Meeting and Study Space
Free rooms for gatherings, meetings, and study
The library has four rooms of different sizes for meetings and quiet study. A library card is not required to use the rooms, but reservations are recommended, because they’re popular. Here’s a quick view of the options:
small study C
Individuals or small groups
Capacity: 10
Food & drink allowed
Includes newspaper microfilm reader-printer and the Brattleboro Reformer card index.
quiet study
Quiet study space for everybody
Capacity: 26
No food or drink
Drop-in: no reservation required
To enable everyone to benefit from this shared resource, the Board of Trustees maintains a Policy for Use of Library Conference Rooms.
For large events open to the public
- Capacity: 42
- Room Size: approximately 560sqft
- Location: 2nd floor, near the Children’s Room and the Spicy Lime teen room
- Food and beverages allowed? Yes.
- Private meetings allowed? The Community Meeting Room is intended for gatherings that are free and open to the public. Some private meetings might be allowed during certain times – subject to librarian approval.
Meeting/Study Rooms B & C
Small, reservable rooms on the mezzanine
Visitors can use a total of 2 hours per day and 6 hours per week in Study Room B, C, or a combination of the two. Reservations are required, and self-booking will be available soon. Meanwhile, please ask at the first floor circulation desk, or call us at (802) 254-5290, ext. 0
Room B: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Small conference room with a view
- Capacity: 14
- Availability: Can be reserved any time the library is open. Reservations are required.
- Location: Mezzanine
- Food and beverages allowed? No (carpeted)
- Private meetings allowed? Yes
Booking: (802) 254-5290, ext. 0
Room C: Small Meeting Room
Small conference room with snacks allowed
- Capacity: 10
- Availability: Can be reserved any time the library is open. Reservations are required.
- Location: Mezzanine
- Food and beverages allowed? Yes (tile floor)
- Private meetings allowed? Yes
- Notes: Room C also has a dedicated computer, printer, and flatbed scanner for public use.
Booking: (802) 254-5290, ext. 0
Room D: Quiet Reading Room
Drop in for daytime study
- Capacity: 26
- Location: Mezzanine
- Food and beverages allowed? No (carpeted)
- Private meetings allowed?
- Daytime: No. During the day (10am-6pm), the QRR is available on a drop-in basis for quiet study only.
- Evenings: in process. To meet space demands, the Library sometimes approves use of Room D for gatherings on open evenings (Mon-Weds, 6pm-9pm). Policies will continue to evolve.
For more information about Room D, please ask at the first floor circulation desk, or call us at (802) 254-5290, ext. 0
FEATURED EVENTS
To enable everyone to benefit from this shared resource, the Board of Trustees maintains a Policy for Use of Library Conference Rooms.