Students and Finals

There are some plans underway for the library to help students over the next few weeks as we enter the exam period.

The Outreach Committee is holding a Wii De-Stress event on the first Reading Day (12/13). Jackie is lending us her own Wii gaming system and students can relax and have some fun in the Multimedia Viewing Room 101.

Each night before an exam day the library will be open 24/7. Public Safety officers will staff a desk near the door closest to the Circulation Desk and check IDs when our usual staff leaves (1 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.) They will also be able to view the security monitor to scan the building and make sure that everyone is safe. Of course, computer lab 250 and the cafe are open 24/7 as usual. We tried this for the first time last spring and over 600 students took advantage of our extended hours.

Beginning Friday, Dec. 14, the library is offering free tea and coffee daily at 4 and 8 p.m. in the cafe. I worked with the food service contract administrator, who supports our efforts, and the food service is providing this for us at cost which is a huge help in budgeting.

I work with a representative from FUSA who sits on their Academic Senate and they asked for both the coffee and the 24/7 access again. They consider both to be extremely valuable to students. That's in line with grateful comments students made to library and Public Safety staff.