Every Seat Counts: Introduction

Reserve a Group Study Room at the link below. Please ensure to follow the Terms and Conditions as laid out on our website.

Please remember that Group Study rooms, and the collaborative booths on Floor One, are for a minimum of two people and are not for single use.

There is no food permitted in the study rooms.

Any loud, disruptive noise or misuse of study rooms can result in a request to leave the library.

Every Seat Counts

The Library runs "Every Seat Counts" during the winter and spring semester to make sure all seats and Group Study Rooms are used fairly. This campaign prevents the reservation of seats if a student has no intention of being in the library until later in the day. 

As assignments deadlines and exams build up for students after Week 9, the demand for seats in the library is high. 

Our Every Seat Counts patrols monitor the library building to ensure the fair use of seats, and that desks are not left empty or unoccupied for longer than 45 minutes. 

Reserving seats is not permitted in the library during exams. If you have reserved a desk, or left your belongings for longer than 45 minutes, you will receive a slip at your seat like the one below:

If you have not returned, your items will be boxed up and removed to make space for another student.

If you have not returned within the 45 minute window, your desk will be cleared. 

Your items will be boxed together and left near your seat.

Personal belongings left unattended at library desks are the responsibility of their owner at all times and the library takes no responsibility for this material.

The Library assumes no responsibility and shall have no liability for any claims of damages that result from the removal of personal belongings during desk clearing.

If you have any questions or comments about our Every Seat Counts program, please email us at libinfo@ul.ie.

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