Places to study

  • Bender Room

    The Albert M. Bender Room offers beautiful views of the Quad and the hills beyond campus, as well as comfortable seating and a quiet atmosphere for study, leisure reading, and reflection. The Bender Room contains a non-circulating collection of books of current and classic interest, both fiction and non-fiction. This collection was made possible by a generous gift from the Stanford University Bookstore. 

    One corner of the Bender Room

  • Jonsson Social Sciences Reading Room

    The Jonsson Social Sciences Reading Room facilitates a range of social science learning and research activities. It contains a social science reference collection of over 15,000 volumes, including classic texts, new and notable publications, and current issues of core journals in the social sciences.

    Jonsson Social Sciences Reading Room

  • Lane Reading Room

    The Lane Reading Room houses the Humanities and Area Studies Resource Center. The room offers printed reference collections and specific "mini-collections" devoted to important topical areas, including collections of new fiction and new books in the scholarly fields of the humanities. Reference materials aiding in the use of Special Collections can also be found here. 

    A student enjoys one of the comfortable chairs in the Lane Reading Room

  • Music reference room

    This room contains music reference materials, current periodicals, two study tables, soft seating, and a vinyl listening station including high-quality headphones.

    Music reference room

  • Archive of Recorded Sound

    The reference materials in the Archive of Recorded Sound support research in sound recording history, technology, and discography. Two large study tables can accommodate up to 20 patrons; group presentations can also be accommodated. Vintage audio equipment is on display at the archive, including disc, cylinder, and wire playback machines, as well as music boxes.

  • LiMa study area

    The Science Library's study space provides plenty of natural light and contains a variety of furniture for students' study needs, including group (third floor) or quiet study tables (fourth floor) and soft seating on both floors of the library. 

    The Science Library has 16 dual-boot Mac/Windows computers. SUNet ID is required for use. 

    LiMa study area
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