Hatcher Graduate Library

I know I am an undergrad and it may be kinda weird to write about the graduate library, but I do because I love it!　

Umich has a lot of libraries (see the link if you want to count - I gave up to do so), but Hatcher Graduate Library would be the most prominent library among them. It is located in the center of the umich central campus.

（Hatcher Graduate Library →）

One of the reasons why I love this library is that there are a lot of private closed study carrels on the 3rd-6th floors of the South Building.
(← A private study carrel）

That’s a great place to study! There are a big desk, a chair, and electric outlets in each carrel, so you can use your laptop. If you get tired, you may want to enjoy the view from the window; this picture is from the 6th floor. Although each carrel is like a compartment, it is not a completely closed chamber: Don’t mumble to yourself or sing loudly, or serious graduate students will get mad...

(The view from the carrel ↑)

Another lovely thing in the carrel is graffiti on the heater. The heater in every carrel, especially the ones on the 3rd floor, is covered with graffiti done by students: Someone left a wonderful adage, someone was morning about her stats exam, and someone made me laugh with his lambent humor (I should definitely post some of them on this blog!! :P ).

One weakness of the graduate library would be their short hours of operation. While the undergraduate library(UGL) is open until 5am, the graduate library close at 2am on weekdays (6pm on weekends!). That’s not really convenient for a night person like me :(

Also, since I am an undergraduate student, most of the books I need are held by the undergraduate library. That’s why I spend most of time at the undergraduate library, not at the graduate library.




Note: Generally, the reason why people love Hatcher Graduate Library would be because they have millions of items from various fields written in more than 300 languages (cf. University of Michigan Library, from Wikipedia). Yes, I love and honor their collections, too! But I felt like referring to their study carrels here ;)

↑　（Peeking through the tiny window of the carrel...　The floor is overflowing with the books.）

Link: Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library (Official)
University of Michigan Library (Wikipedia)