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 We are supporting you remotely! Barnard Library staff are providing remote services, and limited spaces are open only for seating by reservation. See our guide to current Barnard Library services.

Spaces for

Studying & Collaboration

Library Seating

Seats on floors 1, 2, and 3 of the Barnard Library at the Milstein Center are available on a first-come first-serve basis (no reservations required) for seating and PawPrint station use.

Maps:

Guidelines Include:

  • Wear a mask at all times
  • Maintain 6 feet of physical distance
  • No food
  • Leave furniture in place
  • Only library staff may handle books, zines, and films: use clio.columbia.edu for online access or to request materials for pickup
  • Disinfectant wipes in the lobby for your use
  • Please refer to Accessing Barnard Campus for all current policies

Need help?

  • Visit the Virtual Circulation & Help Desk
  • Email us at library@barnard.edu

MLC floors 4-11 remain closed. Please refer to the Guide to Current Library Services for information on how to connect with Library - including Archives and Centers - services, collections, and staff teams remotely.

Atmosphere

At the Barnard Library in the Milstein Center we welcome you to study collaboratively or quietly, research and browse with our collections, play with our games and puzzles, ask questions and learn from the Circulation & Help Desk staff members, meet with Personal Librarians and Archivists for research consultations and classes, and connect, research, and create with staff of the interdisciplinary Centers. The Library space on floors LL-5 contain lively interdisciplinary centers, open collaborative study areas, a library instruction classroom, the active Circulation & Help Desk, and areas for quieter study.

Barnard Library Milstein Center Study Guide, in partnership with SGA Academic Affairs Council. Floor 1: Socialize and Study. Feel free to grab a table with friends to do some work together. Talking and socializing are allowed and encouraged. Floor 2: Collaborative Work. Feel free to work in groups or by yourself. Talking is allowed and encouraged. Floor 3: Independent Work and Conversations. This floor is geared toward individual study. This floor should be slightly quieter than the 2nd floor but please feel free to talk quietly and respectfully with those around you. Floor 4: Independent Study. This floor is designed to be the quietest floor of the Barnard Library. Please refrain from talking. If necessary, please whisper or speak in a low voice.

 

  • We try to maintain more quiet on the fourth floor of the library.

  • In the rest of the library, especially where there are group study tables, centers, and classrooms, more discussion and conversation may be taking place.

  • In all areas of the library, it is best if music is played through headphones and cell phone talking is restricted to emergencies. All other cell phone calls should be answered/made in the lobby of the Milstein Center.

If one library user asks another to adhere to these guidelines (e.g., take a phone call in the lobby), we expect both parties to acknowledge and consider each other’s requests and responses in a respectful manner.

Other study areas on campus include the Diana Center, which offers additional spaces for group study, and Altschul Atrium for quiet study.