All-day study fests don’t have to end with classes: Students can study in campus libraries through May 4.
Library West will remain open 24 hours a day until May 4, when it will close at 6 p.m.
Marston Science Library will have extended hours, too.
The hours started Sunday.
Marston will stay open from 8 a.m. to 4 a.m. until May 2. On May 3, it will stay open from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. and on May 4 it will stay open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
This is the first time Library West will stay open 24 hours a day during final exams.
In previous semesters, the library was open until 4 a.m. and then closed for a few hours, said Patrick Reakes, chairman of Library West.
He said it didn’t make sense to close the library when the early-morning time is busy.
“It just seemed to make sense for the students,” he said.
Library West has had extended hours all semester.
The traffic throughout the semester has been consistent, Reakes said.
He said last week about 300 people were in the building at 2 a.m., 200 were at 3 a.m. and 125 were there at 4 a.m.
Library Spokeswoman Barbara Hood said she expects traffic to increase this week.
Contact Samantha Shavell at sshavell@alligator.org.
