Virtual Meeting Room Space

The library offers virtual meeting room space at no charge to Reading Public Library cardholders 18 years or older. The virtual space is available for Reading non-profit and non-commercial organizations, groups, or individuals that serve the Reading community or are Reading residents.

HOW IT WORKS:

Review the virtual meeting room policy.
Submit a virtual meeting space online reservation.
Receive confirmation of your virtual meeting.
Receive a Zoom link for your meeting.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DETAILS

TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS

ELIGIBILITY

ZOOM AND MEETING HOST INSTRUCTIONS

Fifteen minutes before your meeting’s start time, library staff will start the Zoom meeting. The organization or individual hosting the meeting will be admitted to the meeting by the library staff. To avoid confusion, please use the same name used when reserving the space.
If the organization or individual hosting the meeting does not arrive by the start of the meeting, the meeting may be canceled.
You and the library staff will then review basic Zoom procedures and hosting options.
Library staff then will pass hosting duties to you/your host and leave the meeting.
As host of the virtual meeting space, you have the same options as a participant. However, you have additional abilities, such as determining how participants share their screens, removing and muting participants, and more.
Screen sharing: At the bottom of your screen you will see the green Share Screen button. When you click on that button, you will be prompted to select to share your whole screen or a specific window, including the whiteboard. To stop sharing your screen, click on the red stop button at the top of your screen. The arrow to the right of the Share Screen button gives you Advanced Sharing Options that allow all participants to share their screens.
If you do allow for screen sharing, we recommend you designate the specific people that you would like to be able to screen share as co-hosts and leave the sharing default as Only Host. This option will allow screen sharing only by the co-hosts and you (the host).
Co-hosts: To designate a co-host, click on Participants in the center at the bottom of the window. Hover over the name of the participant that you want to make a co-host and click on More. Then, select Make Co-Host. If you want to remove a co-host at any time, you would follow these same steps and then select Remove Co-Host.
Removing a participant: If you ever need to remove a participant, click on Participants in the center at the bottom of the window. Hover over the name of the participant that you want to remove and click on More. Then, select Remove Participant.
Polling is not an option for this Zoom account.
Staff are unable to provide breakout room instructions. Please review managing breakout rooms in advance.

FINE PRINT

Request Space

rplroomreserv@noblenet.org

Virtual Meeting Room Policy

Available Hours

Monday-Wednesday
10:00am-7:30pm

Thursday
1:00-7:30pm

Friday & Saturday
10:00am-3:30pm

Reservations must be made NO less than one week in advance of the requested meeting date.
Reservations are subject to approval.

HOW IT WORKS:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Available Hours

Monday-Wednesday 10:00am-7:30pm Thursday 1:00-7:30pm Friday & Saturday 10:00am-3:30pm

Monday-Wednesday
10:00am-7:30pm

Thursday
1:00-7:30pm

Friday & Saturday
10:00am-3:30pm