The Student Government program that extended Library West's operating hours during final exams could become a finals-week fixture if UF's library administration is satisfied with the results.
The program extended the library's closing hour to 4 a.m. from Dec. 1 to Dec. 13. During that time, about 36 percent more students used Library West than during normal operating hours, according to data from the library.
Kevin Reilly, Student Senate president, will meet with Judith Russell, dean of university libraries, within a few weeks to decide if the extension was successful enough to continue.
If they decide to keep the program, Reilly said they'd discuss how to improve it and possibly expand the later closing time to other libraries on campus.
"The more options we have the better," he said.
Reilly said he would like to eventually keep the library open 24 hours a day during final exams.
"People need to study, and for better or worse people are pulling all-nighters," Reilly said. "I think having a place on campus where people can do that is tremendously important."
The library is regularly open until 1 a.m. from Sunday to Thursday, 10 p.m. on Friday and 6 p.m. on Saturday.
