This is just a friendly reminder to all SMSU students and their guests.  The SMSU McFarland Library is committed to supporting the University’s academic mission, serving the SMSU community through efficient access to quality library services, relevant collections, research guidance, and information literacy training.  It is primarily a center for learning, and although it is also acceptable to relax on the couches or use the computers, the school board… I can’t believe we have to expressly state this… seeks to emphasize that it is not a space for any sexual activities.

Since the start of the new semester, there have been a surprising number of violations of this unspoken rule.  Public safety was called in to the bathrooms on the first floor to break up a young couple getting it on.  An RA on duty was made very uncomfortable upon discovering some hand-to-hand action in the elevator.  The conference rooms on the fifth floor were not being used for conferences, unless you count genetalia conferences.   The librarian was shocked to find a steamy scene unfolding on the extreme quiet floor, although admits she was impressed that they were so quiet about it.  The tipping point was when a couple got so caught up in the moment that they did their business on top of a knocked over pile of periodicals and a book of haikus.

Keep in mind that the library is a privilege, not a right.  The school encourages you to keep everything in your pants except for a healthy love of reading.