Building & Facility

Equipped with an array of audio recording equipment and noise-reducing panels, Meriam Library's new podcast studio -- the pod! -- offers a professional environment for all your podcasting needs. Whether you’re an aspiring podcaster or a seasoned pro, our new space is here to support your creative projects. Reserve your time slot today and take your podcast to the next level! If you would like to learn more about the pod! please visit us at the Innovation Lab on the 2nd floor, or book your time here.

The Wildcat Family Friendly Study Space in the Meriam Library is a fun and cozy area near the children's and young adult books on the 4th floor. Sometimes parents or guardians go to college later in life or go back to college to continue their education. The WFFSS is a special space for students who also care for kids, so they can study while those children enjoy reading and exploring new stories.

Be sure to grab a copy of the popular Meriam Megaphone newsletter that gives you all you need to know about the Meriam Library and more! In our Fall 2024, Issue 1, you can read about the importance of critical  thinking, why book bans are sweeping the country, what cool events are scheduled, and where to go for research help! Grab yours today from the Circulation Desk on the first floor of the library!

You can view it online here!

Monday, August 26 - Friday, November 22

Meriam Library is proud to be a destination in the travelling exhibit for Book in Common author Clint Smith. In his book How the Word is Passed, Smith reckons with the history of slavery across America, as well as opens up a conversation about this underexplored topic in our collective history. Smith asserts that “our country is in a moment, at an inflection point, in which there is a willingness to more fully grapple with the legacy of slavery, and how it shaped the world we live in today.”  

Starting March 3, Late Night Study will return to Meriam Library. The Grove and Research Commons on the first floor of Meriam Library will remain open until 11:45 pm Sunday through Thursday to provide students a study area after the main library closes at 9:45 pm. Access is open to students, faculty, and staff with presentation of their Wildcat ID card.

It seems like it has been forever, but the third floor of Meriam Library will reopen February 19! Updates to the third floor included new ceiling tiles, lighting, an upgrade to the HVAC system and a fresh coat of paint. We will be hosting a Silent Seeker Scavenger Search February 19-25 in honor of the reoopening where students can grab an entry form, answer the questions, and enter to win $50 on their Wildcat card! We've missed the books and are so glad to have them back!

Lab printing is currently unavailable at Meriam Library. The Division of IT manages print services and is working on a resolution. In the meantime, printing services are available at your specific Student Success Center and at the locations below. If you have questions or comments, please contact IT Service and Support by email at itss@csuchico.edu or by phone by calling  530-898-4357.

College of Agriculture
 Plumas 111

College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
 Butte 518 and Modoc 223

Are you a Chico State undergraduate student, at least 18 years old, who self-identifies as Indigenous, Asian, Asian-Pacific Islander, East Asian or Southeast Asian? Just take photos around the library and talk in a group setting about why you took them!

The Meriam Library is looking for up to 30 students to participate in a photovoice study about how you feel about the library space.

Meriam Library Spring 2024 Hours

For the spring semester, starting Sunday, March 3, 2024, the Research Commons and The Grove on the first floor will remain open for two additional hours following the closing of the main library at 9:45 pm. Our hours of operation are: