A crowd gathered in front of
the Utah State Merrill-Cazier Library waiting for the doors to open at 6 p.m. on
Monday. The library, which normally begins letting students in at 7 a.m.,
opened late due to Presidents Day.
"I came right at six
and there were 30 people waiting outside," said Solomon Anderson, a junior
at USU. "I actually came up here this morning and the doors were locked.
It was the dumbest thing."
“I didn’t really care that
it opened at six because I had access to the engineering building,” said James
Gardner, a student at USU. “However, I am glad it was closed because I think
the employees deserve a break too. After all, it is a holiday.”
Kate Cecotti, a circulation
desk employee at the library, said the sensor gates near the entrance of the
building show that most students who utilize the library on holidays come in
the evening.
“There wasn’t much traffic
before six, that’s why the decision was made to open at that time,” Cecotti
said. “It costs money to open the library and there has to be enough students
to make it worth the time and money. That’s why the library closes early on
Friday evening.”
Over 1,500 students use the
library during normal operating hours each day.
"I was surprised it was
open at all," said sophomore Nate Burton. "This is a federal holiday
and there are other places to study. Not a lot of students are here at that
time.”
Nikki VanLith, Janessa
Knowles, Claire Hubbard, LeAnn Fox, Alex Taylor and Logan Jones contributed to
this report.
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