About This Space

Located on the 1st floor of Chilton Hall, the Commons area of the Media Library contains space for viewing movies, playing tabletop games and using gaming stations. There are four viewing stations for movies, 16 gaming console stations and 6 gaming PCs in this area. Coming soon: The room may be reserved for one-time use by faculty for gaming, game design and instruction by contacting the Media Library. Reservations of the game stations can be made by students through the online reservation system.

  • Seats: 76 total
  • Amenities: Open/mobile seating
  • Technology: 1 VHS-to-digital transfer station, 3 VHS/DVD/Blu-ray viewing stations, 6 Dell Aurora VR-Capable gaming PCs, 16 console stations including Wii, Wii U, PS2, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Retron 5, projector and screen

Photos

gaming commons area with tables and chairs
gaming station
gaming commons area with tables and chairs
gaming station

 

Noise Level: Moderate

Moderatly Loud at certain times of the day.

Additional Information

  1. The Media Library Commons is not booked for protracted periods of time or for regularly/frequently occurring events and it cannot be used as a regular classroom meeting space.

 

Reserving a Group Study Room

The UNT Libraries has several rooms available for scheduled group study.  Read on for details on how to reserve a room.

Available Study Spaces

Rooms are available in Willis, Eagle Commons, and the Media Libraries.  A filterable listing is available here. View the individual pages about rooms and spaces for maps, hours, photos, information about noise levels, and more.

Hours of Availability

  • Rooms in the Sycamore/Eagle Commons Library and the Media Library are available during normal business hours. 
  • Rooms in Willis Library are available between 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m., with the exception of 229 which will be reserved for Library functions from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Reserving a Room

Students

  • Students should go to this online scheduling tool and log in with your EUID/Password which will display available rooms and times. 
  • To schedule a room, find your proposed start time & room number and clicking the corresponding spot on the grid.
  • Students are limited to scheduling a room for two hours, and cannot schedule a room for more than one week in advance. 
  • Students are required to leave the room in the same state they found it, and the student assumes responsibility for the room and the contents of the room during their reserved time.
  • A student may only make one reservation per day of up to two hours.
  • Rooms can be reserved from groups of 2 or more students. No reservations are made for single person study.

Faculty, Staff, & Other Interested Parties

Faculty and Staff may make requests for Willis 250H and Willis 340

Room Keys

To pick up the key to a reserved room, please go to the respective service desk for the building you are in.

Note: Unreturned Keys will result in a $10.00 per hour fine. See: Paying Fines

Policies

Floor Map

Media Library, Chilton Hall Ground Floor

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