Maroon Opinions

What Part of "No Food" Don't You Understand?

Can nothing be done about the eating that seems to go everywhere within the library--in the stacks, in the reading rooms, in the group study rooms? I was reading microfilm today on the 3rd floor and the student next to to me worked his way through pizza, yogurt, and an apple. Its disgusting and distracting. I counted 15 people one the 3rd floor alone at around 3 p.m.!

Judging from the amount of empty bags and wrappers, the Library's prohibition against food gets contravened several times a day. (Unless someone is constructing a collage out of Cheetos.)

Unfortunately, there's very little library staff can do to prevent food from being consumed, especially on a Sunday afternoon when minimal staff are present in the building. However, if you notice someone eating egregious amounts of food (pizza qualifies as "egregious," in our opinion), and they've refused to stop eating when asked, please feel free to notify the nearest library staff member.

Noise on the Second Floor

Please enforce the noise level of Quiet Zones. Especially the second floor's west wing during late hours are quite noisy with large groups. They are very disturbing to those who are studying. Thank you.

Unfortunately during late evenings (after 5pm) we have a limited number of staff on duty, and none on the second floor. However, I've found that people respond quite well to a polite request to be quiet; I would encourage you to make such a request of nearby patrons if they are being noisy.

If you find patrons ignoring your request, please feel free to contact the Circulation supervisor on the first floor and inform him/her of the problem.

Books as Monitor Stands?

At a computer on the second floor in Regenstein,  I noticed a book is placed under the base of the monitor to adjust the height. I wonder if the book is still part of the collection, and if so, it should be put back to the shelf.

Indeed, the book still forms part of the Library's collections, and readers of Geografía de la provincia de San Luis will be happy to know volume 2 is on its way back to the F's.

Readers: while the Suggestions Office appreciates the utility of the codex format (can your Kindle do this? We didn't think so!), we ask that patrons using books as monitor stands, mousepads, etc. kindly return them to the pickup shelves after use.