Anderson Academic Commons
Features & Floor Plans
The Anderson Academic Commons’ design and layout favors openness and natural light.
Visitors will enjoy an expanded space with ceilings of various heights, our light-welcoming centerpiece, the Hamilton Atrium, and windows that offer incredible views of the campus, city and Rocky Mountains.
WHAT CAN I DO?
MAIN LEVEL: STUDENT SUPPORT & EVENT SERVICES
- Explore the layout via the entryway touchscreen monitor.
- Borrow books from the lending desk.
- Check out the latest magazines and newspapers.
- Eat and sit at the Front Porch Café.
- Cozy up near the fireplace.
- Attend gatherings in the 3,000-square-foot Special Event Space.
- Visit the Digital Media Center for editing and production support.
- Find project and paper skills and strategies through the Crossley Research Center.
- Get computer support at the Technology Services Help Desk .
- Work through problems in the Math Center .
- Seek help from the Writing Center .
UPPER LEVEL: STUDY & PROJECT ZONE
- Attend workshops in the The Loft, a window-walled space hanging between the Hamilton Atrium and the main level.
- Book a group study room.
- Enjoy the "Cone of Silence," an acoustically controlled sound and video space.
- Read with your children in our kid-friendly Family Study Room on the lower level, near the collections.
- Sit in our 1970s-era egg chairs.
- Spread out your books and papers on a roomy table with its own set of electrical outlets for your phone, tablet or laptop.
- Browse our DVD collection.
- Reserve a card-access-only study carrel and locker for long-term projects.
- Visit the Quinette Family Reading Room, featuring raised ceilings and handcrafted furniture and a fireplace.
- Check out the Gottesfeld Room, great for large groups, with cabinet’s displaying artist’s books.
- Swipe your faculty ID for access to the faculty-only reading room.
- Lecturers within the Writing Program can enter the Writing Faculty Office Suite, and so can the students with appointments.
LOWER LEVEL: LIBRARY COLLECTIONS
- Access books from the library’s moveable shelves.
- Find a high-tech booth for studying with friends, to plug in your laptop to show your work on a large flat panel on the wall.
- Review your selections in the Collection Review Reading Room.
- Stay focused in the Quiet Study Room, encased in special acoustic glass allowing a silent view north across Evans Avenue.
- Explore the library’s greatest treasures inside the Fogel Family Reading Room, home of our Special Collections and Archives.
- Visit the Schayer Seminar Room with your class to review primary resource material found in the Special Collections and Archives.