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Circulation: Group Study Room Guidelines

Murray Library Group Study Rooms Information

Library Hours

Regular Semester Hours
Monday................8:00am 11:00pm
Tuesday...............8:00am 11:00pm
Wednesday..........8:00am 11:00pm
Thursday..............8:00am 11:00pm
Friday....................8:00am 5:00pm

Saturday...............10:00am 6:00pm
Sunday.................2:00pm 11:00pm

Exam Cram Modified Hours
Sunday, December 15: 2pm 1am
Monday, December 16: 8am 1am
Tuesday, December 17: 8am 12am

Modified Hours
Thursday, December 19: 8am 5pm
Friday, December 20: 9am 5pm

Library will be CLOSED from
Saturday, December 21 through
Wednesday, January 1

Thursday, January 2: 9am 5pm
Friday, January 3: 9am 5pm

Library will be CLOSED
Saturday, January 4
Sunday, January 5

Monday, January 6: 9am 5pm
Tuesday, January 7: 9am 5pm

Wednesday, January 8: 9am 5pm

Thursday, January 9: 9am 5pm
Friday, January 10: 9am 5pm

Library will be CLOSED
Saturday, January 11
Sunday, January 12

Spring Semester 2025 Hours
Begin Monday, January 13

Group Study Room Guidelines

Murray Library provides three group study rooms for groups of patrons to use:
Room 116, 118, 119
. Any Murray Library patron can call or stop by the Circulation Desk to sign-up for a group study room before the date of their requested reservation. The Circulation Desk will have sign-up sheets available for all upcoming days of the current month. Patrons can select which date/time/room they prefer. 
Please note: Same-day reservations can only be made by signing up on the clipboard on the individual room doors.  
  • Study rooms are booked in 1/2 hour increments.
  • The maximum number of hours per day a group may book a room is 3 hours (up to six 1/2-hour slots).
  • Minimum number of attendees per group is 2 people.
  • Grace period for attendance is 15 minutes. At least 2 attendees of a group must be present within the grace period or the reservation will be cancelled.
  • Groups are expected to leave the room clean and in order when they are finished.
  • Individuals may use group study rooms, but will be asked to vacate if a group makes a reservation.
  • The space is first-come first-serve if there are no active reservations.

Circulation Desk

phone: (717) 691-6006, ext. 3860
email: CirculationDesk@messiah.edu

Circulation Supervisors

Deb Roof
Circulation Department Supervisor
e-mail: droof@messiah.edu
phone: 717-691-6006 ext. 7293      

 Deb Roof, Circulation Department Supervisor


Rebecca Rosser
Evening Circulation Supervisor
email: rrosser@messiah.edu
phone: 717-691-6006 ext. 7350

Rebecca Rosser, Evening Circulation Supervisor


Keith Jones
Weekend Circulation Supervisor
e-mail: kajones@messiah.edu
phone: 717-691-6006 ext. 3861

Keith Jones, Weekend Circulation Supervisor

Murray Library/Circulation Department  *  Messiah University  *  One University Avenue, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-6805
phone: (717) 691-6006, ext. 3860  *  email: CirculationDesk@messiah.edu