FAQ

We do not have a public printer at the Discovery Park Library.  You will need to print at the General Access Lab next door to the library.

We do not have a public copier at the Discovery Park Library.  There is a public copier at the mail/copy room across the hall from the library and we have a scanner available for public use.

Yes, we do have a public scanner at the Discovery Park Library.  The public scanner is located across from the reference desk.

The Discovery Park campus is located 4.5 miles north of the main UNT Campus.  There are two rooms in the Discovery Park facility that provide library services:

• The Discovery Park Library is located in Room B112 and provides reference assistance and houses the reference collection, print journals, multimedia learning center, and group study areas.
  
• The Discovery Park Book Collection in Room M130 houses the library collection, bound periodicals, and reserves.

The current hours for the Discovery Park Library are Monday - Thursday, 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM and Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM.  For additional information, including announcements and holiday hours, see the Discovery Park Library Hours page.  

For winter intercession and Maymester/Summer hours, see here.

Looking for the hours of the Discovery Park Book Collection, located in Room M130?  See the Discovery Park Circulation Hours page.

Please use your cell phone outside the library. There is a telephone for public use near the main entrance to the Discovery Park.  Emergency phones are available near the parking lots.

The Library encourages you to use the benches and tables found throughout the Discovery Park campus for enjoying meals and study breaks. Vending areas are located in various areas throughout the Discovery Park facilities and the Park Place Market. Please dispose of trash in containers located outside the library.

• Food and beverages are prohibited in B135, the Library Instruction & Computer Classroom.

• Beverages in covered, spill-proof containers are permitted in the main study areas of the library.

• Acceptable food items for consumption within the library are those that will not disturb other users or leave crumbs or sticky residues. Examples of acceptable foods are vending machine type candy, chips, snacks, or similar items. Unacceptable food items include fast food, sack lunches, complete meals, glazed donuts, aromatic food, or similar items.

Three study areas, located to the left of the current journals, are designated for group work/projects. Each area is equipped with a computer, dry-erase whiteboard and a table and chairs for 7 people. Group work is often noisy work; these study areas are located away from other library users, but we still appreciate your efforts to limit disruptions.

Additionally, the Learning Center, B135, is designated a "quiet area" and is reserved for individual study unless the room is scheduled for library instruction. Quiet conversations are appropriate for the main areas of the library including the Internet tables, the casual seating near the main door, and the reference desk area.

The Learning Center, B135, is designated a "quiet area" and is reserved for individual study unless the room is scheduled for library instruction. Quiet conversations are appropriate for the main areas of the library including the Internet tables, the casual seating near the main door, and the reference desk area. 

For more information, please read the Noise Policy for specific areas that meet your needs.

To better serve the students and staff at UNT and the Discovery Park campus, Parking Services will be staffing the Discovery Park information booth from 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday.  Dedicated staff will issue visitor parking permits to non-students, staff, and faculty with a picture ID that request them and have not already acquired their two free visitor parking permits for the academic school year.

Non-students, staff, and faculty that have already acquired their two free visitor parking permits and without a valid UNT parking permit,  may purchase a permit from the Parking Office at 1700 Wilshire Street or pay to park at the parking meters.

Departments may purchase visitor parking permits in bulk and in advance at the Parking Office for $4.00 per permit.  These are scratch off technology and only valid for 1-day parking pass.  Temporary parking permits for a longer duration are also available and can be purchased for $4.00 a day, $20.00 per week, or $35.00 for two weeks.

For further information, please contact the Parking office at (940) 565-3020 or at www.unt.edu/parking.