🏠 Room Reservations at Vande Bogart Library

The Vande Bogart Library offers reservable spaces for students, faculty, and staff to study, collaborate, or hold meetings. You can easily reserve one of our three small group study rooms, the conference room, or the lower-level classroom (Lab A & B) using our LibCal online reservation system or by connecting with Library staff.

❓ Do I Need a Reservation?

• When rooms are not reserved, they are available first come, first served.

• However, if someone has a valid reservation, they have priority and others must vacate.

🧭 How to Reserve a Room Using LibCal

Step-by-step guide:

1. Select your desired room or choose “All Categories” to see all options.

2. Use the "Go To Date" feature to pick the date you wish to book.

3. View availability:

   • 🟩 Green = Available

   • 🟨 Yellow = Your booking

   • 🟥 Red = Unavailable

4. Click your desired start time, then hit "Submit Times". The box will change from Green to Yellow and Red. (The red is a buffer so we don't have over lapping bookings) You can edit the Start and End times before you click Submit to cover your booking for your desired time.

5. Fill in the booking form, then click "Submit My Booking."

✅ Success! You’ll see a confirmation screen and receive an email with a cancellation link.

⏰ Reservation Rules & Tips

• 🕒 Reservations begin every 30 minutes, with a max of 3 hours per booking.

• 📅 Study rooms: book up to 90 days in advance
  Conference room / classroom: up to 180 days in advance

• 🔁 For recurring bookings: email Library staff to assist with setup.

📌 Room Use Guidelines

• 🧑‍🏫 Instructional use is prioritized for Lab A & B

• 🧑‍💼 Administrative/staff use is prioritized for the conference room

• 🚫 Do not monopolize rooms. Abuse of the system may result in cancellations or blocked access.

• 🧹 Leave the room clean and organized.

• 🔇 Keep conversations at a respectful volume.

• 👜 The Library is not responsible for lost or forgotten items.

• 🛠 Report any issues to the Circulation & Information Desk immediately.

📃 Library Use & Facility Policies

Room use is governed by MSU-Northern’s policies:

• 903.1 - University Property and Facilities Rental

• 903.2 - Unauthorized Use of Property or Facilities

• 903.4 - Space Assignment and Management

📧 Need help reserving a room or making a recurring booking?
Contact us directly or stop by the Library’s Circulation desk.