Looking for a room for 1–6 people? Study rooms designed for small group and individual use are located on the 2nd floor of the Main Library, in the Main Library Kids Area and Teens Area*, and at the West Branch.

• Cardholders with library cards registered at the Carmel Clay Public Library may reserve up to 4 hours of study room time a week (in blocks of up to 2 hours). Study rooms may be reserved up to 1 week in advance.
• If you are not a cardholder or have already used your advance reservation time for the week, rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Visit a library service desk to find out about room availability.

Read the complete Study Room Guidelines here.

*Note that Teens Study Rooms are for ages 11–19. Kids Study Rooms are meant to be used by children no older than 10. Ages 0-5 must be accompanied by an adult while using a study room.

Looking for a larger meeting room for your group? The Main Library has five meeting rooms that can be rented by organizations, businesses, and groups according to the library’s Board-approved Meeting Room Policy.

• The group representative reserving the room must have a card registered at the Carmel Clay Public Library.
• Room reservations must be requested using the online form no fewer than 7 days in advance and no more than 3 months in advance.
• Groups may utilize library meeting rooms up to six times in a calendar year. (Note that the large Community Room is not available for outside rental from June 1 through July 31.)
• Rental fees range from $25/hour to $100/hour depending on room capacity with a 2-hour minimum. The rental fee will be waived for designated nonprofit organizations.

  	Seating capacity	Cost per hour (2-hr minimum)
  Board Room	31	$25/hr
  Community Room	296 (33 tables maximum)	$100/hr
  Community Room A	126	$50/hr
  Community Room B	170	$50/hr
  Meeting Room A	16	$25/hr
  Meeting Room B	24	$25/hr
  Meeting Room C	22	$25/hr

• Rooms may not be rented for individual use or social gatherings, such as private parties, weddings, tutoring, etc.
• Groups may not solicit, engage in sales, perform financial transactions, promote products or services, or charge an admission fee. The library's picture, name, logo, etc., may not be used in promotional materials.
• Rooms are only available during hours that the library is open and must be vacated 30 minutes prior to the library closing.
• If you wish to use any of the audiovisual equipment provided in the room, please schedule a training session one week before your approved event.

Read the complete Meeting Room Policy here.

The Digital Media Lab at the Main Library offers two specialized audio recording rooms for recording podcasts, music, and more. A video recording room will be opening in the Digital Media Lab later in 2023.

• Cardholders with library cards registered at the Carmel Clay Public Library may reserve an audio recording room for up to 4 hours at a time and up to 8 hours/week.
• Audio recording rooms may be reserved up to 21 days in advance.

Read the complete Audio Room Guidelines here.

Have a question about the recording rooms and what equipment and software they contain? Give the Digital Media Lab a call at 317.814.3999.