Masland Library Blog

How many of you watched the Super Bowl this year? Great! Now, how many of you watched the Super Bowl just for the advertisements? Yup, same here. Out of all of the commercials, my favorite would have to be the Oreo Cookie or Cream library fight because no matter what happened during the fight everyone whispered. 

Whispering in the library is well known as library etiquette but did you know that there are other rules that go along with library etiquette? Rules such as “Don’t knock the library shelves over” and “Don’t try to climb the architecture in the library” but the biggest one of all is “No food or open drink in the library.” I know all of us at a time or two were thinking “Well I am only going to talk to my friend for a minute so I really don’t have to whisper” or “I am so hungry and I have this twenty page paper to write for my class in a half hour, it won’t be a big deal if I bring my turkey dinner into the library.” Okay so maybe that was a bit of an exaggeration but in all seriousness the library is a place of quiet study. 

This semester the library is starting a new campaign and we want YOU to help promote it! It is called the “Shush” campaign and basically we are asking that students help keep the noise level in the library low. Many people come to use the library as a quiet place to study for midterms, write copious amounts of papers, and even sometimes read. If the people in the Oreo commercial can have an all out war and still be quiet I think we at the library can do the same! So just remember keep the noise to a dull roar (or even a little less) and eat your *Oreo’s before you enter. The last question that remains is: Cookie or Cream?

*No Oreo’s were harmed in the making of this blog

~Jenny Dunning

Students come to the library all the time, to work on projects, do some leisure reading, or use the computers. But there are various availabilities that the students don't realize this library has! Our wonderful library has headphones you can rent out! You get them at the front desk, scanning your card for them just like a reserve book. And like a reserve book, you can have them out for two hours! So if you don't have your own headphones, no problem! The library is here to meet your needs.
Something else the library offers is DVDs! If you're looking for an interesting movie to watch over the weekend because your hard work has left you with little homework to do, just check out the library! Star Wars, Pride & Prejudice, The Matrix, and more! Leisurely DVDs as well as scholarly DVDs are available for your viewing. You check them out with your card and can keep them for three days. Now if you don't have anything to do on the wintery weekends, you can check out a movie from the library and settle on your couch with a hot drink to enjoy some well-earned relaxation!
 

One more amenity the library provides is study rooms! You can check out the key to a private study room in the 'quiet zone' (an actual room with a door you can close), by going to the front desk and scanning out a key. You can use these study rooms for two hours at a time. Just remember to lock the door when you leave and bring the key back to the front desk.
Another luxury, aside from the countless books, several computers and tables available, would be the cushioned loveseat and chairs upstairs in the middle walkway connecting the two aisles of books. If you get tired of having to sit in the normal hard-backed chairs, you can go lounge on the cushioned couches and enjoy your reading in a more relaxed manner.

I hope this little overview has helped you to understand more of what your library can have to offer! Just please remember, whenever you are in the library, it is always a good idea to keep your bag/purse/laptop with you at all times! And as much as a snack might sound good while you're studying for hours, please don't bring food into the library. Food brings bugs, and we don't want you to have to worry about bugs when you're trying to study!

~Rachel Krodel