Food can only be eaten in that area of the library, Crow said. Hale has up to 2,000 seats for students to study in, whether it is carrels or study tables, Crow said. It is also a very convenient place to study for that hour students might have in-between classes, he said. At Hale Library students can check out books and other items with a swipe of a K-State ID card. If students want to get away from campus, the Manhattan Public Library is located on the corner of Juliette and Poyntz and is another quiet place that is available to students for studying and research.
Some students prefer one library to the other for many different reasons.
It is hard to say which library is easier to use because people use libraries on different levels. Some people say it is easier to get around because it is smaller, said Gerry Walton, librarian at the Manhattan Public Library. The public library has a variety of resources that could be helpful to K-State students. We have study tables for students to use. We have the Internet and we have magazine and newspapers that students could use for research.