Use of the Reading Room in Kellogg Library

The Kellogg Library Reading Room (KEL 5400) is located on the 5th floor of Kellogg Library. The Reading Room provides:

• A quiet study space for use by all students during the library's open hours.
• A venue to host events.

Hosting Events in the Reading Room

The President and Library Dean will work together to preserve the room’s primary use as a quiet study area and to limit the number of events. Events must be either library-sponsored programs or events which showcase the campus to the external community.

If you wish to book the Reading Room^*:

• Send an email to Dean Marion T. Reid (mreid@csusm.edu) describing your event.
• Include the time, date, type of event, number of guests, number of off-campus guests.
  It is also very important to indicate whether food and/or alcohol is/are to be served.

All acceptable Reading Room requests will be forwarded to the President’s office for final approval.

• If you receive an approval email, consult the University Events Scheduling Office (UESO) for submitting an Electronic Request For Use (e-RFU).
• To avoid delays, it is very important that you copy the approval email into the Notes section of the eRFU.

The UESO site also has links to other services and general information about holding events on campus.

The following information and documents may be useful in your planning:

• Kellogg Library Reading Room Use Costs  (28 K)
• Reading Room furniture arrangement options  (254 K)
• Guidelines for Caterers  (25 K)
• Signage: For directional signage to the Reading Room, contact Library Administration office.
• Reading Room outdoor patio use: There is no additional charge, however the patio must be specifically requested through the UESO.

^*  Booking events is handled by University Events Scheduling Office (UESO). Contact them to be sure you can schedule events.