Library Square Facilities & Eligibility Requirements

Library Square meeting rooms are located in three separate buildings: Roberts Library, Cox Building/Rock It! Lab, and Main Library which includes the Darragh Center. While smaller meeting rooms are free, a non-refundable fee of $200 is required to reserve the Cox Building, or to reserve the Darragh Center for social events. More details about the rooms in each building are included below. To reserve the Cox Building 3^rd floor meeting room, contact the Rock It! Lab (501-320-5748). For all other rooms in Library Square, located at 100 Rock Street in Little Rock’s River Market District, contact Madelyn Ganos or call (501) 918-3030. After calling to request a room you may fill out this form to complete your room reservation; the form also includes a complete list of guidelines for use of the Main Library meeting facilities and mixed-use / special events facilities.

Main Library

Main Library Hours are Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. All rooms in the Main Library and other Library Square facilities are to be used for non-social meetings during normal hours of operation and all meetings must end 15 minutes prior to normal closing. For showers, or other casual social events, please contact the branch libraries.

Main Library Room Details

• • East Room
    • Accommodates up to 30.
  • Fribourgh Room
    • Accommodates up to 25. Light refreshments, including box lunches, are allowed. Room has access to a sink and counter with outlet for coffee maker, etc. Dry erase board, corkboard, AV screen and LCD projector available. Free to eligible users.
  • Darragh Center
    • Accommodates 50-100, depending on seating style, features include a large screen, podium with microphone, and kitchen.

Roberts Library

Roberts Library meeting room hours are 10:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. 

The Roberts Library meeting spaces are free and open to the public. A non-refundable $50 refreshment fee, payable within 7 business days, is required to reserve the above mentioned meeting rooms for any event or meeting in which food/refreshments will be served. A four-hour time limit will be imposed, which includes set up and clean up. Patrons may elect to book 2 four-hour time blocks back-to-back and pay an additional $50 refreshment fee.

No library facilities may be used for the immediate point of purchase to sell goods, merchandise, or services, or to directly or indirectly promote a business enterprise or to solicit clientele.

Roberts Library Room Details

• Room 124
  • This space is located on the first floor of the building on the east side. The same A/V features are available as are listed in the description of Room 110, with the addition of microphones and four listening assistance devices. This space will accommodate approximately 30 classroom style and approximately 50 theater style. Catering is allowed. There is an adjacent warming room that has a microwave, refrigerator, and icemaker, along with a center serving island. Room size: 37’x28′
• Room 132
  • This room is on the building’s east side. Features include an 80″ LCD-TV with integrated audio system, and tabletop laptop output. A boardroom-style table seats 8 to 10 people. Room size: 25’x13′
• Room 204
  • Located on the second floor of the Porbeck & Bowman building portion of the building, this room features unique and historic features, along with a portable 80″ LCD-TV with integrated audio system, and tabletop laptop output. A boardroom-style table seats 13 people. Light refreshments, such as boxed lunches, are allowed. Room size: 36’x21′

Rock It! Lab

The Rock It! Lab has one meeting space, which is free and open to the public. Rock It! Lab meeting room hours are 10:00 a.m. until 4:45 p.m., Monday through Friday. There is no access to the building before 10:00 a.m., so please allow for adequate time to set up before your meeting start time. All regular meetings must end 15 minutes prior to the meeting room’s closing time. There is a $200 fee for reservations to support RIL programming.

Rock It! Lab Meeting Room Details

• Third Floor Room
  • The Third Floor room can accommodate up to 45. Equipped with whiteboard, laser projector, drop down screen, podium microphone (lapel microphone and hand microphone available), sound system with 6 speakers, and touch screen power and volume control. Projector inputs include HDMI, DVI, mini display port, mini c HDMI, and micro d HDMI. Refreshments, including box lunches, are allowed.

Parking at Library Square

A 1/2 off discount is available to scheduled meeting room users for both the surface lot and library deck during library hours. After all members of the group have arrived, a group may designate one person to retrieve a “1/2 off” stamp from the Security Office in the front lobby to take back and stamp participants’ tickets. Following the meeting, participants should see the staff person at the desk to obtain a 1/2 off library parking discount sticker to place on their ticket. Participants must have a sticker to receive the discount at gate checkout.