Lobby
The Mann Library lobby is a gathering place where visitors can find casual seating to study, eat or converse. Located on the first floor (map it), there is a kiosk displaying Cornell community information, close-captioned CNN, and a bulletin board for academic flyers; a pay phone and two private cell phone booths are available and rotating lobby exhibits are also on display there.
Lobby Tabling Policies
- Student groups or departments of Cornell University can reserve a table in the lobby for the display of materials. Request a table at least 2 weeks in advance using the Mann reservation request form.
- Space is limited to 1 group at any given time.
- The table must be staffed for the duration of the display.
- Fundraising is allowed either through the sale of products or requests for donations, in accordance with the University's Use of University Property policy and the Student Activities Office policy on fundraising. In addition to reserving the lobby space using our online reservation form, the group is also responsibe for ensuring that they have completed the UUP form and received University and SAO approval (if applicable).
- Further questions about reserving the lobby should be sent to mann-reservation-l@cornell.edu
Lobby Kiosk Policies
Community-Generated Content on the LCD
We accept slides from the Cornell Community for display on the LCD screen in the lobby of Mann Library.
Format:
Please follow our handout for instructions on creating, sizing and sending your slides. We can only accept slides in jpeg format, and sized to fit on our screen.
Content:
The slide’s content should publicize academic accomplishments, opportunities or events. Priority is given to accomplishments, opportunities and events of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Human Ecology. We will not post "for sale/for rent" type slides, or slides promoting non-academic events such as sporting or social events. (Non-academic information such as For Sale/For Rent flyers can be posted on the bulletin board by the first floor photocopiers.)
Examples of appropriate slides include:
- Visiting speakers
- Open workshops or training sessions
- Pictures of CALS or CHE students or faculty doing fieldwork or studying abroad
- Recent undergraduate, graduate or faculty research
- Academic opportunities such as scholarships
- New course offerings from CALS or CHE
Bulletin Board
Board is for academic flyers only. Please post only one copy with provided push pins. Duplicate or non-academic flyers will be removed. (Non-academic flyers such as For Sale/For Rent flyers can be posted on the bulletin board by the first floor photocopiers.)
Pay Phone
The phone accepts coins or calling cards. There are also 2 small "cell phone booths" just off the lobby for cell users who want a quieter, enclosed space to make calls.
Television on the LCD
The television is set to display CNN with closed-captioning. In the event of an emergency or other major event, messages from the University or other news outlets may supersede the current channel; however under normal circumstances the library does not take channel or program requests.