Ex Libris closing during interim

I find it baffling that eX Libris will be closed from 8/29-9/29.

We feel your pain. The Suggestions Office staff regularly patronize eX Libris, the coffee shop in the basement of the Reg, and wonder how we'll survive an entire month without the peculiar blend of music, coffee, and flourescent lighting. (Sorry Reynolds Club, things just aren't the same across the street.)

Despite being inside the Reg,  eX Libris is not administratively "owned" by the Library. Instead, the shop belongs to a division of ORCSA, the Office of the Reynolds Club and Student Activities. For various reasons, ORCSA demands that the coffee shops break even or show a profit. 

While the shop does OK during the academic year, it doesn't generate enough revenue to cover summers and interim -- and this summer the shop has reported a significant loss every month. With many students getting away from campus in between Summer and Fall Quarters, the shop's managers could not justify staying open during this time. Thus our need to venture outside the Reg for a cup of joe -- until Tuesday of first week.