Rooms and Spaces

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, most of our spaces are available only for limited use. To reserve a study space, visit out room reservations page.

Group Study Rooms

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Group Study Rooms are available at all our libraries.

  • Reservable by UNM students, staff or faculty
  • Reservations can be made for up to 2 hours
  • Rooms are held for 15 minutes after the reservation
  • Many study rooms have flat panel screens
For more information see the Group Study Room Policy.
Reserve a Room Now!

Zimmerman Library Learning Commons

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The Zimmerman Library Learning Commons has it all!
  • computers and laptops
  • power and connectivity
  • secure recharging stations for your gadgets
  • cloud printing
  • free scanners
  • popular reading collection
  • portable dry erase boards
  • great furniture for collaboration - booths, large chairs and sofas
  • laptop check out kiosk
  • treadmill desks

DEN 1 in Centennial Science and Engineering Library

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Reserve a workstation in person using the reservation station located in DEN 1.

Dual monitor Macs and PCs loaded with special software – including the complete Adobe Creative Cloud – can be reserved. 

  •  3 Mac and 3 PC workstations with dual monitors
  •  Reserve for 3 hours and re-reserve if no one is waiting
  •  Reserve up to 2 weeks in advance
  •  NetID and password required

Installed software packages may change without notice. Currently installed packages include:

  • Graphic Design & Photography:  InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom
  • Gaming & App Design: Buildbox, GameMaker Studio Master, Stencyl, Xcode, Flash
  • Video & Animation: Camtasia/Snagit Bundle, Premiere Pro, After Effects
  • Data Manipulation: Anaconda, ArcGIS, IBM SPSS Stats, MatLab, Nvivo, QGIS, Stata

DEN 2 in Centennial Science and Engineering Library

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Schedule a collaborative or virtual reality session online.

Reserve for up to 3 hours per day and up to 16 weeks in advance.

  • HTC Vive virtual reality workstation
  • 75” 4K flat screen and ceiling speakers
  • PC and Mac mini desktops
  • Cables to connect a laptop
  • Apple TV
  • Sony FDR-AX53 4K video recorder
  • Webcam and 2 room microphones
  • WiFi hub for better connectivity to Lobo WiFi

Quiet Spaces

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Quiet study areas are located in each library:
  • Zimmerman Library - West Wing & Willard Room
  • Zimmerman Library - Study carrels on 2nd & 3rd floor
  • Centennial Library - East wing (periodicals area) of Lower Level 1
Find quiet spaces on the floor maps.

Graduate Student Commons

Gradute Student Commons in Zimmerman Library

A dedicated space for graduate students in Zimmerman Library.

  • Located just off the Zimmerman Library first floor lobby
  • Open during normal library hours, and available exclusively to graduate students
  • A quiet study space with tables and desk chairs, as well as comfortable armchairs
  • Lockers are available along one wall
  • Wireless access and outlets so students can use laptops or mobile devices

Zimmerman Library West Wing and Willard Room

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic no events will be held in the Willard Room or West Wing until further notice.

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Reserving the West Wing

Special events may be held in the Willard Room. Since the area is a popular quiet study space for students events are scheduled by the College of University Libraries & Learning Sciences Dean's office to ensure that these areas are minimally disrupted. Under current policy, music is not allowed in the Willard Room or West Wing. All University Libraries co-sponsored events also operate under these policies. The Willard Room cannot be reserved for group study use. Group study rooms can be reserved through the Reserve a Room page.


  • Event requests from UNM departments will be considered on a case by case basis.
  • Requests for events during UNM finals weeks will only be approved on very rare occasions.
  • Events must be scheduled during normal library hours.
  • University Libraries does not have event or catering staff. The only approved caterer for events held in any of our spaces is UNM Food.
  • The Willard Room can accommodate approximately 50 people and the Great Hall approximately 150 for lectures. Seating for catered events varies. 
  • Email the details of your event including date, time, the estimated number of attendees, purpose, set up needs, contact information and any other relevant information to Amy Vance-Mullins at avance1@unm.edu.
  • Outdoor spaces around Zimmerman Library are managed by the Student Activities Center. Please contact them for space use requests.