Discuss “Hunt should be redesigned for the 21st-century student”

Now that I have moved farther away from campus and the difficulty of my coursework is steadily increasing, I actively seek a place on campus where I can consistently do my work without interruption or inconvenience. Though a library would seem to be that place, this university’s main library is ill-equipped to handle the ever-changing needs of a 21st-century student.

All Hunt Library boasts are stacks upon stacks of unused books, and while I think it is necessary that the library has many volumes, they take up massive amounts of space and provide little or no utility to the majority of library users. The University of Pittsburgh’s Hillman Library has invested in moving bookcases that make books available, but pack them tightly enough that...