Food and drink pose a potential risk to library collections, equipment, and furnishings. To minimize damage to collections and maintain a clean environment conducive to quiet study, the Library has established the following food policy, effective 16 August 2010. We ask that you: act responsibly when consuming food and drink in the Library; be considerate of other students studying near you; and dispose of your trash.

Please review the Food and Drink Policy for more information.

As part of the campus-wide no smoking policy, smoking is prohibited in all areas of the library. If you wish to smoke, please go to one of the designated smoking area.

The library provides a variety of spaces for study, ranging from conversational and collegial to quiet and solitary. Designated quiet spaces are available for those seeking a more traditional library environment. Excessive noise above ordinary conversation level is prohibited throughout the building.

Loitering is prohibited. Loitering is defined as "wandering...from place to place without apparent reason or business and refusing to identify oneself and to account for one's presence when requested by any peace officer to do so ..." (California Penal Code §647(e)).

Library users will be asked to present briefcases, backpacks, and book bags for inspection if the exit alarm is activated. To prevent theft of books and library materials, state law authorizes the detention, for a reasonable period, of any person using the facilities who is suspected of committing "library theft" (California Penal Code §490.5).