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Originally published on March 9th 2010 A GRASSROOTS student campaign to force the University to finally maintain a 24-hour library has taken hold on Facebook.
The ‘Work-in for our 24-hour library!’ group had over 1,000 members as of Sunday evening. The group wants to encourage students to participate in a mass sit-in on a date which has yet to be announced. The ‘work-in’ will begin shortly before the library closes at midnight, and students will refuse to leave the building, and continue to work. According to the information provided on Facebook, over 12 other UK universities, including Cambridge and Oxford, have at least one 24-hour library on campus. The group also points out that many candidates for EUSA sabbatical positions have campaigned on platforms which include a 24-hour library, but that so far, despite several ‘successful’ trial periods, no progress has been made toward keeping library doors open all around the clock. Current University Rector Ian McWhirter also promised a 24-hour library, but has so far failed to deliver. A spokesman for the Facebook group, which has 11 administrators, many of whom are involved in EUSA, told The Student: "We, the students of the University of Edinburgh, think we should have a 24-hour library. Plenty of other universities have them and the recent trial period was heralded as a success. We have elected numerous representatives who have included this in their manifesto but, despite their efforts, it has not yet been achieved.” “We feel that a grassroots movement of students should transform the Main Library into a 24-hour facility by studying their through the night, regardless of university restrictions. The movement is non-political...just turn up and study. We predict that hundreds of students will get involved.” EUSA VPAA Evan Beswick, who is listed as an administrator of the Facebook group told The Student: “In principle I think the work-in is a good idea. This is something that was brought to the SRC as a possible way to go forward about 6 weeks ago. It is simply not right to throw roughly 200 students who still want to keep working out of the library at midnight every night.” “We do not aim to disrupt the working of the library but aim to take a stance and show that students demand a 24-hour library. We are still continuing discussions with the University and co-operating fully, but it may be time to take stronger action,” he added. The group plans to announce the date for the work-in shortly, which is due to take place before Easter.
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