• Paper towels
• Pay phone
• Old furniture
• Study carrels'

• What happened to MaBox?
• Where can I get change for the Library printing service?
• Lowering reserve fines

• Why no food or drink in the Library?

More to the point, the budget for the building project included funds for new furniture for the addition but not for the old building once it is renovated. Until we can raise money to buy new furniture for the renovated building, we have to plan to reuse the existing furniture once we re-occupy the old building. We needed to put it somewhere while the renovation occurs and this seemed like a good way to stage the furniture replacement process.

In the meantime, think of the old furniture as recycled and appreciate that, for a little while at least, we're keeping the old stuff out of the landfill and not cutting down trees or skinning helpless vinyls to produce new furniture.

And, uh, we do really want your suggestions. If there is something that's not working and we can fix it, we'll try. Every do-able suggestion is passed onto the person or department involved. That's the sincere answer, really.

On the other hand, we assume that library users are savvy enough to understand the nature of a suggestion box, that there may be reasons--good, bad or inevitable--that things are the way they are, or that for every person that says "it's too cold" there is another who writes, "it's too hot." Sometimes it's just a place to vent.

Slug Copy Card dispensers only accept bills -- $1 to purchase a card and $1, $2, $5, $10, & $20 bills to add value -- and do not give change. Now you also can add value to cards with bills and coins using the card readers connected to copiers.

We have tried, unsuccessfully, to get change machines that will dispense paper dollars. Until we can find some other way around the problem, you'll need to bring $1 bills when you come to the Library to be sure to be able to print.

1) Library fine rates are not arbitrary, but carefully regulated with outside involvement overseeing how charges are set.

2) Fines are meant to help motivate users to return items on-time. This is especially crucial with high-use, course-critical reserves materials. In that sense, reducing fines would be counterproductive and would hurt other users who would not be able to use items if they aren't returned on time.

3) The amount of fines is irrelevant to those (the vast majority) who manage to return items on time. Borrowers have ultimate control over how much they have to pay.

4) If you believe you are being billed by mistake (i.e., you believe you returned the item on time) or when you were late due to circumstances beyond your control, there is an appeal process available.