Let’s say you have just finished a night of work at a local restaurant. Just like you do every night, you prepare to go home. Except tonight you remember an assignment you have due the next day in class. You have finished most of it already; however, there is a book you desperately need in order to finish up the last section of your paper.

You have no idea where to study at such an hour — all the other buildings are locked, and it is hard to concentrate in apartments, greek houses or the dorms.

What do you do? Of course you go to the library.

But what do you do if the library is closed when you arrive? Where do you go to finish your research?

“Too bad the library can’t be open 24 hours,” you say.

What if you are just looking for a quiet place to study? What if you just need a place to relax and read a magazine or a really good book, and not be disturbed by telephones, roommates or friends?

We agree, it is too bad that the library doesn’t stay open 24 hours. It could be a well appreciated addition to campus life.

Some say it is not feasible because those are not the peak hours of library use. But how do they know? If the library isn’t open during that time how do they know how many people will visit it?

There is even a question of money.

But this is an issue of furthering education. Somebody can find the answer.

Having a 24-hour library adds to the places students can go to study late at night outside of the ever-present Durham, Design Center and the Armory.

Many students are either night owls or they just prefer to cram, and a 24-hour library is just what they need.

But even more importantly, a 24-hour library could add a measure of security on central campus, particularly for those late-night joggers, walkers or people returning home from campus.