Policies - Indianapolis

We primarily serve Ivy Tech Indianapolis students, faculty, and staff; however, anyone is welcome to visit our library. 

Presence of Minors Policy

In order to ensure a focused academic learning environment, Ivy Tech Community College's policy states:

"Minors are not permitted to be on Ivy Tech property without direct supervision by a parent or guardian, with the exception of college sponsored childcare centers, minors who are enrolled in Ivy Tech courses or other approved activities. Minors are not permitted in the classroom at any time unless enrolled in the course or approved by the course faculty member or administrative staff."

If minors are brought into the library, their parent or guardian is responsible for ensuring appropriate behavior that does not disrupt other patrons who are working in the library or cause damage to library assets. Should unaccompanied or disruptive behavior occur and persist, library staff do reserve the right to assist the library patron in finding another suitable workspace. 

Primary Library Space

Most of our space(s) within the library are open and available for both individual and collaborative use. Various spaces will lean toward quieter or conversational volume levels. While we do encourage conversation within the library, please be respectful of others working nearby by being conscientious to keep volume levels from becoming disruptive. 

Quiet Room

In the Downtown Library, NMC 405 provides a quiet space for students who prefer to study and work with less sound. 

Availability

Each library location has reservable study rooms that students can use for individual or small-group private study:

Downtown:  NMC 400B, 400D

Lawrence: LAW 157A, 157B

Reservations

• Study rooms can be reserved by Ivy Tech students and employees from the Library's homepage using the "Reserve Study Rooms" button or by contacting the library directly. However, if a study room is not currently reserved, students may use them on a first-come-first-served basis. 
• Students can reserve study rooms for up to 3 hours at a time. At the end of a reservation period, please check with library staff to inquire about the possibility of extending reservations. If there is not another reservation immediately following, the room reservation can be further extended in 1-hour increments. 
• Reservations will be held for 15 minutes, allowing students 15 minutes to check-in for their reservation at the library's front desk. At that point, reservations that have not checked in will be released and made available for other students to use on a first-come, first-serve basis. 
• All study rooms must be vacated 15 minutes before the library closes. 

Responsibilities of Study Room Users

• Students are responsible for behaving in alignment with library policies and Ivy Tech's Code of Student Rights & Responsibilities.
• Students are strongly discouraged from leaving personal belongings unattended, as the library is not responsible for lost, damaged, or stolen property. The library reserves the right to remove items that are left unattended in study rooms for more than 15 minutes, and to make the study room available for other students to use. 
• Students are responsible for leaving study rooms it in a neat and orderly manner when they check-out. Please report any issues with the space to library staff immediately so we can assist.