Does this mean that alumni HAVE TO LEAVE BY 9PM on any given night because we are NOT CURRENT SFSU STUDENTS?

That’s right. Alumni need to leave Annex I at 9pm, unless they have joined Friends of the Library.

i would really like to know what percentage of the library resources are being used by alumni (is it greater than three percent?). Is it such a strain to allow them access to the annex beyond the regular hours for the general public; and has there been research and estimates completed as to how many in that average percentage would go out of their way to walk to the annex?

if the library is going to limit the primary benefit that members of the sfsu alumni association gives to its previous students, then they need to inform their members/alumni of this new change. it is false and unethical to advertise that alumni have access to that which they do not.

Thank you for your inquiry regarding our access policy for Annex I, and Library access for members of the Alumni Association. The hours of access for alumni and others not currently affiliated with SF State are almost the same as the former Library building hours. We begin checking for current SF State ID’s during evening and weekend hours, the same times that we formerly had only the John F. True Computer Lab (which was limited to current SF State students at all times) and the quiet study area (which had priority access for current students) open for extended hours/24 hours during the regular semesters. In the few weeks Library Annex I has been open, we have had almost full capacity of current students during evening and weekend hours. For the duration of the fall semester, we are keeping our access policy to check for ID cards of currently affiliated San Francisco State University students, faculty and staff after designated hours. However, we will assess this policy as we go forward, and will certainly consider extending after hours access to alumni if we can do so without disadvantaging current students. In the meantime, members of the Alumni Association retain all the Library access privileges they have had in the past, including borrowing privileges and the ability to request books from the closed Library building.

Information about Library Access during the Library expansion and renovation project is available on the Alumni Association Membership Benefits web page (http://www.sfsu.edu/~alumni/membershipbenefits.html) and on the New Library web site: http://www.sfsu.edu/newlibrary/

We’re working on the January hours now, they will be posted soon. From Dec 22 to the 23rd Library Annex 1 will be open 8am – 5pm On the 24th it will close at 12 noon. Library Annex 1 will reopen Friday January 2nd at 8am. Once again the Winter Session hours will be posted shortly.

We know this is a huge problem and have requested that more janitorial service be provided on the weekends.

We are working with the contractor to resolve the heating issues in Library Annex 1. Thanks for letting us know that it is still a problem!

There are restrooms in Library Annex 1.

Yes, there are a lot of plugs for laptop users in the study area. Wireless too. Snacks and beverages are allowed in the study area, but not at the computers.