Building Accessibility: Branch Libraries
Accessible entrances to the Geology building are the museum entrance at the southeast corner (when the museum is open). The west
entrance to the Earth Sciences building via sloped sidewalk and power-activated doors
provides access to the atrium connecting Earth Sciences to the Geology building. The
Geology Library does not have an elevator. Library staff will retrieve items as needed.
The Learning Resource Center is on the second floor of the College of Education building (Room 222). The southwest
entrance (off of Prexy's Pasture) has a ramp and power-activated door. The north entrance
near the Education Annex has a power-activated door. The elevator to access the second
floor is near the north entrance; accessible restrooms are near the southwest entrance.
Neither the Geology or College of Education buildings have all-gender or family restrooms.
The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion maintain a list of all unisex and family restrooms on campus. In addition, single-use family/gender-neutral restrooms can be found at these locations.
University Disability Support Services also maintains information about building accessibility
at UW. Please see their Building Accessibility Guide for additional information about the buildings where branch libraries are located.
For additional support at our other branches and spaces, please contact the Help Desk
or the branches/spaces directly.
Parking, Event Accommodations & Service Animals
Any student, faculty or staff with a temporary or permanent state disability placard
is eligible to purchase a disability parking permit. A state placard or proof of a
disability license plate must be presented to Transportation Services as verification.
A university Disability or Temporary Disability permit, in conjunction with a state
disability placard or disability license plate, allows a vehicle to park in accessible,
Gold, Brown, Orange, Red, Purple, or Green spaces.
- The east side of the Wyoming Union, north of Coe Library (closest accessible parking
to the entrance)
- Designated accessible permit spaces on 13th St., west end of Coe Library
- Cooper House lot south of Coe Library, 14th and Ivinson
- Ivinson Parking Garage (between 10th & 11th on Ivinson)
- Lot north of the Education Building. (off Lewis St., near 15th)
- Lot north of Geology and Engineering buildings (off Lewis St. near 11th St.)
See a parking map and more information about accessible parking and obtaining permits from Transit and Parking Services.
Options for visitors include:
- Accessible spaces on the east side of the Wyoming Union, at 13th & Ivinson (Knight
Hall loop), and the Cooper House parking. Some accessible spaces require both a state
disability placard and a UW permit. See Transit and Parking Services website on accessible parking for more information.
- Free remote parking south of campus at 15th and Spring Creek and east of campus at
30th and Willett. Express shuttles equipped with wheelchair lifts and tie-downs run
every 6-8 minutes (weekdays during the academic year). Shuttle stop is near Coe Library.
- After 5 p.m. and on weekends, permit parking is not enforced in lots by Coe Library
and the Geology Library (including the Cooper lot and Ivinson parking garage). Parking
in designated accessible spaces is enforced at all times. See UW parking regulations for additional information.
Please see Transpark pages for parking maps, shuttle information, and paratransit services.
Event Accommodations
If students, faculty, staff, or community members need accommodations for attending
events hosted by UW Libraries, please contact the Libraries Dean's Office for reasonable requests made in a timely manner.
Service Animals
UW Libraries welcome persons with disabilities accompanied by their service animal,
in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). A service animal is
defined as a dog or miniature horse that has been individually trained to perform
work or tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability. ADA protections
do not apply to emotional support animals in public spaces, even if the owner has
been granted accommodation in University or other housing under the Fair Housing Act.
Individuals with non-service animals will be asked to remove those animals from the
library. Animals who are not trained as service animals can pose risks to service
animals and the individuals who rely on them, as well as other library users. Library
personnel may also ask any individual with a service animal that causes physical damage
or threatens the safety of others to remove the animal from the library, in accordance
with university policy and ADA regulations.
For questions or concerns about policies or regulations regarding service or emotional
support animals, please contact University Disability Support Services.
