Policies - Indianapolis

All library visitors  are responsible for behaving in alignment with library policies and Ivy Tech's Code of Student Rights & Responsibilities.

The following policies provide additional guidelines for what is and is not permissible within our campus library spaces. 

Thank you for not eating meals in the library. This helps us keep library resources and work stations clean for all visitors. Covered drinks and small, pre-packaged snacks can be enjoyed away from library computers, but please dispose of all trash in designated bins. 

Because the library is not a designated eating location on campus, please arrange to pick-up and enjoy any food deliveries (Door Dash, etc.) elsewhere on campus. Alternative locations for food consumption are provided below:

Downtown: There is open cafeteria and cafe seating available on the first floor of the IFC and CCCC buildings, as well as the fourth floor of the NMC building.

Lawrence: There are tables located immediately outside of the Lawrence campus library, as well as in the Bear Cave. 

Cell Phones

Thank you for keeping cellphones set to silent or vibrate while working within the library. To maintain focused, quiet and collaborative workspaces within the library, there are designated cellphone areas located outside the library for phone calls. Designated cellphone area locations are provided below:

LRC Library: Several chairs are available in the LRC's front lobby, located off the 27th Street entrance, for phone calls. 

Lawrence Library:  Several tables and chairs are available just outside the library's entrance for phone calls. 

Public Phone Access

The library's phone is not available for patron use. Students needing access to a public phone must request to use the one available at the campus's Security Command Center. 

To ensure that the library remains a safe and productive environment aligned with its intended purpose on campus, patrons are not permitted to sleep or camp within the library. For the purpose of this policy, "camping" includes the following behaviors:

• Sleeping or napping, and/or lying down on the furniture or floor--with or without blankets
• Using or reserving spaces within the library in ways that hinder priority usage for Ivy Tech students
• Using restrooms for the purpose of bathing, laundry, or cleaning dishes
• Storing personal belongings or leaving them unattended
  • Library staff are not responsible for monitoring patrons' belongings, nor are they responsible for lost, damaged, or stolen property. Unattended belongings are subject to confiscation, and will need to be picked up at the campus's Security Command Center. 

Ivy Tech students needing a place to nap between classes are invited to do so in Student Life's Bear Cave (IFC 125 or LAW F129). Students and other library patrons needing a safe place to sleep, bathe, or eat are encouraged to check with these local community organizations and resources.