Penfield Library's Lake Effect Café (the room) is open to the public whenever the library is open. College departments, committees, and officially recognized organizations are welcome to reserve use, subject to the following guidelines:

Accommodations

• Group Reservations (maximum 70 people) are available Monday - Friday only. 24 hours notice is required.
• The “Starbucks” operation in the café, open to the public, sets its own hours and will not close for exclusive use of the facility. Groups using the room during serving hours agree to admit anyone who wishes to purchase food & drink and/or use the room for study.
• Alcohol is not part of the mix while the café is open. Alcohol is considered only when groups have exclusive use of the room and is subject to guidelines from campus catering and the College Policy on Use of Alcoholic Beverages(section 5.9 of Faculty & Staff Handbook)(.pdf file)
• Exclusive use of the room is available only when Starbucks is closed.
• Groups must provide their own publicity for events.
• Major rearrangement of furniture is not permitted. The room must be left the way it was before you arrive.
• Sound systems for musical amplification are not permitted.
• The room is currently not wired for computer-assisted presentations. Technology needs must be discussed in advance with the library administrator who confirms your group’s use of the room.

Hours

• The café is generally available only when the library is open. Library Hours will not be extended to accommodate café events. The library director must approve all exceptions. Charges may apply.
• Library Hours
• Lake Effect Café Hours

Food & Drink Service

• Groups must purchase their food & drink at the Starbucks counter or arrange for catering through Auxiliary Services. Outside catering and home cooked food is not permitted.
• Covered drinks are permitted throughout the library. Food must be consumed in the café or the 24-hour room.

Contacts

• To make reservations, please submit an online Café Reservation Form. If you have questions, call Library Administration at 312-3554 or 312-4232 or e-mail refdesk@oswego.edu.
• To arrange for coffee/snack service or catering, call 312-2992 as soon as café booking confirmation is received to ensure service is available on requested date.
• If you have publicity posters advertising your event, please forward them to the Library Administration Office at Penfield Library or e-mail them to refdesk@oswego.edu.