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Meeting and Study Rooms

The library has 6 study rooms available for public use.  Click here for more information about reserving a study room, or stop by the Information Desk or telephone (919) 968-2780. 

The library is not accepting bookings for larger meeting rooms until later this Spring.

Some alternate meeting spaces are listed below (not intended to be a comprehensive list).

• All meeting rooms are available for non-profit groups; a few are available to for-profit groups, as noted below.
• Meeting rooms vary in capacity from (8) to (200-300) with optional kitchen facility. Those with fees will vary from about $20/hr for the classrooms to higher fees for a large room rented for the day including kitchen facilities.
• Chapel Hill Town Hall Rooms could be requisitioned for Town Council priority even after a reservation has been made.

1. Caribou Coffee Shop
   Corner of Franklin & Estes Dr. CH
   Non-profits or PROFITS
   Meeting room (12-16 person capacity)
   TV, VCR, DVD
   $25.00 fee (reimbursed in gift card)
   Contact: (919) 968-3735
2. Carrboro Century Center
   100 N. Greensboro St. Carrboro
   Non-profits or PROFITS
   4 Meeting rooms (15 or 30 person capacity), 1 Meeting room (200-300 capacity)
   9 a.m. – 11 p.m. M-Sun
   There is a fee for both Non and For-Profit Groups
   Contact: Pam Kirk, (919) 918-7385
3. Chapel Hill Bible Church
   260 Erwin Rd. CH
   Non-profits or PROFITS
   Several classrooms (25 person capacity)
   9 a.m.-9:30 p.m. M-Th, 9am-1pm & 7-10pm F
   9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sat
   Minimal fee involved
   Contact: http://www.biblechurch.org (reservations done online).
4. Chapel Hill/Carrboro Schools
   Various school addresses.
   Capacity: classroom size up to 400
   Fee involved.
   2 weeks advance notice.
   Original application form required from Lincoln Center (available online).
   Contact: Cindy Dillehay (919) 967-8211 ext. 28221
5. Chapel Hill Parks & Rec. Dept.
   120 S. Estes Drive CH
   Non-profits or PROFITS
   Meeting room (30-50 person capacity)
   5:30am-9:00 p.m. M-F
   8:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Sat
   11:30 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Sun
   Fee involved.
   Contact: Lisa Baaske (919) 968-2791
   Go to web site to determine eligibility and fees:
   http://www.chapelhillparks.org  → Fees
6. Chapel Parks & Rec. Dept.
   Hargraves Center
   N. Roberson St. CH
   Large room (150), Meeting room (54)
   2-9pm M-F
   Fee usually involved.
   Contact: Nate Davis (919) 932-2965
7. Robert and Pearl Seymour Center Senior Center
   2551 Homestead Rd. CH
   Non-profits.
   Capacity: 15 persons
   No fee.
   Conference room available:
   8 a.m. - 10 p.m. M-T
   8 a.m. - 5 p.m. F
   8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sat.
   Contact: Robin Bailin, (919) 968-2058
8. Chapel Hill Town Hall
   405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. CH
   Non-profits
   Council chamber 1st fl (160 capacity)
   Council conf. room 1st fl (30 capacity)
   Conf. room 2nd fl (8 capacity)
   Training room 2nd fl (16 capacity)
   5 p.m-10 p.m. M-Th
   Contact: (919) 968-2743
9. Chapel of the Cross
   304 E. Franklin St. CH
   Non-profits
   Capacity: 10-100
   8 a.m.–10 p.m. M-Sat
   Donation welcomed.
   Advance notice needed.
   Contact: (919) 929-2193
   http://thechapelofthecross.org/about-us/buildings-and-grounds.html
10. Community Church of Chapel Hill
    106 Purefoy Rd. CH
    Non-profits
    Capacity: 10-200
    Fee involved.
    5 p.m.- midnight M-F
    Anytime Sat or Sun except Sun morning.
    Contact: Pat Smith, (919) 942-2050, calendar@c3huu.org
    http://c3h.wikispaces.com/
11. Friends Meeting House
    531 Raleigh Rd. CH
    Capacity 10-100
    Fee involved
    Contact: John Hite, 929-5377
12. Olin T. Binkley Memorial Baptist Church
    1712 Willow Drive CH
    Non-profits. Not for profit
    Several spaces.
    Capacity 10-100
    Fee involved.
    Contact: Maureen Rosen
    (919) 942-4964 or office@binkleychurch.org
13. Orange County Water & Sewer (OWASA)
    400 Jones Ferry Rd. Carrboro
    Non-profits.
    Capacity: up to 100.
    No fee involved.
    5:30 p.m. -9:30 p.m. M-F
    Contact: 919-537-4296 or mgifford@owasa.org
14. United Church of Chapel Hill
    1321 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. CH
    Capacity: 10-300
    Non-profit groups only.
    Suggested donation.
    Advance notice needed.
    Application forms available at church office or by emailing: ucch@unitedchurch.org.
    Contact: Remy Orr, (919) 942-3540, ext. 68
    http://www.unitedchurch.org/building-use
    
    

Last updated: 1 April 2013