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Study Areas

The library strives to create an environment conducive to learning. As everyone studies differently, we have created a policy that attempts to provide everyone with a comfortable place to study.

Collaborative Study Areas—First Floor & Study Rooms

The first floor of the library and all our study rooms are designated for collaborative study. Feel free to work with your classmates at a conversational level. Please be mindful of your volume, especially when entering or exiting the library or a study room. Doors to study rooms should always remain closed while being used.

Quiet Study—Second Floor

The second floor is designated for quiet, individual study. Library users should refrain from conversation, collaborative study, or any other form of noisemaking on this floor.

Technology Noise

Please be considerate of your classmates when using technology in the library. Silence your cell phone and keep conversations short and quiet. If you must take a longer phone call, please leave the library.

Unless you are in a study room, you must use headphones while listening to any audio player.

Reporting a Noise Violation

It is the right and responsibility of all library users to enforce this quiet study policy. If you are uncomfortable doing so, you may report a noise violation by notifying staff at the Circulation Desk or email lawcirc@chapman.edu.

During the Fowler School of Law's Reading Periods and Finals access to the Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library is restricted to only currently enrolled Fowler School of Law students and faculty.

Access to the Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library is limited to current Chapman University students, faculty, staff, Fowler School of Law alumni and currently enrolled law students from other ABA-accredited law schools, and only during open hours of the Law Library as designated by Law Library staff, the Law School Dean, or their designate. Please note that although students from other ABA-accredited law schools may use the law library space for studying, they are not provided borrowing privileges.

Access to the Hugh & Hazel Darling Law Library is not currently permitted for other users. All others are encouraged to visit the Orange County Public Law Library to access research materials. The address and contact info for the Orange Public Law Library is 515 N. Flower St., Santa Ana, (714) 338-6790.

Access to the Law Library for Fowler School of Law alumni and currently enrolled law students from other ABA­-accredited law schools does not grant access to any other space within the Chapman University Fowler School of Law facilities without the express permission of the Dean of the Law School or their designate. Access to the Law Library for any Chapman University Fowler School of Law alumni and currently enrolled law students from other ABA-accredited law schools may be revoked at the discretion of the Dean or their designate as a result of any unpermitted access to, or remaining in, the library or any other part of Kennedy Hall without permission of the Dean or their designate. If any Fowler School of Law students, alumni, currently enrolled law students from other ABA-accredited law schools, or any other persons remain in the Law Library beyond its posted and designated operating hours, they shall be considered to be trespassing and they may be subject to criminal prosecution.

If any person not a current student, faculty, or staff of the Chapman University Fowler School of Law, without express permission of the Dean or their designate, enters into any part of the Chapman University Fowler School of Law facility, including any classroom, lounge, restroom, basement, closet, storage room, or any other room, hall, stairwell or any other part of Kennedy Hall, they shall be considered as trespassing and they may be subject to criminal prosecution.

The Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library has eleven study rooms for use by Fowler School of Law students. Rooms can be reserved by Fowler School of Law students for up to 3 hours at a time. Please note that rooms not picked up by their reserved time may be canceled after 15 minutes and given to another student unless they have notified Circulation staff that they will be running late. Please send an email to lawcirc@chapman.edu or call the Circulation Desk at (714) 628-2552 to notify them that you will be running late or if you need any other assistance booking rooms. 

Fowler School of Law and Chapman University Alumni may borrow circulating material from the collection. Most circulating material for alumni checkout for only two weeks at a time. Please contact the Research Desk at lawresearch@chapman.edu or the Circulation Desk at either lawcirc@chapman.edu or (714-628-2552) for assistance.

The Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library does not accept donations. Any questions regarding donations please email jabritt@chapman.edu.