{"id":86710,"date":"2025-12-08T22:18:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T22:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/86710\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T22:18:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T22:18:20","slug":"fresno-state-library-will-be-open-24-7-for-finals-week-the-collegian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/86710\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno State Library will be open 24\/7 for finals week \u2013 The Collegian"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Fresno State Library<\/a> will adjust its hours to be open 24\/7 during finals week, Dec. 14-18.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) President Camaleh Saleh requested funding for the proposal at the Nov. 12 ASI meeting<\/a>, which passed. Then, the plan was in action.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere isn\u2019t a space on campus that\u2019s 24\/7 for us,\u201d Saleh said. \u201cDuring finals week when students are stressed and studying and they need a safe and accessible space to be able to prosper in their studies, I think this space will really benefit students.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saleh said her usual place for studying was the library for the past three years. She campaigned for longer library hours and worked with the dean of library services, Janet Crum, to provide students with space for finals studying.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe library is such a central place of our campus, \u2029it\u2019s the most utilized space by students,\u201d Saleh said. \u201cBeing in the library provides a sense of security and energy that you know you\u2019re in the library where you should be studying and also motivates you, and it\u2019s safe and it\u2019s accessible for students.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Some students expressed gratitude for the new space to study.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s good,\u201d said Sophia Loka, a freshman finance major. \u201cNot everyone has the access to stay home and study due to distractions at home, and being at the library is a good place to get away from that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Other students, such as Norma Gonzalez, a junior pre-psychology major, expressed excitement and plans to visit the library during finals week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s awesome, I\u2019m a parent scholar, so it\u2019s kind of hard for me to focus at home,\u201d Gonzalez said. \u201cThe fact that I can go somewhere late at night when my husband is taking care of our kids, it helps me get into the mindset to be able to study and get things done.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The extended hours will only be available to Fresno State students. General library services will be limited due to the library expecting a lower number of students than usual for the extended hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Students must carry their Bulldog ID as a safety measure, according to the library\u2019s website. Security services from the Fresno State Police Department\u2019s Community Service will be present for the extended hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI really hope students utilize this space, there will be snacks, there will be drinks, it will be a safe warm spot for them,\u201d Saleh said. \u201cEven if it\u2019s for one night, even if it\u2019s for a few hours, [I hope] they just really utilize this space.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Students can visit the Fresno State Library website<\/a> for more information. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Fresno State Library will adjust its hours to be open 24\/7 during finals week, Dec. 14-18.\u00a0 Associated…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":86711,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-86710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86710\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}