Please wipe down the keyboards; they are getting greasy and nasty.

Thanks for letting us know. We clean the computers and keyboards regularly, but they do get gunky between their baths. We will check on them soon. Meanwhile, if you need a cleaner keyboard, please visit the reference desk for a cleansing cloth.

There should be more paper recycling bins!

Good point. You can never have too much of a good thing. I’ve made some calls around the library, and we’re on the case. Thanks for the good idea.

I am not really sure why there is the no food policy throughout the library. Yes, it can cause messes, but 99% of the time student are careful and cleanup after themselves. You cannot honestly say that an hoagie from the lunch truck is detrimental to the library in any shape or form.

Thanks for writing. The food policy is written in such a way as to be lenient, but not overly lax. In fact, we did try doing away with the food policy completely a couple of years ago, and we paid the price with a spike in litter, garbage, and varmints. The Drexel buildings that allow any type of food are also equipped with the staff to deal with the resulting mess. Hagerty Library is not set up with that kind of staff. Even with our current policy and our efforts to enforce it, library staff continually find themselves cleaning up left-behind food messes. There is no one in the library whose job it is to do this.

We are duty bound to protect the people who use the library and also the books, DVDs, and other resources within the building. That protection includes attention to cleanliness.

Here are a few places on our website that might answer some questions regarding Hagerty’s food policy :

http://www.library.drexel.edu/about/foodanddrink.html

http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/librarylog/?tag=food

http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/thesuggestionbox/?tag=food

The new study sections on the second floor are nice, but they were also useful before with computers and scanners. Please bring back the scanners; the one on the ground floor is singular and difficult to operate.

Thanks for writing. I’m glad you like the new study spaces. We like them too. To accommodate the reduction in computers and scanners on the second floor, we’ve added more computers and scanners on Hagerty’s lower level. The scanners on the lower level are the type that were on the second floor. If you are having trouble with the scanner on the main level, please ask for help at the reference desk.