Question:

Pillows/Blankets to borrow

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Pillows/Blankets to borrow
Hi -- could you guys add a few more cushion/pillows or blankets to be available for checkout for students? There are a few black pillows around that I love using for extra back support for long study days, but only a couple so I can't always find them. And blankets, especially with winter coming soon. Thank you!

Answer:

Thank you for the comment. We will purchase some more seat cushions/pillows and put most of them on open reserves as items that float around in the library and maybe add one or two to our collection for checkout. We keep a couple of seat cushions on reserve behind the service desk for checkout but we find that items like this get more use if available throughout the library for students to grab 24/7. The service desk hours are limited. These are more like cushions for sitting and back support and not really pillows. The larger black pillows you mention are meditation mats.

As to blankets, we will consider this. I am not certain how many users would use common blankets and some of us wonder about keeping them clean and related factors in a community setting like the library.