Kicking off the 2026-27 school year, OSU Libraries hosted its annual House Party event on Aug. 13. Attendees played trivia, video games and learned about OSU Libraries’ resources. Since the fall semester started, the Library has experienced high demand for its circulation items and study rooms. Here are checkout and usage statistics from Aug. 17 to Aug. 28. 

822 study room reservations 

81 Creative Studios rooms booked 

81 3D printing projects completed in Creative Studios 

1,106 checkouts at the Circulation laptop desk 

Calculators circulated over 70 times 

Noise-canceling headphones circulated over 30 times 

60 books checked out from Relax and Read 

Print textbooks circulated 68 times 

For more checkout, renew and request information, visit here. 

Check out photos from House Party and the start of the semester below.