Q. How do I reserve a private study space?

Click *HERE* to make a reservation

Beacon Study Booths are private cubicle booths that can fit 1-4 people for zoom meetings, in-person meetings, and study groups. Healey Library currently has two booths on the 3rd floor, near the elevator banks. 

These spaces can be reserved online by current UMB community online at https://bit.ly/HLbooth (bookings restricted to UMB email address). There are also QR codes posted on the outside of the Beacon Study Booths to the bookings page. Individuals can make reservations for as little as 15 minutes and up to 3 hours per day.

If you encounter an issue making a booking, please contact library.circulation@umb.edu, visit the 2nd floor Circulation Desk, or call Circulation at 617-287-5900 

These are new spaces as of Spring 2025 and policies and limits are subject to change as we assess patron needs.

Instructions for booking a Beacon Study Booth

1. Go to https://bit.ly/HLbooth 

• If booking for a future date, click on "Go to date" and select desired date
• If booking for same day, select start time from booking grid

2. Click on the time/date to adjust the end time.

• Default booking time is 1 hour
• Maximum booking time is 3 hours

3. Click on blue "Submit Times" button to go to next step.

4. Click on blue "Continue" button to go to next step.

5. Enter your First Name, Last Name and UMB email address in the three text fields. 

• You MUST use your UMB email address. Otherwise you will receive an error message when you try to submit the booking request.

6. Click on blue "Submit my Booking" button to complete booking.

7. Congratulations! You have completed making your booking.

8. Below is a sample of the confirmation email that you will receive.

• When you arrive for your reservation time, use the link and code in the email to "check in"
• You can cancel your booking using the link in the email

Patrons must remove all personal belongings, materials and trash from booth at the end of their reservation.  

Beacon Study Booth space and equipment is owned by the University of Massachusetts Boston. Damage or misuse of space may result in restrictions on future use/reservations.