(Sep 27/13) Please extend the closing time to 1:00a.m. (I am open to working the extra hours). Prohibit students from coming in with food. The smell can have a distracting effect on other students.
Library response: Thank you for your written submission that was left in our Library suggestion box. Budget, staffing, & gate count numbers do not allow us to be open until 1:00 a.m. each night however currently there are extended hours available at the Mills Learning Commons. Please see this link to the hours:
http://library.mcmaster.ca/hours-info
The Mills Learning Commons is currently open until 2:00 a.m. then moves to 24/5 on Oct. 20th and then 24/7 during exams. We're sorry to hear that food smells are distracting. Eating is permitted in Innis Library however we can revisit & review this policy. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Thank you for your comments & if there's anything else we can help you with please do not hestiate to talk to one of the staff members at the Library Services desk. (Sep 27/13)
Answered by: Ann Pearce (Supervisor, Information Services, Innis Library)
The Mills Learning Commons is currently open until 2:00 a.m. then moves to 24/5 on Oct. 20th and then 24/7 during exams. We're sorry to hear that food smells are distracting. Eating is permitted in Innis Library however we can revisit & review this policy. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Thank you for your comments & if there's anything else we can help you with please do not hestiate to talk to one of the staff members at the Library Services desk. (Sep 27/13)
Answered by: Ann Pearce (Supervisor, Information Services, Innis Library)
Follow-up Comments:
I totally agree with this. There are many people complaining about other people eating in the library. This is not allowed in many important libraries. I think the policy should be reviewed and hopefully changed. (2023-10-03)