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Group Study Rooms and Individual Study Carrels are available on the 1st and 2nd floors. Study spaces are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. A two-hour time limit will be enforced as demand requires.

Inquire at the Circulation Desk to check out a key. Visit Study Spaces to find out more information.

Three (3) student collaboration spaces can be found on the 1st floor. Inquire at the Circulation Desk to check out a room.

• Large monitors and whiteboards allow groups to view information, work together on projects and create group presentations.
• Wireless and wired network connections are available to ensure Internet access. Device registration is required.
• Ethernet and HDMI cables to connect laptops/tablets to the network and monitors and dry erase kits for the whiteboards are available to check out at the Circulation Desk.

Available thanks to a Student Technology Enhancement Program (STEP) Grant.

Edith Garland Dupré Library is centrally located at the heart of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's main campus. The primary users are the University's students, faculty, and staff, but the library is open to everyone.

Here, you have access to resources spanning more than 1.5 million bound volumes, 2 million microform units, 6,000 serial titles, print and non-print backfiles, over 250 databases, 560,000+ eBooks, 100+ research guides, an array of items from special collections, U.S. government information, and much more.

As a UL Lafayette student, faculty, or staff member, you have full access to library resources either through the Dupré Library Catalog or an extensive range of research databases. Affiliated libraries include the Instructional Materials Center and Reading Center, both located in Maxim Doucet Hall, Room 101B & 104, the William S. Patout III Sugar Library in Patoutville, LA, and the Hilliard Art Museum located on campus.

The library is home to several high-traffic student computer labs on the 1st and 2nd floors and Jazzman's Café & Bakery located in the rear of the building on the 1st floor.

The rapid growth of collections and our use of the latest technologies in efficient library service, plus our work with faculty across the campus, all work together to assure you receive the finest in library service available.