Floor Maps

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Overview

Full map of Joyner Library, basement through 4th Floor, showing major services, study areas, restrooms, elevators, and stairs. Full text follows. Links to larger version of image.

  • Overview: The map shows the 5 floors of Joyner Library starting from the basement at the bottom to the 4th floor at the top. A legend identifies restrooms, elevators, stairs, service desks, and study rooms. Elevators and stairs connect all floors of the library. Restrooms are located on each floor of the library.
  • Basement: The basement contains the Math Lab, Federal Documents and Microforms, and Compact Reference, Journals, and Stacks.
  • First Floor: The first floor contains the Security Desk, Circulation and Interlibrary Loan Service Desk, Starbucks, Technology & Printing Services Desk, Graduate & Honors Study Lounge, Office for Faculty Excellence, Pirate Techs, University Writing Program, 1426 Meeting Room, Library Instruction Classroom, outdoor courtyard, reservable study rooms, and vending machines.
  • Second Floor: The second floor contains the Administrations suite, Teaching Resources Center (TRC), TRC Production Center, TRC Classroom, Honors Study Lounge, Faulkner Gallery, Project STEPP, 2316 Development Conference Room, 2301 Admin Conference Room, book stacks, and reservable study rooms.
  • Third Floor: The third floor contains Manuscripts, Rare Books, & University Archives, North Carolina Collection, Research Room, book stacks, oversize book stacks, and reservable study rooms.
  • Fourth Floor: The fourth floor contains the Rare Book Room.

First Floor

Joyner Library first floor map; shows elevators, restrooms, stairs, vending machines, Starbuck, Circulation & Interlibrary Loan, Technology & Printing Services, Security desk, study rooms, library instruction classrooms, study spaces, and exhibit areas. Full text follows. Links to larger version of image.

Overview of layout

Top of map is West.

Routes from the main entrance

  • Elevator and stairs: Go straight past the Circulation service desk, the elevator and stairs are immediately to the left.
  • Restrooms: Restrooms are the first left after the elevator and stairs.
  • Security desk: immediately to the right when entering the library
  • Circulation service desk: to the left almost immediately after entering the library
  • Office for Faculty Excellence: To the right after turning right past the security desk.
  • University Writing Center: Continue past the Office for Faculty Excellence.
  • Vending Machines: Turn right and head straight (North). Vending machines are to the left.
  • Study rooms 1029 – 1035: Take a left at the vending machines and head straight (West). Rooms 1029 – 1032 will be on your right. Rooms 1033 – 1035 will be straight ahead.
  • Outdoor Courtyard: Entrance is located across the corridor from the elevator and stairs.
  • Library Instruction Classrooms 1615 and 1618: Entrances are the second and third left doors after the restroom.
  • Technology & Printing Services (TPS): Turn right at the entrance to the 1618 library instruction classroom and go straight. TPS is located to the left.

Second Floor

Joyner Library second floor map; shows elevators, restrooms, stairs, Library Administration suite, Teaching Resources Center, Study Rooms, Book Stacks, and Exhibit Gallery. Full text follows. Links to larger version of image.

Overview of layout

Top of map is West.

Routes from the main elevator and stairs from the first floor

  • Restrooms: Restrooms are the second left after turning left exiting the elevator or stairs.
  • Family room: Entrance is the first left after turning left exiting the elevator or stairs.
  • Teaching Resources Center (TRC) service desk: Turn left (West) after exiting the elevator or stairs and walk to the end of the corridor. Turn right (North) and the TRC service desk will be straight ahead.
  • TRC Classroom: The entrance to the classroom is before the service desk.
  • TRC Production Center: Continue past the TRC service desk. The entrance will be on the right.
  • Book stacks: Turn left after exiting the elevator or stairs. The book stacks are located on the first left (South) past the restrooms. The stacks on this floor are in the A through K call number range.
  • Faulkner Exhibit Gallery: Turn right after exiting the elevator or stairs. The entrance to the Faulkner Exhibit Gallery will be to your left.
  • Library Administration Suite: At the entrance of Faulkner Exhibit Gallery turn left (North). The entrance to the Library Administration suite is at the end of the corridor.

Third Floor

Joyner Library third floor map; shows elevators, restrooms, stairs, Special Collections Service Desks, book stacks, and study rooms. Full text follows. Links to larger version of image.

Overview of layout

Top of map is West. The third floor is a quiet study floor.

Routes from the main elevator and stairs from the second floor

  • Restrooms: Restrooms are the second left after turning left exiting the elevator or stairs.
  • Graduate Study Room: Entrance is the first left after turning left exiting the elevator or stairs.
  • Special Collections Area: The Special Collections area contains the Manuscripts and Rare Books and North Carolina Collections. Turn left (West) exiting the elevator or stairs. Continue straight to the end of the corridor. Turn left (South). Continue to the end of the corridor and turn right (West). The entrance to the Special Collections area is straight ahead.
  • Book stacks: Turn left after exiting the elevator or stairs. The book stacks are located on the first left (South) past the restrooms. The stacks on this floor are in the L through Z call number range.

Fourth Floor

Joyner Library fourth floor map; shows elevators, restrooms, stairs, 4012 Library Instruction Space, and the Rare Book Room. Full text follows. Links to larger version of image.

Overview of layout

Top of map is West. The fourth floor is a quiet study floor.

Routes from the main elevator from the third floor

  • Restrooms: Restrooms are the first left after turning right exiting the elevator.
  • 4012 Library Instruction Space: Turn right (West) after exiting the elevator. The entrance to 4012 Library Instruction Space is straight ahead.
  • Rare Book Room: The entrance to the Rare Book Room is located inside of the 4012 Library Instruction Space. Access to the room granted by staff working in the Library Instruction Space.

Basement
Joyner Library basement map; shows elevator, restrooms, Pirate CAVE Math Lab, Federal Documents & Microforms, compact reference stacks, and Federal Documents. Full text follows. Links to larger version of image.

Overview of layout

Top of map is West.

  • Restrooms are beside the elevator at the west end of the basement.
  • Compact Reference, Journals, & Stacks and Federal Documents are in the compact shelving aisle in the central area.
  • The Federal Documents & Microforms department is along the south (left) corridor near the east end of the basement farthest from the elevators.
  • The Pirate CAVE Math Lab is the large room on the south side, adjacent to Federal Documents & Microforms.

Routes from the elevator

  • Restrooms: immediately adjacent to the elevator at the west end.
  • Compact Reference, Journals, & Stacks and Federal Documents: go east from the elevator; the compact shelving begins in the central area ahead.
  • Pirate CAVE Math Lab: go east from the elevator; the Math Lab is the large room on the right.
  • Federal Documents & Microforms (FDM) Department: the FDM is the next door to the right after the Math Lab.
  • Stairs: from the elevator, head east past the Math Lab and FDM. The stairs are then to the left (north). The stairs head back to the first floor.