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Texas State University Libraries Spaces & Technology Types of Spaces

Types of Spaces

Alkek Reservable Spaces - for Students, Faculty & Staff

a collaboration room shows three students working on a project at the white board — Collaboration Study Rooms

Work as a group with shared media

the media corner contains comfortable seating a large flat screen tv — Alkek Library Media Corner

Watch the news or hold an event

a graphic with text reading "new space opening soon" — COMM Lab

Practice your presentation

a professional gives a presentation from a projector screen to a group of people — Open Theater

Present to an audience

a view through a glass wall into a group study room with tables and white board — Group Study Room

Reserve a room for your team

image of glass display case — Library Displays

Create an informative exhibit

Make a Reservation

Alkek Reservable Spaces - for Faculty & Staff Only

empty reservable tables — Reservable Tables

Reserve tables in the library for your class

classroom with computer workstations — Library Instruction

Schedule research sessions with a librarian

Conference Hall AB — Conference Halls A & B

Hold your conference in this flexible space

Make a Reservation

Other Alkek Features & Spaces

Photo of view from Alkek 7th floor — Awesome Views!

View campus & San Marcos from our upper floors

Geospatial Lab image — Geospatial Lab

Find GIS services on the fifth floor

Photo of 3rd floor juvenile collection — 3rd Floor Collections

Discover DVDs, periodicals and more

photo of instruction space with desktop computers — Open Computer Rooms

Use Alkek 440 or 452 when no class is in session

Tables with computers and printers — Computers and Printers

Use open computers and printers

Rendering of third floor checkout desk — New Checkout Desk

Borrow any library items from this third-floor location

Photo of study tables, book stacks and study carrels — Collections & Quiet

Find books and quiet zones on floors 5 & 6

image of door to nursing mothers room — Nursing Mothers’ Room

Enjoy privacy for nursing mothers

various 3D printers — 3D Print Lab

Create and design three dimensional objects

costumes and props from the Lonesome Dove film — Lonesome Dove Exhibition

Explore costumes & props from the miniseries

Display cases from the Wittliff Collections — The Wittliff Collections

Visit these 7th floor galleries to find inspiration

photo of small study room — Small Study Rooms

Study in cozy, quiet spaces on 5, 6 & 7

Photo of graduate commons — Graduate Commons

Just for graduate students! A place to collaborate and study

Vending machines image — New Lounge!

Vending machines & microwaves now on the fourth floor

Government Information

Check out our collection of government documents

Coming to Alkek in Spring 2020

Rendering of future GeoSpace area — GeoSpace

Explore GIS data

Photo of people in YouStar Studio — YouStar Studios

Produce your own recorded creations

Rendering of designers at work — DesignSpace

Create 2D & 3D designs

Rendering of new Starbucks — Starbucks

Eat and drink during all library hours

Rendering of people in Virtual Reality Lab — Immersion Studio

Immerse yourself in VR

Rendering of people working in a maker space — MakerSpace

Bring your ideas to life

New Wittliff Galleries

architectural rendering of future Wittliff Collections lobby — New Wittliff Lobby

Welcome to the future entryway to the galleries

rendering of new treasures gallery — New Wittliff Galleries

Make way for four new galleries

rendering of new Texas Music Gallery — Texas Music Collection (The Wittliff)

Get ready for the Texas Music Gallery

Round Rock Library Spaces

The Round Rock Campus Library offers multiple space options with no need for reservations.

Round Rock Library Spaces

Archives and Research Center

The Archives and Research Center (ARC)has state-of-the art technology in spaces designed to preserve library collections.

ARC Spaces