The Sheridan Libraries provides reservable group study rooms in the Brody Learning Commons. You can book these rooms and others on any Johns Hopkins campus using 25Live.

Reserve a Room in Brody

First time?
Read the policies and instructions to ensure you choose the correct settings in 25Live.

Need help?
Email asklib@jhu.edu for assistance.

Irene and Richard Frary Library

Hopkins Bloomberg Center Study Rooms

  • Reservable by JHU students.
  • 27 group study rooms, ranging in size from 4 to 10 seats.
  • Three group study rooms are located in the Frary Library: 228B, 228H, and 228L.

Reserve a group study room in D.C.

Library Group Study Room Policies

  • Reservations can be made by Johns Hopkins students.
  • The availability window is 48 hours from the current time, rolling over every hour.
  • Maximum duration for a booking is 2 hours, once per day.
  • You may book up to 4 reservations per week.

Additional room guidelines

  • Reservations have priority over walk-ins.
  • J-card swipe is required for entry.
  • If a room is not occupied within the first 10 minutes of the reservation block, the room is then free for walk-in use.
  • Students can’t reserve a small number of larger rooms (such as BLC 4040), but may use them when they are not being used by library staff.

Troubleshooting Tips

This is a new system and you might encounter a configuration issue. If you still have problems please email us at asklib@jhu.edu.

Instructions

  1. Log in to your 25Live using your JHED ID, you will see a grid of rooms in Brody Learning Commons.
  2. Click and drag up to 2 hours to select a slot that is within the next 48 hours.
    choose time slot
    Note: If you choose more than 2 hours 25Live will change your selection to 2 hours.
    Note: If the cursor does not allow you to select a time slot, it is because it is more than 48 hours in the future or the room is otherwise unavailable.
  3. Fill out the Express Scheduling form by giving your study session a name, which only you can see.
    fill out express form
    Note: Never select “Open in Form.”
  4. Click “Save,” and your reservation will be complete with no approval required.
    Note: Reservations cannot be canceled or edited, so be sure your details are correct.