We
have decided to conduct a trial of a new library food and drink policy which
permits covered soft drinks and cold snack food to be consumed at study desks
in the main library. The rule of bottled water only will remain for the Models
Lab and History Library to protect the important equipment and collections they
hold.
Cups
of tea/coffee with lids and soft drinks in cans/bottles will be permitted but
not alcohol or open cups/glasses of any kind. Cold snack food such as fruit,
nuts, sweets and biscuits will be permitted but not messy, noisy or smelly food
or hot food of any kind. The spirit of the change is that you can nourish your
brain while you study not for the library to be a place to come and eat.
Please
respect the library staff and cooperate if they ask you to remove food or
litter as they will only be doing so in the interests of all library users.
The
trial will start from now and be reviewed at the end of the Easter vacation to
decide whether to continue it into the summer term or not. We would welcome any
feedback, positive or negative, from library users on the trial to inform the
review.
The
most likely reason for the trial to fail is an increase in mess in the library.
We will be providing more waste bins and would encourage you to use them and
keep the library clean and tidy.
Do let us know what you think of the trial...!
