When the Cal State L.A. library was forced to close its doors by 8 p.m. every night because of budget cuts, students got creative. On tables outside the library doors, students plugged in laptops, a copy machine, a printer — even a coffee maker, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Stephanie Velasquez and her friend Karla Chitay showed up to the library too late but found refuge at what they call the “People’s Library.”
“We came to the library straight from class and when we found it closed, we were like ‘oh no, what are we going to do,'” Velasquez told the Times. “We wanted to study together but we live on opposite sides of town and needed a space. This is great.”
The Times reports:
The library also cut full-time equivalent student assistant positions from 19 to 11 and canceled subscriptions to more than 400 print journals and 10 databases. The decision to close the library at 8 p.m. rather than 10 p.m. came after it was found that fewer students used it after 7 p.m. The library now also closes on Sundays but remains open on Saturdays.
