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The Library has a Space Reservation Policy that provides guidelines for reservations and use of various spaces. 

Reservation requests for Zondervan Library spaces are made through 25Live and are available for current Taylor faculty and staff. Reservable Library spaces are only accessible during hours when the Library is open. Reservations requested outside of Library operating hours will be denied.

Note: Library hours vary during the Summer and on holidays and University breaks. See the Library’s Hours on the website to see hours for the current and upcoming semester. Summer hours will be posted in April.   

Zondervan building spaces are managed by various departments in the building; see below for the department that approves space requests for specific rooms. 

Approved by Library personnel: 
ZON 012
ZON 018
ZON 113
ZON 142

Approved by AEC personnel:
ZON 110

Approved by TUO personnel:
ZON 015

Definitions of Library spaces 

012 (Library Classroom)
This room seats 16 and has technology that is usable with an HDMI cord. 

015 (Rice Conference Room)
This conference room is set aside for use only by departments in the building (AEC, Library, ASC, TUO).

018 (Hillis Conference Room)
This conference room is set aside for use by departments in the building (AEC, Library, ASC, TUO).

110 (AEC Classroom)
This classroom is managed by AEC personnel for classes under their purview. Reservation requests can be made through 25Live for approval by AEC personnel.  

113 (Collaboration/Conference Room)
This collaboration/conference space is set aside for use only by departments in the building (AEC, Library, ASC, TUO) between 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. After 5:00 pm, it is open for students to use as a study space on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservation requests occurring during business hours can be made through 25Live for approval by Library personnel. 

AEC Testing Rooms / Study Rooms (131, 138, 139, 140) / Grounding Room (130)
AEC retains priority use of these spaces between 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; after 5:00 p.m. rooms 131, 138, 139, and 140 are open for students to use as a study space on a first-come, first-served basis. These rooms are not reservable. The materials in the Grounding Room (130) are maintained by the Counseling Center. 

142 (Library Instruction Classroom)
This classroom is intended for use by Librarians for classroom interactions with courses and their instructors. The Library retains priority use of the space and reserves the right to remove any non-Library reservation when classroom interactions arise. Reservation requests are limited to faculty and staff between 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and are submitted through 25Live for approval by Library personnel. This room is not an open classroom for regularly scheduled class times or regularly scheduled meetings. 

When not reserved, ZON 142 will be open to student use on a first-come, first-served basis. However, if the room is needed by a Librarian, the Library reserves the right to request those occupying the room without reservation to relocate to another space. 

To use the technology, faculty and staff may check out the appropriate cable box at the Check Out desk. This box contains the cords and controls necessary to use the system. Any issues with the technology should be directed to the Tech Express desk. 

Library Study Rooms (111, 112, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 216)
These study rooms are not reservable and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.