Reserve a Reading Room place

Reading Room in OPAC lets eligible members reserve an available table or seat at a selected library.

Make a reservation

1. Sign in and select one library from the library selector.
2. Open More > Reading Room.
3. Follow the four visible steps: Choose room, Choose time, Choose seat, and Confirm.
4. Choose a room, date, and duration, then select Show availability.
5. Choose an available time and table or seat.
6. Review the place, time, and total charge before confirming.
7. Select Reserve seat.

If no library is selected, the page asks you to choose one library before reserving a place. If the selected library has no configured Reading Rooms, the page identifies that library and explains that no rooms are available there. Use the back arrow beside the page title to return to the previous screen.

If payment is required, the reservation remains pending until the charge is paid from Account > Invoices and payments. Once payment is verified, the reservation becomes confirmed.

Review or cancel a reservation

The My Reading Room reservations section lists active and previous reservations with the room, position, time, payment state, and status. You can cancel an active reservation only when member cancellation is enabled and the cancellation deadline has not passed.

Choose Cancel reservation to open a confirmation dialog. Review the reservation, then choose Keep reservation to close the dialog without changing it or choose Cancel reservation again to proceed. While cancellation is running, the dialog actions are unavailable so the request cannot be submitted twice. The dialog can be used with the keyboard and remains readable on narrow screens.

An unattended reservation may become No show after the library's grace period. The table or seat is then released for another member.

Do and don'ts

Do

• Check the selected library before searching for a room.
• Arrive before the reserved start time and ask staff to check you in.
• Complete a required payment before visiting.

Don't

• Do not create overlapping reservations for yourself.
• Do not assume an unpaid pending reservation is confirmed.
• Do not wait until after the cancellation deadline if your plans change.

Troubleshooting

• No rooms appear: The selected library may not offer reservable Reading Room places.
• No times appear: The room may be closed, fully reserved, under maintenance, or outside its booking window.
• Reservation rejected: Your membership may be inactive, expired, at its reservation limit, or not permitted to use the facility.
• Payment still pending: Open Account and use Check payment status after completing the payment.

FAQ

Can I reserve at all libraries at once?

No. Select one library first so availability and room rules are unambiguous.

Can I choose a specific seat?

Yes when that room uses seat-level reservations. Rooms configured for table-level reservations offer the whole table instead.

Screenshot To Add: Mobile and desktop OPAC Reading Room booking, confirmation, payment-pending, and reservation-history views.