Reserve a Study Room at PCL

Please note: Reservations cannot be made at this time. Group Study Rooms are available on a first come, first serve basis during the summer.

A group of students using a study room one of them is writing on the white board while the others watch

PCL Group Study Rooms

Perry Castañeda Library, Floors 3-6
A photo of three students using a Graduate Student Group Study Room

Graduate Student Group Study Rooms

Perry Castañeda Library, Located in the Graduate Landing Spot

Please Note: UT Libraries does not provide access to private spaces for remotely proctored exams and does not support or provide access to remote proctoring software on library computers. 

Study Room Policies

  • Group Study Rooms are for UT Austin students only.
  • Group Study Rooms are for collaborative group study.
  • Groups are 2 or more people.
  • No individual bookings. Rooms cannot be reserved for test-taking, online classes or interviews. 
  • Rooms cannot be used for office hours or ongoing tutoring services.
  • Students may reserve Group Study Rooms online in 1 hour blocks for up to 4 hours per EID per week during times PCL is open.
  • An email confirmation is sent to yourEID@my.utexas.edu email address after booking a room. If you do not receive the confirmation email, you have not successfully booked the room. There is a link in the email to cancel your reservation and recover your unused time.
  • When not reserved, Group Study Rooms are available on a walk-up basis to UT Austin students for collaborative group study. Walk up groups take precedence over individuals.
  • If you are 15 minutes late, you forfeit your reservation.
  • Please respect others in PCL by keeping the noise down, the door shut and cleaning up before you leave.
  • Building Use policies apply in the Group Study Rooms.

Faculty/TAs/AIs

  • Library group study rooms are NOT available for class meetings, review sessions or extended office hours.
  • Faculty and non-student staff members can reserve rooms on campus for classes, exams and review sessions through the Office of the Registrar at 512-475-7600 or Email: scheduling@austin.utexas.edu.