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Next, we surveyed the library staff. Initially, there was some trouble acquiring staff that were able and willing to take the survey. But, with a little time and some asking around we were able to find 9 staff that were able to take the survey. Here are the positions of some of the people who took the survey. As you can see, there are a variety of staff that were willing to take a survey. After that, we asked four questions; how difficult would it be to staff the library overnight, how many students do you assist in a given day, are there a large number of students in the late evening and night hours, and are you interested in opening the library for 24-hours? The results have been put into charts. In conclusion and based on the results of surveying the library staff, having a library open for 24 hours a day could potentially
be very difficult. This is because most of the responses were that it was extremely difficult to staff the library overnight. On the other hand, there could be some benefits. There are potentially a lot of students that are in the
library during the closing hours. But, with all the data in mind, I think it is safe to say that maybe opening the library for 24 hours is not in CWU’s best interest.