the Office of Faculty Development, Information and Library Science
Department, Center of Excellence on Autism Spectrum Disorders (all on the right) and classrooms 202-207 on the left .
Faculty Development, Library Science, Center
of Excellence on Autism Spectrum Disorders,
Classrooms 202-207
Reading Room
Reading Room

10. View of Reading room to the right of the corridor.

11. The second floor reading room to the right of the corridor with the spiral staircase and the fourth Tiffany
window that was donated by the Congregational Church.
This concludes our tour of the second floor. Click on the third floor tab above to continue with the tour.