Thomas Library has three floors and is home to not just library books and staff, but COMPASS, ITS, and other services.
We have reservable study rooms, lots of tables and chairs for individual and group study, and much more. Feel free to explore, and as always, if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us!
The Thomas Library provides quiet areas for study. The library has 12 rooms designated as Study Rooms and as of Fall 2025, we have one room designated as a sensory-friendly study room. Most study rooms must be reserved in advance, though the sensory-friendly study room is not currently reservable.
Book a study room by visiting wittenberg.libcal.com/reserve or clicking the button below
The Sensory Friendly Study room is located on the 3rd floor, near the elevator, in room 320.
It has a hammock chair, some floor cushions, a sound machine, alternative lighting, a coloring poster, some fidget toys, some sensory pillows, and a therapy cat.
This space is open to anyone who needs it and is not currently reservable.
The Sensory Friendly Study room is located on the 3rd floor, near the elevator, in room 320.
It has a hammock chair, some floor cushions, a sound machine, alternative lighting, a coloring poster, some fidget toys, some sensory pillows, and a therapy cat.
This space is open to anyone who needs it and is not currently reservable.
The Sensory Friendly Study room is located on the 3rd floor, near the elevator, in room 320.
It has a hammock chair, some floor cushions, a sound machine, alternative lighting, a coloring poster, some fidget toys, some sensory pillows, and a therapy cat.
This space is open to anyone who needs it and is not currently reservable.
The Sensory Friendly Study room is located on the 3rd floor, near the elevator, in room 320.
It has a hammock chair, some floor cushions, a sound machine, alternative lighting, a coloring poster, some fidget toys, some sensory pillows, and a therapy cat.
This space is open to anyone who needs it and is not currently reservable.
The Lightboard Studio allows you to record your presentations and engage with your audience in an exciting way. A lightboard studio is a specialized video recording or live streaming setup that utilizes a transparent glass or acrylic surface (the "lightboard") as a whiteboard alternative. Presenters write on the lightboard with special markers, and the writing glows due to edge lighting, while the presenter faces the camera through the glass. The camera records, and the image is digitally flipped so the writing appears correctly for the viewer.
To book the studio, email librarians@wittenberg.edu
While Weaver Chapel is also always available for prayer for anyone during the day, it is often a large and busy space, as well as a Christian space. The Interfaith Prayer & Meditation Room is intended for use by students, faculty, and staff members of all faith backgrounds, including Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and Christianity, or for private meditation.
The photos on the walls in the Interfaith Prayer & Meditation Room were taken by students as part of a request by the Interfaith Committee and carefully placed so they would not conflict with prayer. The space has a place for washing, and there is a prayer rug available. There are also meditation pillows that were given in memory of Katie Choate, a 2001 graduate, by her family. They are in a locked closet, and the key can be obtained from the information desk near the entrance of Thomas Library.
This space is maintained by the Interfaith Committee. If you ever see any needs for the space, please reach out to the Pastor's Office at chapel@wittenberg.edu. The Pastor's Office funds any needs for the space as part of the pastoral commitment and Wittenberg's commitment as a University affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America to assist all members of the community to express their faith and/or spirituality.