Visiting the Library was quite the experience for me, as it was for us all. When the various Butler’s approached me offering Hors d’oeuvre’s and fresh Starbuck’s espressos, as well as massaging my back as I peered over my complimentary iPad, I felt truly special to be at Baruch.
Then I woke up from my day-dream, shuffling to catch up with my fellow freshman.
While, unfortunately, this treatment which is totally expected is wholly lacking, the Baruch library is quite solid in other ways. For one is the splendid consideration of the economic woes that befall many CUNY students – $100 in printing credit goes quite the long way to print out the slew of texts and take-home assignments students are so fond of butting their heads against in the pursuit of claiming a place in Academia. The library is also structured well, with a healthy variety of books and technology available for the willing student to attain for a reasonable period of time. With Baruch having such a large student body, I am impressed each time I go into the library, to find it flowing smoothly with students eager to share the resources with each other so everyone can make the most of the often 25 minute break between their last and subsequent class.
I was even helped by upperclassmen. I was then once again expecting the Butlers and Maids to come out in full force – they did not, but nonetheless I was pleased by the microcosm of the Baruch Community evident in the Library, and am eager to go back for more.