The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/library/)
Cornell will commit $100,000 to the Tompkins County Public Library, further bolstering its decades long commitment to the local library, the University announced in Jan. 8 press release.
As anyone who has let a library deadline fly by or misplaced a book may know, library fines are no joke. According to Tobi Hines, Head of Operations and Outreach for Mann Library, library fines are in place as an incentive to get students to return high-demand items.
For the past year, Olin and Uris have gone through other renovations. In January, Uris Library’s 24-hour study space the Cocktail Lounge closed to undergo major renovations in seating, lighting, bathrooms and technology. The study space reopened in August. This had been the first time in 17 years that the Cocktail Lounge had a significant makeover.
According to Smith, studying material over extended periods of time in various settings will ingrain the content into the mind as it has been seen in several different contexts, giving one more ways to access the information.
The accused thief had previously eluded the CUPD, which has been investigating a slew of larcenies reported at central campus libraries for some time. Among the items reported stolen included several credit cards, laptop computers and other property.
There are two seasons at Cornell — winter and construction. As the former gradually leaves Ithaca, the latter is also coming to a close for the Cocktail Lounge and the Fine Arts Library this summer.
Most classes at Cornell end by 4:30 p.m., but the lights in academic buildings sometimes stay on until midnight, even when not in use — potentially costing the university up to $60,000 each year, a 2010 report found. Several efforts have been taken to alleviate the electricity waste.
Even with the Cocktail Lounge unavailable, there are other locations on campus for students to pull all-nighters.
Over 125 years of Cornell athletics history sits on the shelves of Associate Director of Athletics for Communications Jeremy Hartigan’s office in Schoellkopf House.
To keep the gates warm, Cornell students can crochet or knit covers at Olin, Mann, Math and Vet Libraries when they need to take a break from studying.