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Bass Library to open 24 hours this weekend

Staff Reporter
Published Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Yalies who prefer the underground to their college libraries will once again have the opportunity to hole up in Bass Library for a solid 65 hours as exams approach, as the Yale University Library announced today that Bass will remain open from 10 a.m. on Saturday to 3 a.m. Tuesday.

Associate University Librarian Danuta Nitecki said that the 24-hour schedule is once again "an experiment" and that the library will revisit the issue again next year to determine whether to make it an annual event. The Bass Library first offered 24-hour access during exams last spring but Nitecki said...

#1 By 5:32p.m. on April 29, 2009

it is ridiculous that the library isn't open 24/7 all year. is this a top ivy league school or is that a different yale that i heard about?

#2 By Bob Stein 2:42a.m. on April 30, 2009

Residential college libraries are always 24/7 which kind of makes the need for Bass being 24/7 not as dire.

Don't get me wrong, it's great that Bass is opening late for exam time but I think it's unrealistic to expect that it be open 24/7 FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.

#3 By 3:54a.m. on April 30, 2009

feeling arrogant and entitled, are we?

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