50 things about Thompson Library

1. People choose to sit on a chair with table instead of the sofa.
2. All the books are in roll. 
3. The books in the library are arranged by the name of the author and the name of the book. 
4. The study room are build by glasses, so that everyone can see the people inside. 
5. Each floor plan is mostly symmetry. 
6. If you take the elevator from 4th floor to 10th floor, you will see the similar figures when the elevator is opened. (A big book shelf, and some computer)
7. There is coffee shop on the first floor. When you go into the library, you will pass by the coffee shop first.
8. Every morning (around 7-9), there is a long line in the coffee shop. 
9. The glass which used as walls in the library. It makes the library become transparent, and also makes the interior of the library become bigger. 
10. There is a big white board and a LG television in the group study room. 
11. There is label of the room number and the function of the room on each part of the library.
12. There is also labels on each book shelf. 
13. The tables in the library are all wood and yellowish.
14. The sofa in Thompson Library is pretty simple. Not like the sofa in KSA library.
15. In different room, the material of floor is different. (They use mat in the study room and wood in the aisle)
16. There are plugs everywhere in the library.
17. All the book shelfs are parallel.
18. There are televisions on the wall of the coffee shop.
19. The bathroom on the 11th floor is only used for conference. 
20. I think the elevator in the library is not that efficient, there are only two elevator in the library.
21.  If you are going from 1-4th floor, you can go through the open stairs.
22. There is a fire exit stair in the building, from 4-10th floor, if you do not want to take the elevator, you have to use the stairs.
23. There is a series of portraits on 3M floor. All the head master's portraits are hanging on the wall. 
24. You can eat in the library. 
25. There is no vending machine in the library. 
26. There are always a recycling bin beside the trash can.
27. The basic color of the library is gray and yellow, there is not a lot of bright color used in the interior of the library.
28. Study room in this library is limited. Usually, you have to make an appointment in order to use this room.
29. People use computer to search for the book they want, they won't search the book from the shelf initially.
30. If you want to use the computer in the library, you have to log in. Otherwise, you cannot use the internet.
31. The internet speed in the library is very fast. Even though, there are a lot of user in the library. 
32. All the lighting in the library is white. 
33. There is a label of the alphabet in the elevator. 
34. There is a small exhibition on the their floor. (Some glass cabinet)
35. All the computer are monitor but not laptop.
36. There is a big plant on the first floor beside the information desk.
37. It seems that all the objects in the library are square but not circle.
38. The library use the same type of clock, which is black and white Visiplex (brand name). It is very simple and easy to read.
39. The boys room and the girls room are next to each other. (In some building the boys room and the girls room are on different floor or separate.)
40. Some people use their cell phone in the bathroom, instead of the common area.
41. All the stuff room are kinda invisible, or covered by the wall. All the common area are open space and visible to everyone.
42. There is light on under the open stairs from the first floor to the forth floor.
43. Every time when I entered the library, I hardly see the stuff in the library. The most people I see is the students who actually study in the library. 
44. There is a special door for the disability on the first floor. 
45. There is an announcement half hour before the library is closed. 
46. All the magazines and the big collections are not allowed to borrow. 
47. There is not a single window that can open freely. (All the windows are closed can cannot open manually.)
48. People low down their voice when they enter the library.
49. There is a buckeye bar on the basement of the library that you can fix your computer for free. 
50. The whole building is using central air conditioner. In each private room, you can adjust the room temperature by your self.