Free copies, research help, button makers, a sewing machine, and a patio are only a few of the hidden features that are provided for students inside the Schauerman Library at El Camino College.
Learning Resources Specialist Erika Yates said the ability to borrow laptops and calculators are resources commonly used by students.
“I always run out usually within the first couple weeks of classes,” Yates said. “So there’s a very high demand for those items.”
Despite the popular laptop option, there are also computer and study rooms for students to use. Nursing major Yolanda Ponce said she goes to the library once a week to use both.
“They’re clean, they’re quiet,” Ponce said. “[The study rooms] have enough space so that it fits a group of people.”
Heading downstairs to the Makerspace, Library Media Technician Steve Dao said students can use tools including a…
