Spring Break
Library offers new 'points of interest'
MEGHAN PITTMAN For The Red & Black
Issue date: 9/11/07 Section: Variety
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With eight floors of books, it is a valuable resource and haven for the studious.
"I go on Fridays in between two classes to eat and study," said Haley Crain, a freshman from Canton. "It's usually quiet."
Apart from the many types of references found at most libraries, the library offers many alternative points of interest.
The exhibits found at both the Hargrett Library and the Richard B. Russell Library make it possible for students to make the library a place for more than just studying.
The first floor contains computer labs and reading rooms where students are able to relax and catch a break from the social atmosphere of dorm rooms or homes.
'Tween The Pages, a cafeteria-style room with tables and chairs, is a small place where students can use Bulldog Bucks for snacks while surfing the Internet on their laptops.
On the third floor is the "Curiouser and Curiouser" exhibit, where rare drawings of Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking Glass" can be found.
Ashley Bene, a freshman from Woodstock, works in the library for the Georgia Newspaper Project.
"My favorite part of the library would be the skin book exhibit," Bene said.
This book, bound with human skin, is part of the Hargrett Library, also on the third floor.
The Richard B. Russell Library showcases exclusive documents of Georgia and national politics.
Popular among students, the seventh floor has all books and collections of art, music and film.
Students can watch anything ranging from old black and white films or the "Gilmore Girls" for up to two hours.
The window situated in the corner of rows and rows of books is where many students have found shelter. Here, people can see all of the campus from an amazing vantage point.
The library proven itself as a place filled with information and a resting place for rare and interesting artifacts.
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