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devin

Quiet reading room. Having lost all o the study space from the upper floor libraries - students need all they can get.

jen

Quiet reading room. I am very concerned that there will not be enough quiet study spaces on campus come fall. The library has already gotten quite full this summer. Study space will be at a premium.

Stephen

Ditto to Devin's comment.

Michelle

Quiet reading room! Groups can study in Starbucks or just about anywhere but it's hard to find a quiet place to study. Thanks for seeking our input!

Franny

A quiet reading room. The study area outside that room can be used as the group study space.

Gayle

Quiet Reading Room because students need that one place they can count on for complete silence, perhaps 24 hrs like before?

Christian

I would appreciate a quiet reading room as sometimes even the normal library isn't quiet enough for intense studying or reading. Groups can find other places to study like the lobbies of residence halls,...

Lydia

Quiet study space. I second Gayle's request, too - the loss of a 24 hour study space is a big loss. It'd be really helpful if the school could make up for losing the all hours study room in the library during construction.

Armella

I agree. A reading room would be the most beneficial to me as it is hard to find quiet space on campus.

vanessa

Quiet reading room would be great. Groups can easily reserve a classroom if they'd like a group study space on campus. Quiet rooms are hard to come by....

Max

Quiet reading room. SU really needs one.

Dave

Quiet reading room

Matt

Please make it a quiet study room, and a 24 hour one. We pay way too much to not be able to access studying facilities 24/7.

Adrian

Quiet reading room. It's one thing that's needed but sometimes hard to find on a college campus. Especially during finals week.

Lorin

Quiet reading room all the way!

sean

I think that we need a quiet study room. Also, will there be any 24 hr spaces to work? The residence halls are already planning to accomodate groups that need to meet.

Amy

As an incoming student, I would say quiet reading room. Nothing will be quiet come Fall.

Dale

A Quiet Reading Room! I would prefer to study with a group in a Apartment or Res Hall Lobby but if I want to go to the library it is for study!

Katie

Quiet reading room for sure!

Hannah

Quiet Reading Room please!

Gwen

I'd love a quiet reading room. I'm a Law student but find myself over in the Interim Library doing work because the Law library lacks quiet space.

Nick Shea

Quiet room, undoubtedly. We are begging for a 24 hour silent study space!

Heather

A quiet reading room. There are plenty of places where a group would be able to work and talk; I'm much more concerned about the amount of quiet space on campus.

Sonia

All of the above, but quiet reading room I suppose. Group study spaces are easier to come by since anything can be turned into one.

julia

I hope we have more quite study places in the library. Right now we have way less than sufficient.

Daniel

A 24 hour reading room. If not 24 hours, at least 6am to 11pm.

Lindsey

Quiet reading space, definitely. I'd certainly appreciate a 24 hour study area, and as others have said, group study spaces are much easier to come by. Silence is valuable.

holly

i would easily prefer a quiet study area. though any place on campus is a decent study space, what i enjoy about libraries is the mandatory silence. keeping the interim library this way would be excellent.

Kristina

Definitely a quiet reading space. I feel like we have other community spaces on campus that cater to group projects. The library is the only place that guarantees silence. Thanks!

Chris

We really need a quite study space as well as private study booths like the ones in the old library.

Morgan Parola

Quiet reading room with computers.

Rachel

Quiet space please!

Tori Hed

please make the space a quiet room!

Kevin Nichols

We definitely need a quiet study room. This is a huge concern for students, especially first year students.

Chrysty

I vote for a group study area. My group has been trying to find a private room for group study and it's very difficult. I think space is at a premium on campus for both. But for me as a theology graduate student, private group space is necessary and unavailable.

Kristen

Thanks, everyone, for sharing your thoughts! I'm one of the librarians and am sharing the results of the poll. When we looked at the comments here and on the big post-it notes actually in the classroom, the "quiet reading room" votes outnumbered the "group study space" votes by a wide margin. So, this room will be designated as a quiet reading room when it's not in use by librarians for instructional sessions or meetings. The library does have six computers with large monitors that are good for groups - and two of those computers are in cubicles that groups tend to like. Also, groups are welcome to work at any of our other study tables or computers. More information soon on other study spots on campus!