Your Brown University Library now offers an online option for reserving lockers and carrels at the Rockefeller Library.

How do I reserve lockers and carrels online?

Find all of the Rockefeller Library’s lockers and carrels in BruKnow, the online library catalog. They are organized by floor and location, making it easy to browse and find a space that works for you.

View available lockers and carrels, or search the terms “library locker” or “library carrel” in BruKnow.

Faculty, graduate students, and medical students: Select a record from the search results. Once you are in the record, click “request item” to place your request. A library staff member will then reach out via email to confirm your locker or carrel reservation.

Undergraduate thesis writers must visit the service desk at the Rock for a carrel application. The completed application must be signed by your thesis advisor and returned to the Rock service desk.

Who can reserve lockers and carrels?

Lockers: Faculty, graduate students, and medical students, and undergraduate students working on a senior thesis and may reserve lockers. You must have a carrel to reserve a locker.

Carrels: Brown graduate students and faculty members, and undergraduate students writing a senior thesis are eligible to receive a carrel.

What are library lockers and carrels?

Lockers are reservable spaces where you can securely store items that you don’t want to leave at your carrel.

Carrels are reservable study spaces that include a desk, shelving for library books, and power outlets.

Where are library lockers and carrels?

Rockefeller Library

There are lockers and carrels at the Rock.

Lockers are located on every level except for the main level. Graduate students also have access to lockers in the Wernig Graduate Student Reading Room.

Carrels are located on the perimeter of the stacks on every level except for the main level.

Orwig Music Library

Orwig Music Library also has carrels available for reservation. They are located in the Upper Reading Room and the Lower Reading Room. Orwig’s carrels can be reserved by Brown faculty members, graduate students writing a dissertation or thesis, and undergraduate students writing a thesis.

All applicants must visit the Orwig circulation desk to inquire about a carrel. Orwig’s carrels are not in BruKnow.

More Information

To learn more about library spaces and guidelines, visit Reserve Rooms, Lockers & Carrels. If you have any questions, please contact the Library at rock@brown.edu.