After the initial visit to the Science Library, I examined the library a week later at approximately the same time, along with a Tuesday and Thursday before a mid-day class change. On both Sundays, there were only a few soles that came since most would try to savor the last bit of their weekend before classes started the next day. With less people, the physical attributes and sounds came to life. The area was extremely clean. Small, black, rectangular trash cans were equally spaced among the computers while a recycling bin with a green top and blue body. There was a smell of hand sanitizer and computers that had been running a bit too long. As mentioned in the first observation, the Science Library seemed quite modern or redecorated due to its earth-tone décor and a few diagonally placed ceiling lights with unusual curvature towards the middle. Stiff carpet aligned the floor, possibly hinting as the lack of people that might visit or its constant upkeep. There were many entrances and exits that connected to the area I was located. Anyone could pop out and scare someone, but the areas they came from were probably not easily accessible from another area since these doors rarely opened. The floor below and above were for employees, which may have explained the constant closing noises of the doors on different floors; this caused slight paranoia since it was late at night. Every now and then, there would be a ventilating noise of the water fountain or flushing of toilets in the bathroom behind me if someone managed to sneak in without my noticing. There were two square windows with corresponding doors with dark rooms. I wasn’t sure what was in there, but I wasn’t sure what would happen if I tried to find out. Being in the Science Library at night slightly seemed like being in a horror movie. Compared to Sunday night and a weekday, the Science Library had a different personality. The area is fairly popular while class is in session to serve as an area to do homework or research, talk with friends, or surf Facebook. As fifty minutes after the hour approached, the sound of shuffling papers and zipping backpacks amplified. Conversations were usually kept brief in compliance with the golden rule of library attendance. The slim glimpse of conversation that was caught in the air was about midterms, Spring Break, or personal anecdotes. A screen saver on one of the computer monitors read “Windows Vista”. The library hadn’t switched over to Windows 7 as of yet. Contrasting between the Tuesday and the Thursday, there were significantly less people. The Thursday was much warmer than the Tuesday and students may have had less reason to go to the Science Library so close to the weekend. There was a constant ping of the elevator arriving on the floor. Most of the people would take a moment out of what they were doing to briefly observe the new visitor. There was a librarian on both days rushing around entering, exiting, locking and unlocking the mysterious doors that lead to places unknown. The two square windows with corresponding doors were luminous with light. A girl studying could be seen and a projector on the ceiling; thus, the rooms were most likely private study rooms. The Science Library is a cleaner, quieter, more comfortable atmosphere compared to the Young Library. We hardly ever try to take time to notice what is around us. This assignment was helpful in describing an unnoticed area and giving it life and being more aware of one’s surroundings.
After the initial visit to the Science Library, I examined the library a week later at approximately the same time, along with a Tuesday and Thursday before a mid-day class change. On both Sundays, there were only a few soles that came since most would try to savor the last bit of their weekend before classes started the next day. With less people, the physical attributes and sounds came to life. The area was extremely clean. Small, black, rectangular trash cans were equally spaced among the computers while a recycling bin with a green top and blue body. There was a smell of hand sanitizer and computers that had been running a bit too long. As mentioned in the first observation, the Science Library seemed quite modern or redecorated due to its earth-tone décor and a few diagonally placed ceiling lights with unusual curvature towards the middle. Stiff carpet aligned the floor, possibly hinting as the lack of people that might visit or its constant upkeep. There were many entrances and exits that connected to the area I was located. Anyone could pop out and scare someone, but the areas they came from were probably not easily accessible from another area since these doors rarely opened. The floor below and above were for employees, which may have explained the constant closing noises of the doors on different floors; this caused slight paranoia since it was late at night. Every now and then, there would be a ventilating noise of the water fountain or flushing of toilets in the bathroom behind me if someone managed to sneak in without my noticing. There were two square windows with corresponding doors with dark rooms. I wasn’t sure what was in there, but I wasn’t sure what would happen if I tried to find out. Being in the Science Library at night slightly seemed like being in a horror movie.
ReplyDeleteCompared to Sunday night and a weekday, the Science Library had a different personality. The area is fairly popular while class is in session to serve as an area to do homework or research, talk with friends, or surf Facebook. As fifty minutes after the hour approached, the sound of shuffling papers and zipping backpacks amplified. Conversations were usually kept brief in compliance with the golden rule of library attendance. The slim glimpse of conversation that was caught in the air was about midterms, Spring Break, or personal anecdotes. A screen saver on one of the computer monitors read “Windows Vista”. The library hadn’t switched over to Windows 7 as of yet. Contrasting between the Tuesday and the Thursday, there were significantly less people. The Thursday was much warmer than the Tuesday and students may have had less reason to go to the Science Library so close to the weekend. There was a constant ping of the elevator arriving on the floor. Most of the people would take a moment out of what they were doing to briefly observe the new visitor. There was a librarian on both days rushing around entering, exiting, locking and unlocking the mysterious doors that lead to places unknown. The two square windows with corresponding doors were luminous with light. A girl studying could be seen and a projector on the ceiling; thus, the rooms were most likely private study rooms.
The Science Library is a cleaner, quieter, more comfortable atmosphere compared to the Young Library. We hardly ever try to take time to notice what is around us. This assignment was helpful in describing an unnoticed area and giving it life and being more aware of one’s surroundings.