Rooms and Spaces
| Room | Capacity | Features | Reservations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group Study Thun 115 |
Seats 8-10 | PCs, DVD and/or VHS players and white boards | Set up an account and reserve a room online at reservations.psu.edu Please type "Berks Thun Library" in the notes field.) |
| Group Study Thun 118, 120, 122, 124, 129, 131, 133 |
Seats 6-7 | PCs, DVD and/or VHS players and white boards | Set up an account and reserve a room online at reservations.psu.edu (Please type "Berks Thun Library" in the notes field.) |
| Individual Study Thun 114, 116, 117, 119, 121, 123, 125, 132, 134 and 135 |
Seats 2-3 | All individual study rooms are equipped with whiteboards. Several rooms have DVD and/or VHS players. |
Set up an account and reserve a room online at reservations.psu.edu (Please type "Berks Thun Library" in the notes field.) |
Study rooms and Media Commons rooms can be reserved and are also available on a first come, first served basis if they are not already reserved or in use.
- How to Reserve a Group Study Room
- Group Study Room Policy
- QUESTIONS? Please call the circulation desk at 610-396-6339.
Media Commons
A total of 5 iMac workstations are available.
| Room | Equipment | Software |
|---|---|---|
| Thun 127 One Button Studio |
iMac workstation Microphones, Green Screen, Lighting, Cameras, Tripods |
iMovie, GarageBand, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Creative Suite |
| Thun 126 and 128 Thun 130 and adjacent alcove |
iMac workstations Microphone |
iMovie, GarageBand, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Creative Suite |
| Whisper Room 126A |
Can seat 2, but more comfortably 1 A fairly soundproof booth designed for creating podcasts. Houses an iMac workstation and a microphone. |
iMovie, GarageBand, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Creative Suite |
Please visit the Penn State Berks Media Commons website to learn more.
Textbooks and Reserves
Course reserves are special materials placed at the library's circulation desk or online by instructors for students to use for specific courses. You can search for course reserves by instructor's name, course number or course name.
For more information about course reserves at Penn State Berks, please contact: Barb Lessig, bzl1@psu.edu (610-396-6244).
Equipment to Borrow
| Item | Brand/Model | # Avail. | Loan Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anatomical study kit, human bones | Altay Scientific | 1 | 2 hours |
| CD/cassette player and recorder | Eiki 7070 | 1 | 2 hours |
| CD player | Philips AZ1565 | 1 | 2 hours |
| Compass | Staedtler | 1 | 2 hours |
| Digital camera | Canon PowerShot S5 IS | 1 | 24 hours |
| Digital camera | Nikon Coolpix L110 | 1 | 24 hours |
| Digital camera, mobile HD snap | Sony Bloggie MHS-TS20 | 3 | 3 days |
| Digital camcorder | Canon Vixia HF S20 | 1 | 24 hours |
| Digital camcorder | Canon Vixia HF R60 | 2 | 24 hours |
| Digital camcorder | Canon Vixia HF R500 | 2 | 24 hours |
| Digital video camera | Flip Mino HD | 6 | 3 days |
| Digital voice recorder | Olympus DS-2 | 1 | 24 hours |
| Digital voice recorder | Olympus WS-300M | 1 | 24 hours |
| Drafting kit | Maped | 1 | 24 hours |
| Dry erase marker kits for study rooms | Expo | 20 | 2 hours |
| DVD video recorder | JVC DR-MV100B | 1 | 2 hours |
| Green screen, small | Botero | 2 | 24 hours |
| Green screen, large | Botero | 1 | 24 hours |
| Green screen, large frame kit | Botero | 1 | 24 hours |
| Headphones | Sony MDR-XD200 | 2 | 24 hours |
| Highlighter pack | Sharpie Gel | 2 | 2 hours |
| Laptop computer, Mac | Apple MacBook Pro A1278 | 10 | 4 hours |
| Laptop computer, Windows | Dell Latitude 6430u | 20 | 4 hours |
| Lighting kit | Lowel | 1 | 24 hours |
| Microphone with stand | Samson C01U | 2 | 2 hours |
| Microphone with stand | Blue Snowball USB | 3 | 2 hours |
| Microphone, wireless kit | Audio Technica PRO88W | 1 | 24 hours |
| Microphone, wireless kit | Polsen | 1 | 24 hours |
| Museum Pass | Reading Public Museum | 5 | 24 hours |
| Prayer Rug | S. Mahhouk | 1 | 4 hours |
| Protractor | C-Thru | 1 | 2 hours |
| Scientific calculator | Texas Instruments TI-30X IIS | 2 | 2 hours |
| Scientific calculator | Texas Instruments TI-503 SV | 1 | 2 hours |
| SD/SDHC USB 2.0 reader | SanDisk Micromate | 1 | 24 hours |
| SmartMount for SmartPhones | iStabilizer | 4 | 3 days |
| SmartMount for tablets | iStabilizer | 1 | 3 days |
| Tripod | Amazon | 1 | 3 days |
| Tripod | Manfrotto 055XPROB | 2 | 24 hours |
| Tripod | Sunpak | 2 | 24 hours |
| Tripod, flexible | Joby Gorillapod | 4 | 3 days |
| Tripod for iPhone | Thoughtout PED-3Triphone | 3 | 3 days |
| Turntable | Audiotronics 300T | 1 | 2 hours |
| RemotePoint | RemotePoint Navigator 2.4 | 1 | 24 hours |