Rooms & Spaces
Can I reserve a room?
Room booking is available during Snell Library’s service desk hours.
Find detailed instructions on booking study rooms in the library’s FAQ.
Room Booking Policies
- Study rooms in Snell Library can be reserved up to 1 week in advance.
- Reservations can be made for up to 3 hours at a time for group study rooms and up to 2 hours at a time for individual study rooms.
- A student can make no more than 4 room reservations per week, and no more than 7 hours per day.
For more information about room reservation guidelines and spaces, visit the Snell Library Rooms & Spaces FAQ.
Visit Spaces at Northeastern for more information about additional work and study spaces available on all Northeastern University campuses.
What Types of Spaces Are Available?
Lower Level
- Group study rooms that can be reserved by all enrolled students.
- Book Stacks – read more about Borrowing from Snell Library
- Bulletin Board space for flyers
- Open silent study space
First Floor
- Group study rooms that can be reserved by all enrolled students.
- Equator Coffees coming soon!
- Information Technology Services’ (ITS) Tech Bar
- Open study space
Newly Renovated Third Floor
- Group study rooms that will be able to be reserved by all enrolled graduate students.
- Buzzy Booths: sound proof booths for calls of all kinds
- All Gender Restrooms
- Bulletin Board space for flyers
- Open study space
Fourth Floor
- Individual study rooms that can be reserved by all enrolled students
- Group study rooms that can be reserved by all enrolled students
- Silent Study (Room 490) accessible 24 hours for all members of the Northeastern Community: no talking, phones and devices silenced
- Silent Individual study rooms that can be reserved by all enrolled students.
- Buzzy Booths: sound-proof booths for calls of all kinds.
- Lactation room
- Bulletin Board space for flyers
- All Gender Restrooms
- Open study space
Library Renovations: Second Floor Currently Closed
The Second Floor is coming soon! Learn more about the Snell Library renovation project and get updates on construction here.