Word: lamont
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...Lamont is the library most often used by undergraduates, and with good reason. Its sizeable reserves, quiet study space and group work areas make it an ideal place to get work done. But with its present closing time of 12:45 a.m., Lamont, the latest-open library at Harvard (with the exception of Cabot Science Library during exam periods), kicks out users hours before they finish working. We think that Lamont’s books, reserves, and layout make it the ideal library to be kept open for students through the night...
...argued in the past that Lamont needs to close in time for employees who rely on subway transit home to catch their train. The Red Line subway that passes under Harvard Square, however, closes early enough that the current 12:45 a.m. closing time must still be prohibitively late for library workers who ride it. When Brown University extended the hours of its Rockefeller Library, it found that it could do so by keeping just one security guard and two student clerks working until the library’s new 2 a.m. closing—most employees leave at midnight...
...also argued that budgetary considerations prevent it from keeping Lamont open later. The extra cost of late night staffing and utilities (heat and light) must, however, be miniscule in comparison to the extensive renovations undertaken by HCL in the recent past. As it stands, Harvard students can admire the beautifully re-done Widener reading rooms, out of which they’re kicked at 10 p.m. at the latest, but then must retire to Lamont, which closes just 2 hours later, to keep working. We think it’s time for HCL to make an investment in the wellbeing...
...Lamont is not designed for extended-hours use of the [third] floor,” she says. “The building really can’t be segmented...
...Glazer, who pledged during his campaign to fight for extended library hours, says he will still push for Lamont to stay open later...