MMLL Library Student Room Suggestions by MMLL Library https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2 Help us design the MMLL Library's new Student Room, located in the old Computer Room! We're keen to hear your thoughts on usage, furnishings, layout, colours and names, as well as what should be on the bookshelves. Use the columns below to anonymously post your ideas for different aspects of the room. You can also scroll to the right to download a template of the room to annotate and return to us – or we have physical copies in the Student Room where you can draw your dream layout! en-us 2023-04-17 11:59:20 UTC 2025-09-26 12:10:11 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/1162096787/8b67e2750061fe74bd410924f79e4988/IMG_1296.jpg Tell us how you'd like the room to look by adding some ideas to this template. MMLL_Library https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573620808 You can email it to library@mmll.cam.ac.uk, upload it to the Padlet or pop it in the feedback box in the library foyer!]]> 2023-05-01 11:38:09 UTC https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573620808 How do you think this room could best be put to use? MMLL_Library https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573622285 Should it function as a cosy alternative to the workspaces, for taking a step back from study, or would you prefer it to have desks?

]]> 2023-05-01 11:40:06 UTC https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573622285 What colours would you like to see on the walls and furnishings? MMLL_Library https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573623668 Do you like bright colours or might they be overstimulating in comparison to calmer, earthy tones?]]> 2023-05-01 11:42:02 UTC https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573623668 Would you like to see plants around the room? MMLL_Library https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573623876 Any preferences? ]]> 2023-05-01 11:42:17 UTC https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573623876 What would you name the room? MMLL_Library https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573624060 So far, suggestions have included the Student Room, the Cosy Room, the Student Lounge, the Escape Room. What would be most inclusive to all library users?]]> 2023-05-01 11:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573624060 Sofas vs armchairs vs beanbags MMLL_Library https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573625114 Think about whether you’d prefer sofas where you could spread out, or individual armchairs so you wouldn’t need to share. 

Would you like to see coffee tables, or rugs?

]]> 2023-05-01 11:44:17 UTC https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573625114 How could we make the space as accessible as possible? MMLL_Library https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573625685 Would you like to see blinds on the windows to make the light levels adjustable? How could we best configure the layout?]]> 2023-05-01 11:44:56 UTC https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573625685 What should be on the bookshelves? MMLL_Library https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573628693 Our student-led Q Collection housed in the Student Room includes work on LGBTQ+ lives, wellbeing, contemporary world fiction, study skills, sustainability and more! If you have ideas of titles to be added to the collection, you can add them straight to the Wishlist or contribute more general suggestions to the Collection's Padlet.

]]> 2023-05-01 11:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573628693 We’ve filled the Student Room with games and puzzles ranging from Claude Monet jigsaws to Russian Scrabble... MMLL_Library https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573631556 What else would you like to see in terms of games, puzzles and decorations?]]> 2023-05-01 11:53:10 UTC https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573631556 MMLL_Library https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573632300 We've filled the shelves with games, puzzles, our student-led Q Collection and our Comics Collection. There are beanbags scattered around, as well as armchairs, plants and some of the latest magazines we've received in languages studied across the Faculty. Two of the walls are currently lined with tables displaying an exhibition entitled Green ArchiteXture, based around physical models made to represent literary texts relating to green literature.

]]> 2023-05-01 11:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573632300 See below for some current photos of the Student Room... MMLL_Library https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573634610 Please bear in mind that what we currently have is very much an experimentation, as we intend to redecorate, refurnish and name the room in line with your preferences. Therefore, we need to know what you think we should do with this secluded space within the library, and what features would make you most likely to use it!]]> 2023-05-01 11:56:54 UTC https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573634610 MMLL_Library https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573776623 2023-05-01 14:17:14 UTC https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573776623 MMLL_Library https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573777860 2023-05-01 14:18:06 UTC https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573777860 MMLL_Library https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573778000 2023-05-01 14:18:14 UTC https://padlet.com/MMLL_Library/kfku7w70c5bmtdt2/wish/2573778000