Have you been to the "quiet study area" in the basement where the stairs end? It's pretty quiet... if you can omit the incessant dinging of the gate where everyone scans their badge.... And the wireless power in this room is very poor; I have never gotten above a "fair" signal strength in this room. This room feels like a giant red herring.

Thanks for expressing your concern. We were unaware that it is possible to hear the security gate from the quiet room. We will talk with Facilities and the architects to see if there is a solution to this problem. As always, ear plugs are available at the circulation desk. As for the Internet, IRT recently upgraded the wireless connections here at Hagerty, but unfortunately they are still pretty variable. Honestly, they probably will be until the construction in the building is done this summer, at which point IRT has promised to do another mapping of our building and upgrade the wireless connectivity if needed. Thanks for your patience as we sort these issues out.