The University Library knows there is no “typical” library users, and we try to provide study spaces that reflect that variety of needs. Family study rooms encourage students to bring their little Illini to the Library with them. Learn more about our full offering of Parent and Family Services.
The Orange Room
The Orange Room has a family study space (room 13) on the first floor of the Main Library. This space includes adult and child-sized furniture, a play kitchen, and children’s books. You can also check out a Family Kit with coloring books, games, toys, and puzzles. Amazon Fire Tablets and a Pack-n-Play are also available to check out at the circulation desk in the Orange Room, as are headphones and sensory tools/fidget devices.
Grainger Engineering Library and Information Center
The Family space also includes adult and child-sized furniture, and STEM-themed Activity Kits can be checked out at the circulation desk on the first floor.
Funk ACES Library
The Funk ACES Library has Activity Kits for Children available for check-out from the Circulation Desk on Floor 2. Each Activity Kit has a Funk-related theme and target age group, and each comes in a tote bag and contains two books, a single-player activity, a whiteboard, and dry erase markers.
Additionally, Funk has three different Resource Trunks for Educators, which are provided by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Each Resource Trunk contains books, samples, and activities to support teaching and learning about Illinois natural resources. Anyone may borrow a trunk, and the standard loan period is 2 weeks.