(Jan 18/25) What is Mills policy on quiet study on the second floor in the public desktop PC area? A lady across from me has been participating - and that, very loudly - via speakerphone in a conference call of some sort for some 30 minutes now. Would it not be prudent for the library to require people to use headphones in such situations? This area would be a veritable jungle if all users behaved similarly. Incidentally, I have not confronted her as yet, nor have I as yet brought this matter to the attention of library staff. Please kindly advise. PS: Someone called me on my cell a few minutes ago and I disregarded it out of respect for fellow patrons. I then played back the resultant voicemail later near the elevators. Im a Mac alumnus and this library was much more peaceful 25 years ago!
Answered by: Lynne Serviss (Associate University Librarian, User Services and Community Engagement)