Spaces

Students studying at tables by windows

Kelvin Smith Library aims to provide welcoming, impactful, and engaging spaces to all library visitors.

Reservable rooms

  • For students: collaboration rooms, individual quiet study rooms.
  • For faculty and staff: classrooms and meeting rooms.

Quiet Reading Room

  • Space intended for quiet study.

Graduate Research Commons

  • Reading room accessible to graduate students, post-docs, and faculty with their CWRU ID cards.

Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship

  • Lab with scanning equipment and research workstations.
  • A/V capture studio and selfie studio.

University Archives

  • Stores and provides access to University records.
  • Located in the BioEnterprise Building at 11000 Cedar Ave., not in KSL.

Special Collections

  • Reading room accessible by appointment to use special collections materials, like rare books and manuscripts.

Kulas Music Collection

  • Dedicated space for the music collection and its users.

Cramelot Cafe

  • Cafe located inside KSL.
  • Cafe hours may differ from KSL hours.

Zen Zone

  • Space for wellness and relaxation.
  • Contains puzzles, games, organizational tools, and mindfulness activities.

Art Gallery

[U]Tech C.A.R.E. Center

  • Offers walk-up technical support to members of the CWRU community.
  • C.A.R.E. Center hours may differ from KSL hours.