Student Council: Study Spaces Survey

Last month the student council asked 120 students who use the library at least once a week about one improvement they would most like to see. Each student chose only one of three options. The council hopes to use the results when it discusses next year's budget with the librarian. The survey did not ask students who rarely use the library, so it cannot describe the preferences of the entire school.

Preferred improvement	Students
More quiet seats	54
Longer opening hours	42
More group tables	24

The library currently closes at 5 p.m. on weekdays. Its quiet room has 40 seats, and its group area has six tables. The survey results will be posted outside the library for two weeks before the meeting.

Comments

Hana: I think longer hours would help students who have club activities after school. A later closing time seems more useful than buying new furniture.

Leo: The survey shows that more students selected quiet seats than group tables. Still, we should ask occasional users what keeps them away before assuming the same result applies to them.

Nora: Last term I tried to find a quiet seat on three afternoons. On each occasion, every seat in the quiet room was already occupied. My experience makes me expect demand to remain high.

Student Council: Study Spaces Survey

Last month the student council asked 120 students who use the library at least once a week about one improvement they would most like to see. Each student chose only one of three options. The council hopes to use the results when it discusses next year's budget with the librarian. The survey did not ask students who rarely use the library, so it cannot describe the preferences of the entire school.

Preferred improvement	Students
More quiet seats	54
Longer opening hours	42
More group tables	24

The library currently closes at 5 p.m. on weekdays. Its quiet room has 40 seats, and its group area has six tables. The survey results will be posted outside the library for two weeks before the meeting.

Comments

Hana: I think longer hours would help students who have club activities after school. A later closing time seems more useful than buying new furniture.

Leo: The survey shows that more students selected quiet seats than group tables. Still, we should ask occasional users what keeps them away before assuming the same result applies to them.

Nora: Last term I tried to find a quiet seat on three afternoons. On each occasion, every seat in the quiet room was already occupied. My experience makes me expect demand to remain high.