You wrote:
Blinds for the rooms that are booked out, too bright otherwise.
Duly noted; you are not the first to make this comment. Unfortunately, this will have to wait until the new fiscal year (May 2012) since the budget for the building has been exhausted.
Enforce that this is a library, as I feel it is too loud and social, it should be a place of quiet for students to study, not for social gatherings.
This is a tricky question, the responses to which we are trying to balance during our first year in the building. For those who want quiet places to study, we have the 3rd floor Rotary Club of North Bay Silent Study area (L307), with seats for 72 people, and the 2nd floor Thomson Family / Assante Wealth Management Reading Room (L210), also with seats for 72 people. There are also a few individual study spots on the 2nd and 3rd floors that are deliberately located in quiet areas. Over the years, we have had many requests for more group study areas (sometimes referred to as "social learning"), and we have tried to meet those requests on the 1st and 2nd floors.
Not enough resources in the catalogue (books and e-books)
Also noted. We are acutely aware of the limited collections that we have and every year we request additional funding to bring us in line with our peers. So far, neither the college nor the university has found the money to beef up our collections. Rest assured that we will continue to press for funds in our budget submissions.
The biggest thing is that it's too loud in here.
Thank you for your time.
Again, I would encourage you to use the Silent Study area or the large Reading Room for the quietest study areas in the building.
Brian Nettlefold
Executive Director, Libraries
