Location accessibility

The Library entrance is located on the ground floor of the Adams Building and leads immediately to the Service Desk on Floor 2 (main floor).

• Two Adams Building entrances
  • 3450 rue University
    • Two sets of manual doors, followed by a short flight of stairs, walk down the hall to the Adams Building lobby on the campus side where there is another short set of stairs and a ramp
  • Lower campus entrance across the bridge
    • Two sets of automatic doors with push-to-open button activation, open outwards
• Enter from the Milton Gates
  • Enter the McConnell building (automatic doors with push-to-open button activation, open outwards), go down hallway until you reach the Adams Building lobby on the campus side, there is a short set of stairs and a ramp into the lobby of the Adams Building.
• Doors to the Schulich Library are held open during the library’s opening hours.
  • For those with after-hours access, doors open outwards and can be operated with a push button. 

• Elevators: 1 elevator, 1815 kg capacity.
  • Operates between Floors 2 – 6
    • Study space on floor 1 is inaccessible by elevator.
  • Floor indication: visual only
    • Floor indicator is very dim and above eye level
  • Braille: on all elevator buttons and emergency communication system
• Stairs: 2 staircases
  • Location:
    • Floors 2-6:
      • In the hallway, across from the elevator
    • Floor 1 study space:
      • To the left of the main entrance, in room 209
  • Slip-resistant concrete surface
  • Handrails on both sides

• Floor 2
  • Women’s and men’s washrooms
    • Access via a short staircase
      • Not accessible for wheelchair users
    • Narrow stalls
    • No infant change tables  
    • No automatic doors
• Floor 3
  • One accessible all gender washroom
    • Single stall with grab bars  
    • Equipped with infant change table
  • Women’s washroom  
    • One narrow stall  
    • One larger stall with grab bars
    • No infant change tables  
    • No automatic doors
    • Free menstrual products available
• Floor 4
  • One small single-stall all gender washroom
  • One accessible single stall all gender washroom
    • Large single stall with grab bars
    • No infant change table
    • No automatic doors
  • Free menstrual products available in all washrooms on this floor.
• Floor 5
  • One small single-stall all gender washroom
  • One accessible single stall all gender washroom
    • Large single stall with grab bars
    • Equipped with infant change table
    • No automatic doors
  • Women’s washroom
    • Multiple stalls
  • Free menstrual products available in all washrooms on this floor.
• Floor 6
  • Two small single-stall all gender washrooms
    • Located across from the elevator
    • Up a small flight of stairs
      • Not accessible for wheelchair users
    • No infant change tables
    • No automatic doors  
  • One accessible all gender washroom
    • Large single stall with grab bars
    • Includes infant change table
    • No automatic doors
  • Free menstrual products available in all washrooms on this floor. 

• Location: Floors 2-6, next to the elevator
  • Approach: unobstructed, sufficient knee clearance for mobility device users
  • Bottle fill station: operated by sensor
  • Drinking fountain: operated by push bars mounted on front and both sides

Inaccessible by elevator, stairs only

• Sound level
  • Silent zone
    • Reserved for quiet individual study.
    • Conversation, phone calls, videoconferencing, and other noise-making activities are not allowed on this floor.
    • Cellphones should be silenced.
• Study spaces
  • Standard-height desks, some with partitions
  • Fixed height chairs with wheels and no armrests
• Flooring
  • Tile throughout
  • High contrast between floor and walls
• Lighting
  • Some natural light from windows
  • Sensor operated overhead fluorescent lighting

• Sound level
  • Quiet zone
    • Hushed tones are permitted.
    • Cellphones should be silenced.
    • High-traffic area.
• Study spaces
  • A variety of workspaces and seating options available including:
    • modular couches
    • sound-isolated booths
    • banquettes
    • counter-height worktables with benches
    • standard-height desks
    • chairs with wheels and no armrests
    • height adjustable wobble stools.
• Stacks
  • Half-height stacks and ¾ height stacks
  • Books are shelved on the highest and lowest shelves
• Flooring
  • Mix of year round low-pile carpeting and tile floors
  • High contrast between floor and walls
• Lighting
  • Natural light from windows
  • Sensor operated overhead fluorescent lighting
• Equipment:
  • uPrint machine
  • Charging tower
  • Four guest access computers
    • Three at counter height and 1 at standard height
  • Laptop lending machine
  • Self-checkout machine
  • Movable whiteboard.

Inaccessible by elevator, stairs only

• Location
  • Mezzanine in the lobby of the building’s historic entrance.  
• Sound level
  • Located next to the stairwell so can be busy and noisy
• Study space
  • One large wooden desk
  • Bench seating
  • Chairs with wheels and no armrests
• Flooring
  • Tile
• Lighting
  • Some natural light from nearby windows
  • Sensor operated overhead lighting.

• Study spaces: 
  • variety of workspaces and seating options available, including banquettes, counter-height worktables and standard-height desks, some with small privacy dividers, and chairs with wheels with and without armrests, individual study carrels with privacy dividers and adjustable work surface.
• Stacks: 
  • books are shelved on the lowest and highest shelves. The aisles between some stacks are narrow and may not have enough space for people using a mobility device.
• Sound level: 
  • Silent zone – reserved for quiet individual study.
  • Conversation, phone calls, videoconferencing, and other noise-making activities are not allowed on this floor.
  • Cellphones should be silenced.
• Flooring: 
  • mix of year round low-pile carpeting and tile floors, high contrast between floor and walls.
• Lighting: 
  • natural light, sensor operated overhead fluorescent lighting
• Equipment: 
  • uPrint machine, charging tower. 

• Study spaces: 
  • variety of workspaces and seating options available including counter-height worktables with benches, standard-height desks some with small privacy dividers, and chairs with wheels and no armrests.  
• Sound level: 
  • Quiet zone – hushed tones are permitted. 
  • Cellphones should be silenced.
• Flooring: 
  • mix of year round low-pile carpeting and tile floors, high contrast between floor and walls.
• Lighting: 
  • natural light from windows, sensor operated overhead fluorescent lighting.
• Equipment: 
  • uPrint machine, 3D printers, 4 Xeon computers, 4 computer workstations in room 410, half-size lockers available for loan to graduate students and faculty on a semesterly basis (ask at the service desk). 

• Study spaces: 
  • variety of workspaces and seating options available, including banquettes, counter-height worktables with stools, standard-height desks, some with small privacy dividers, chairs with and without wheels and no armrests, height adjustable wobble stools.
• Sound level: 
  • Group study zone - quiet conversation and videoconferencing with earbuds allowed.
• Flooring: 
  • mix of year round low-pile carpeting and tile floors, high contrast between floor and walls.
• Lighting: 
  • natural light from windows, sensor operated overhead fluorescent lighting.
• Equipment: 
  • uPrint machine, charging tower, fixed and movable whiteboards. 

• Study spaces:
  • variety of workspaces and seating options available, including counter-height worktables and standard-height desks, and chairs with wheels with and without armrests, modular couches, height adjustable wobble stools. 
  • NOTE: low ceiling in some areas.
• Sound level:
  • Silent zone – reserved for quiet individual study.
  • Conversation, phone calls, videoconferencing, and other noise-making activities are not allowed on this floor.
  • Cellphones should be silenced.
• Flooring:
  • mix of year round low-pile carpeting and tile floors, high contrast between floor and walls.
• Lighting:
  • natural light from windows, sensor operated overhead fluorescent lighting, some workspaces have task lighting.
• Equipment:
  • uPrint machine, fixed whiteboards.

After-hours access available for graduate students and faculty. 

• 3D Printing Service at no cost to McGill students, faculty, and staff.
• Registration required.