Rooms and Spaces
Reserve a Room:
- Call 610-396-6339 or visit the circulation desk for same day reservations
- Book a room at least 24 hours in advance through our online room reservation
| Room | Capacity | Features |
|---|---|---|
| Group Study Thun 115 |
Seats 8-10 | PCs, DVD and/or VHS players and white boards |
| Group Study Thun 118, 120, 122, 124, 129, 131, 133 |
Seats 6-7 | PCs, DVD and/or VHS players and white boards |
| 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. |
Berks Library Floorplan (PDF)
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.
- 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 Microphone, ReflecMedia Screen, Lighting, Camera |
iMovie, GarageBand, Adobe Creative Suite,
Final Cut Pro |
| Thun 126 and 128 Thun 130 and Media Commons Help Desk |
iMac workstations | iMovie, GarageBand, Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro (Room 128) |
| Whisper Room 126A |
Can accommodate two people, but more comfortable for one Sound-isolated booth designed for audio recording Includes an iMac workstation and a microphone |
iMovie and GarageBand (for recording) |
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 | # Available | 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, 360 | Nikon KeyMission 360 Camera | 2 | 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 | 5 | 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 |
| Easel | Office Depot | 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 |
| Headphones | Sony MDR-ZX110 | 2 | 24 hours |
| Laptop computer, Mac | Apple MacBook Pro | 10 | 4 hours |
| Laptop computer, Windows | Dell Latitude 7470 | 20 | 4 hours |
| Laptop computer, Chrome | Chromebook | 1 | 4 hours |
| Lighting kit | Lowel | 2 | 24 hours |
| Microphone with stand | Samson C01U | 2 | 2 hours |
| Microphone, iRig | IK Multimedia | 1 | 24 hours |
| Microphone with stand | Blue Snowball USB | 4 | 2 hours |
| Microphone, Lavalier for mobile devices | Polsen MO-PL1 | 2 | 24 hours |
| Microphone, wireless kit | Audio Technica PRO88W | 1 | 24 hours |
| Microphone, wireless kit | Polsen | 1 | 24 hours |
| Mobile Dry Erase Board | unknown | 2 | 2 hours |
| Museum Pass | Reading Public Museum | 5 | 24 hours |
| Prayer Rug | S. Mahhouk | 1 | 4 hours |
| Protractor | C-Thru | 1 | 2 hours |
| Remote Point | RemotePoint Navigator 2.4 | 1 | 24 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 |
| Speakers, USB Digital | Logitch S-150 | 1 | 24 hours |
| Tripod | Manfrotto 055XPROB | 2 | 24 hours |
| Tripod | Sunpak | 4 | 24 hours |
| Tripod | Vista Explorer 360 VTB | 1 | 24 hours |
| Tripod | Davis & Sanford Voyager Lite 360 | 1 | 24 hours |
| Tripod, flexible | Joby Gorillapod | 3 | 3 days |
| Tripod for iPhone | Thoughtout PED-3Triphone | 3 | 3 days |
| Turntable | Audiotronics 300T | 1 | 2 hours |
| Universal Smartphone Tripod Adapter | Vastar | 2 | 24 hours |
| USB Cable | Canon | 1 | 24 hours |
| View-Master Deluxe VR Viewer | Mattel | 3 | 24 hours |