It’s hard for me to believe, but the library has just completed its second year of 24/7. The good news is that there has been very little property crime and no assaults. Students love having the library available any time they want it, and the gate count (number of people entering the library) shows it: The two big jumps reflect the renovation of the main floor to bring in the Center for Teaching and Learning in 2011 and 24/7 opening starting in 2014. My assessment: 24/7 … [Read more...]
Late Nights at Little Library
December 3, 2014 By
This semester has been the first in the history of E.H. Little Library that we have stayed open all night, after the staff leave the building. We have been very pleased that the students using the building overnight have been very respectful and we have found the building just as clean when opening back up each morning as we did when no one was here overnight. We were a bit concerned about the new classroom on the ground floor (old 24 hour room) taking too much time to clean up before classes … [Read more...]