Building Guide

We're so excited about the major renovation of the library! All spaces are now fully open!

• The University Librarian's office is located in room G241, on the second floor, Grasselli side of the libray.

• The Writing Center is on the second floor, Grasselli side of the building, at the back of the Learning Commons.
• Mastrantoni Student Success Center is still on the second floor of the library.

• The University Archives office is on the third floor, Grasselli side of the library. Please contact the Archives Assistant (archives@jcu.edu) with requests.

• Library administrative services, including student hiring in the library is now on the 2nd floor, room G237.
• Special Collections are currently available upon request. Please contact the Special Collections Librarian with questions and we may be able to help you.

• The Learning Commons and Peer Tutoring is available on the second floor on the Breen side of the building, overlooking the Hamlin Quad.

• The Grad Lounge is on the third floor, near the front breezeway connecting the two sides of the building.

• The Interfaith Prayer Room and Relaxation Rooms are now open and now located on the second floor. Obtain the key at the Help Desk on the first floor.

Originally dedicated in 1961, Grasselli Library doubled its capacity (to 100,000 square feet) in 1995 with the opening of the Breen Learning Center wing. Library faculty and staff provide research help to students, curate research tools and resources, and assist JCU faculty in instruction. The library supplies students with about 200,000 print books, bound periodicals, and audiovisual items, and more than one million electronic books and journals. It offers private and group study spaces, an electronic classroom, The Den coffee bar and lounge, and an open-air reading garden. A Computer Commons with PC and Mac computers is located adjacent to the Help Desk on the first floor.

In January 2010 the new Center for Digital Media (CDM) opened on the main floor of Grasselli Library. The CDM provides faculty and students with the hardware, software, and training they need to create sophisticated presentations, videos, graphics, and other forms of multimedia that can serve to enhance teaching, learning, research, and creativity.

Shortly thereafter, the JCU LaunchNET space opened on the first floor of the library building, to help JCU students and alums develop and refine entrepreneurial ideas, innovation, and creativity. In 2020, the Mastrantoni Family Student Success Commons, including Student Career Services and Student Academic Success, moved their offices into the library building. This provided a central location for students to obtain advising help, work on career strategies, do academic research, and study.

Then, in 2025, an extensive remodel of the library building was completed. The Creativity Lab was added, providing creative tools such as 3-D printers, sewing machines, Cricut "smart cutting" machine, Glowforge laser cutter, and more. The campus Writing Center and Student Accessibility Services offices also moved into the library buildings, adding to the range of support services to help students succeed. With each step, the Grasselli Library & Breen Learning Center continues to grow and as a hub of student-centered services and resources.