Topic > Benefits of 24-hour library - 1159

As a result, students may lose concentration. They can start watching TV, exploring the Internet and even sleeping. However, if students leave their homes they will be motivated and have fewer distractions around them. In the article Students Demand Longer Library Hours, one student said, “Lamont should be open 24 hours because it's the only place I don't fall asleep while studying,” says Anthony L. Johnson '08.'' Roberts adds, “But Weld Tower is one of the creepiest places on campus to spend the night,” says another student, Jacqueline L. Roberts ’05, “I study in the laundry room because it’s open all the time, and not there's the TV to distract me.”' (The Harvard Crimson p.2) Most students' homes have multiple people coming in and out, carrying out daily activities. Students find just about any place quiet to study, from "creepy places" to the laundry room. The library can be that place that the entire group of students visits to have a quiet study area. An open library can help students have fewer dictations, and nowadays social media is the main cause of students losing concentration. “Once you break your concentration, for example by checking your email, it takes 15 minutes to get back into the 'work' mood. Create a separate profile for studying, where you can use internet blocking apps like Anti-Social." (the guardian) stated by