Hunter Library offers a variety of study rooms of different sizes that may be reserved
in one-hour time slots by individuals and groups of up to 10 people. Each type of
room has its own restrictions on the maximum number of hours reservable per day and
per week, as well as how far ahead they can be booked.
When not reserved, the use of the rooms is on a first-come first-served basis. Individuals
or groups MUST yield the rooms to users with reservations.
Student Study Rooms
There are 4 Individual Study Rooms on the ground floor. Each room has a desk, chair,
and shelving. They can only accommodate one person.
- These rooms can be booked up to 2 weeks in advance.
- Maximum of 2 hours per day, 8 hours per week.
- When you complete the reservation form, a confirmation email will be sent to the email
address you provide (this must be an @catamount.wcu.edu email).
There are 7 Small Group Study Rooms located on the ground floor of Hunter Library in the area behind the elevator. These
rooms are reservable by individuals and groups of up to 4 people - they are too small
for larger groups. Each room contains a study table and chairs to accommodate up to
4 people, and is equipped with a SMART kapp Whiteboard - instructions for use of the
SMART kapp are posted in each room.
- These rooms can be booked up to 1 week in advance.
- Maximum of 2 hours per day, 4 hours per week.
- When you complete the reservation form, a confirmation email will be sent to the email
address you provide (this must be an @catamount.wcu.edu email).
Reserve a large group study room
There are 6 Large Group Study Rooms on the main and ground floors that can accommodate
6-10 people depending on the size of the room and the furnishings - they may be reserved
by groups of 4 or larger. Each room contains a conference table(s) and chairs, and
is equipped with a SMART kapp Whiteboard - instructions for use of the SMART kapp
are posted in each room.
- These rooms can be booked up to 2 weeks in advance.
- Maximum of 2 hours per day, 8 hours per week.
- When you complete the reservation form, a confirmation email will be sent to the email
address you provide (this must be an @catamount.wcu.edu email).
Reserve the Honors\GRADUATE Student Study Room
The Honors/Graduate Student Study Room HL 48 is reservable by WCU Honors or Graduate
students only. The room seats up to 6 people, and is equipped with a SMART kapp Whiteboard
- instructions for use of the SMART kapp are posted in the room.
- This room can be booked up to 2 weeks in advance.
- Maximum of 2 hours per day, 6 hours per week.
- When you complete the reservation form, a confirmation email will be sent to the email
address you provide (this must be an @catamount.wcu.edu email).
- Come to the Circulation Desk to verify your reservation.
Faculty Study Rooms
Reserve Hourly Study Rooms
There are 2 Hourly Faculty Study Rooms on the ground floor. Each room has a desk,
chair, and shelving. They can only accommodate one person. These rooms are in the
quiet zone of the ground floor so they are not intended for meeting or office space
but for quiet individual research.
- These rooms can be booked up to 2 weeks in advance.
- Maximum of 4 hours per day, 8 hours per week.
- When you complete the reservation form, a confirmation email will be sent to the email
address you provide (this must be an @wcu.edu or @email.wcu.edu email).
Scholar Studio Spaces including VR Room
Reserve the Virtual Reality (VR) Room
Hunter Library's Virtual Reality (VR) Room is located in Room 145 on the first floor
of theLibrary. Two Oculus Rift stations are installed in this room. These stations
are each equipped with a high-end PC, the Oculus software and downloaded applications
in software library. The software has been configured and sensors set to create good
sized boundaries laid out with blue tape. While there is not a lot of room for spectators,
the large screen monitors in the room can be easily seen from the windows outside.
The touch controllers are available for check out after the room has been booked and
verified. Safety and conduct guidelines are posted in the room and by reserving the
room you agree to abide by those and liability statements.
Students and faculty are welcome to come use the room to experience and explore the
capabilities and applications of VR.
A tour of the facilities is available by contacting Jill Ellern at 828-227-3746.
- These rooms can be booked up to 2 weeks in advance.
- Maximum of 4 hours per day, 8 hours per week.
- When you complete the reservation form, a confirmation email will be sent to the email
address you provide.
