Bathrooms
There are bathrooms on each floor at the front of the building. In addition to the bathrooms offered on each floor, there are designated Gender Neutral Bathrooms in the back near the study tables and carrels. Please review the maps or ask at the Library Services desk if you're looking for them! The first floor bathrooms have the push button door opening for more accessibility. The first floor restrooms also have changing tables. Menstrual supplies are also provided for free in the bathrooms.
Assistance Retrieving Items from the Stacks
If you stop at the Library Services Desk, we can retrieve materials from the different floors of the library for you, or help place requests for materials from other libraries.
Sensory Group Study Rooms
Each room is equipped with an exercise ball, balance disc and weighted lap pad. Exercise balls and balance discs help with focus, balance, posture, and core strength, while the weighted lap pad provides deep-touch pressure and can have a calming effect and improve focus. One of the rooms does have windows, and both rooms have manual light switches (versus the previous motion switch).
Talk/Quiet Zones
The first and second floor of the library are designated Talk Zones. These zones are designated for conversation and group work whether you're a student, faculty, staff, or visitor. The third and fourth floors are focused on quiet study space.
Calm Corner
There are calming activities are provided such as coloring, puzzles, and spirographs. These are swapped out regularly. This spot is available anytime the library is open!
Height Adjustable Study Carrels
There are marked Height Adjustable Study carrels available on the study floors. This allows for more room and wheelchair accessibility when studying. These carrels do not have chairs at them, and are clearly marked with a Wheelchair sign.
Prayer and Meditation Room
This is a room available on the first floor available to check out. It has a small bench to take off shoes or to use for sitting, 2 big pillows for sitting or kneeling on, a small area rug and floor padding for comfort, and battery-powered candles for alternative lighting. Please check in at the Library Services desk to get the key to use the room.
Fidget Kits
These available for checkout from the Library Services desk. They include a variety of fidgets to help with sensory processing.
Nursing Parents Room
There is a nursing room available for parents that offers privacy and a comfortable space to nurse. The key is available at the Library Services desk.
Wheelchair Borrowing
UMD's Transportation & Parking Services now has free checkout of scooters, wheelchairs, and rolling backpacks. You can pick up the equipment at the Transportation & Parking Services office located in Kirby Student Center by the bus hub, or staff will deliver the device to your campus location. Call 218-726-7433.
Elevators
We have two elevators at the front of the library so you can access any of the floors easily.
Library Floor Maps
Our Floor Maps have these important things labeled for easy finding!