By Carissa Diaz
Staff Writer
Due to pending construction occurring around campus, the third and fourth floors on the north side of the library are no longer the go-to places for students to study.
As of this summer, the floors are completely empty with no desks or chairs for students to sit. This is because the library is the new location for many of the offices that are located in the Small College Complex.
The construction is set to take place spring 2019, between January and February.
This means that all the 16 offices and 18 classrooms in the SCC building will be taken down.
To accommodate the displaced offices, cubicles will be set up to help them continue to provide services to students. One of those offices is the Male Success Alliance.
“They gave us notice early in the year that we would be moving our office in the spring to the library floor,” said Frank Rojas, business major and president of MSA. “That way we would prepare for it.”
Although this sounds as if the issue for the offices are covered, students are worried that it will affect their study time. Some students commute to campus from far away and the library is their place to go in between classes. But with the moving of offices, they are realizing that the library and other spaces might become unavailable.
“I commute from Covina and the third floor is where I usually go,” said Maria Alejandre, sociology major. “During the days, the library is always packed with people and I’m not sure I’m going to find another quiet place.”
Then there are students who live in the dorms. These residents find that the library’s third and fourth floors allow them to have complete quiet and privacy while doing homework, away from roommates and other distractions.
“I live in housing and sometimes it’s a little hard to focus with others around, so the library is where I do most of my studying,” said Emily Palacios, biochemistry major. “I’m just hoping there are available spots when I want to go.”
While students are more worried about the capacity of the library being maxed out, that’s exactly what the library doesn’t want people to be worried about.
“The library is committed to still providing a quiet study space for the students,” said Stephanie Brasley, dean of the library. “We want them to know that the fourth floor on the south side of the library is still open.”
The library plans on providing students with information on posters and the library website to help students find additional spaces for studying.
