Laptop friendly room added to Mills Library

We are pleased to announce a newly refurbished study space in Mills Library, a “Laptop Friendly” study area, located on the third floor near the main elevators.We realize that many visitors to the library require different types of learning spaces. To that end, we have made significant efforts to provide more group study rooms, silent study rooms, and now, a laptop friendly study space.

Tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the Mills Learning Commons, this unique space was designed with the laptop user in mind. It is equipped with an abundance of new electrical outlets (12 outlets for every 6 feet of table), new tables at a more appropriate height for laptop users, new chairs, and wireless internet access. It can accommodate up to 50 laptop users. The new space addresses two areas of priority identified by library users: it increases the overall number of laptop friendly stations in the library and helps to reduce laptop noise in areas designated for silent study.

Within minutes of opening the space on Monday, December 10th, a dozen laptop users were already making themselves comfortable.

Stay tuned for a re-purposing of many of the large tables across from the main circulation desk on the first floor of Mills to provide lots of power outlets for use by laptop users sometime early next year.