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Michener Study Rooms

Reserve a Study Room in Michener Library

  • Available in multiple configurations and locations
  • Equipped with computer equipment, video equipment, or whiteboards
  • Accommodate 8 people
  • Reserve online, then check out keys from the main desk, 1st floor
  • Only students may reserve study space, but faculty and staff may check out rooms if available. Call 970-351-2671 for more information.
  • Smaller study rooms (1-2 people) on the 2nd and 3rd floors are available for use with no advance reservations

Four students in a study room in Michener Library

Michener Recording Room

Reserve Michener Recording Room

(Students, faculty, and staff can reserve the room for up to 4 hours a day)

Recording Room (217) in Michener Library

  • Overview

    The Michener Recording Room includes:

    • Huddlecam mounted on a tripod
    • Document camera
    • 2 LimoStudio 500 LED photography lights
    • 2 600 watt softbox photography lights
    • Computer with Camtasia and Panopto software
    • Green screen backdrop
    • Yeti microphone for recording audio
  • Audio Recording

    The audio recording set up includes a Yeti microphone with a stand, shock mount, and pop filter. You’ll need a laptop with a USB connection and Digital Audio Workstation software (Audacity, GarageBand, Adobe Audition, etc.) to save and edit your recordings. Library laptops have Audacity software.

    Need help getting started? See the Yeti Manual

  • VIdeo Recording

    The video recording set up includes white and green photography backgrounds, 2 LimoStudio 500 LED photography lights, and 2 600 Watt Softbox photography lights. There’s also a 60” camera tripod (Manfrotto base with thumb screw leg locks and 3130head). Bring your own camera or check out one of ours.

    Need help getting started? See Shooting Video with an iPhone by Wistia

This map shows the location of the Recording Room on the second floor of Michener Library.

Need more equipment to make your recording? See what else Michener Library has available for checkout!

Skinner Study Rooms

  • Two accessible study located at the northeast end of the library
  • Rooms accommodate 4 people each
  • Doors are open and can be used any time the library is open

Skinner Music Library circulation desk

Other Spaces in Skinner Music Library

Study Areas

There are several quiet study areas, study carrels, and small alcoves for students to use on a first-come first-serve basis. 

McMillen Conference Room
  • Includes sound and video equipment
  • Internet connectivity
  • Seats 14
  • Intended only for PVA and Music Library-related activities such as seminar sessions, meetings, and student group study
  • Reservable online
Media Classroom
  • Available for:
    • Library instruction
    • Sessions of PVA classes with special equipment needs
    • PVA and Music Library-related seminar sessions, meetings, and student group study
  • Equipped with a complete sound and video system, an instructor workstation, a projection system, and 18 student workstations
  • Accommodates 50 students
  • Open evenings during Fall / Spring semesters and the main summer session as a computer lab for student use
  • Contact Natasha Floersch for more information
Room 139
  • Available for group study (not restricted to Music / PVA)
  • Equipped with an instructor workstation with laptop / AV hookups
  • Contact Natasha Floersch for more information

McMillen Conference Room, Skinner Music Library

Media classroom, Skinner Music Library

Room 139, Skinner Music Library

McMillen Conference Room

Media Classroom

Room 139