Christian J

Review of J. Willard Marriott Library

Not nearly enough space to comfortably fit the amo...

Not nearly enough space to comfortably fit the amount of people in it. Barely any quiet spaces to speak of.
People who come sit at your table without even asking you, which is basic manners.
There are a bunch of open spaces for group study, but that doesn't compensate very well for the lack of private desks along the wall without other desks right next to you.
Always smells like coffee.

Update: some guy came up to me and sat at my table (plenty of other tables to sit at)
I asked him nicely to leave. He didn't, and started talking about completely unrelated stuff and called me a first name I did not recognize. I asked him consistently to leave since I did not like people sitting at my table while I tried to focus. He just would not leave. He asked if I was gaming. Heck no! He brought up how he has a friend who works for security. I told him I did not care, and that he should get out. So he finally left. This encounter made it difficult for me to finish my homework before the due date, and it may have cost me some points. If the library somehow lets these kind of scammer-people in, I have no idea why this place is rated so well. Maybe the staff should take a few pointers from the Harold B. Library at Brigham Young University, Provo.