Unfortunately, during the day, the parking lots near the bookstore are employee only lots. If you are shopping before 5:30pm, you will need to use a general pay lot like lot 17 or 18 near Brotman Hall and the Student Health Center. After 5:30 pm, students are allowed in most of the employee lots. Signs are posted on each lot. Soon the university will be renaming and renumbering all the parking lots. After Fall 2017 the lot numbers I reference will have different names, however, the use of the various parking lots will remain unchanged.
There are pay parking spaces in most of the parking lots; the South and West lots are closer to the bookstore.
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