This year, the CHS library introduced a new policy. Students are not allowed into the library in the morning before 8 unless they sign up a day in advance. Why the sudden change? Last year, the library started becoming more of a social place, particularly in the morning. Students who actually went to the library to study or do homework before school became aggravated, and the librarians seemed to be getting more and more annoyed with having to constantly ask kids to quiet down or stop eating. In short, this change has been made to provide a more calm and quiet environment for students who need to study in the morning.

As someone who has spent many mornings in the library the past few years, I can understand where the new policy is coming from. It can be annoying when you’re trying to do French homework and people are literally yelling at a table 3 feet away from you. Personally, I welcome the new change as it allows students to get actual homework done in the mornings. Even now, the minute the doors open a mob of loud students rushes into the library to socialize

If you need to study in the morning but aren’t signed up for the library, you can always find a table to study at. Plus, the library does open at 8 every morning in case students need to print something. In short, the new library policy was a much needed change to help maintain the studious environment of CHS and allow a quiet haven for students arriving early to school in the morning.