My LIE-brary

Brock University, the place where I came to start my scholastic journey; to learn and study and become an academic. Too bad Brock forgot to tend to the most important aspect of academia; the books, the resources, the space; the library.
Sure, they renovated, but was it really enough?
I love my school, I really do. I met some great friends here, had some really great classes that I never made it to, went to some great parties that I never quite made it home from and spent a lot of time doing my work in the library - or trying to find a seat in the library, anyway. I don't know about you, but renovations and all, Brock's library just hasn't been doing its job.
It is one thing for Starbucks to run out of seating, but the library? This establishment is supposed to support my needs so that I can be academically successful, but to be honest, there doesn't seem to be any room for me to do that.
I see multiple buildings going up, but I don't see much of my money going into the heart and soul of education; the library. Books, studying, reading; that is what university is all about after all, and no matter how beautiful the campus looks with all the new architecture, the next generation of students will be enjoying that - not me. It is doing me no good to see these plans for Brock's future when my present situation is compromised. How is a student supposed to do well when their academic resources are lacking?
Did you know that other universities in Ontario actually have multiple libraries? Imagine - speciality libraries for different faculties, libraries that stay open until 2 a.m., with endless books and working plugs.
Let me give credit where it is due. The new study room is great, plugs for all, quiet study - just one problem - it only seats 59 people. What about the thousands of other students that go to Brock? Sure, 59 students seems like plenty at the beginning of a semester, but once exam time hits, what are we all supposed to do? Too many times I have walked into that building to study and had to begin a never-ending search, floor to floor, climbing the endless stairs because the elevator was just too busy, and at the end of it all still found myself unable to find a seat.
How many working plugs are actually in that library? Either there are no plugs accessible or alternatively the plugs are dead. Let me tell you, it's fantastic when you have about 10 per cent of your battery remaining and four useless plugs around you. Unfortunately we are in the day and age of the computer, and while I can understand being unable to provide more computers in the library, at least give us more plugs.
With the exception of exam time, when the library is open until midnight, the latest our lovely library is open from Monday to Thursday is 11. What about those of us whose computers have retaliated and blown up and need a place to work until the wee hours of the morning? I gave Brock all my money so I can't get my computer problem fixed - problem is, sometimes I fail to see what Brock is giving back. It seems to me that the only thing my money is going to is Brock's future, and well, I will only be a part of that for a few more months.
I don't know about the rest of the student population, but I want to see my money work for me. When I pay $5,000 plus to attend school, I'd like to be able to find a seat or a computer in my library. The problem is that once exam time comes along, our library can't support enough of us, and really, in a place like a university, shouldn't the library be of a little more importance?