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Family Study Room
Taking Care of Caregivers and Their Families
The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Libraries are pleased to offer our Family Study Room, a separate room set aside for use by eligible students, faculty, and staff who want a comfortable place to work while caring for children and vulnerable adults. Please see more details below about who may reserve the room. The room includes:
- Space for up to 2 families at once
- 3 computer stations
- Adult and child-sized furniture
- Children’s books, toys, easels and art supplies, puzzles, games, and more
- Sound reduction panels to limit concerns over disrupting others
The room may be reserved any time the Library Service Desk is open by current ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø students, faculty, and staff, as well as those from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Wor-Wic Community College. It can be reserved up to a maximum of four hours per day. Please note:
- Parents/guardians with a reservation must come to the Library Service Desk to borrow a specially programmed card that will give them access to the room during the reservation.
- The reservation confirmation and a valid SU Gull Card or ID from UMES or Wor-Wic must be presented in person to enter the room.
- You must be accompanied by a child or vulnerable adult in order to access the space, and they must stay with you while you use it.
Please see our Family Study Room Policies page for more details.
Study Buddy Playtime Packs
We also have Study Buddy Playtime Packs with age-appropriate books and activities, available for children ages 0-12 who are accompanying their parents and caregivers while they work in the GAC. Parents and caregivers can come to the Library Service Desk to check one out.