New Quiet Study

A Welcoming Environment for Independent Study: Students Ask, the Library Delivers

In any new or remodeled building users and occupants discover things that may not be quite right; there always are tweaks and adjustments that we discover after the construction crew has left. The LAC Library is no exception. Today’s library must be able to accommodate both students that need spaces for collaborative group study and students who need an environment that is conducive to quiet, distraction free study.

LBCC students told us that most of the study areas in the newly remodeled LAC Library were too near service desks, offices, and group study rooms to insure that they could become quiet spaces. Responding to those valid concerns, the library has reconfigured its book shelving and created a new study area designed with that need in mind. As these photos show, it’s a place that’s bright, open, and inviting, but it’s also where one can be reasonably confident that her/his concentration won’t be disturbed.

Visit the LAC Library to see this improvement firsthand, and watch for more “tweaks and adjustments” to make the library even more welcoming for its student and faculty customers.

For more information contact: Dele Ukwu,
Library Department Head dukwu@lbcc.edu