The Eberly Library offers a multitude of services to students, including the Pathways Center. Most importantly, the library is a quiet, distraction-free space for students to study or complete their homework.

For what it offers, there are still locations that aren’t utilized enough.

Jill Peth, librarian for the Eberly Library, said that the b.f. Maiz room, located on the first floor of the library, isn’t used to its fullest potential.

“We spent some time this summer, kind of rearranging furniture, hoping it would be another student-centered space, but I really haven’t seen students using it,” Peth said.

Addison Blair and Antonia Stickle, sophomore nursing majors, both said that their favorite spot in the library is the table behind the biblical commentaries, located on the first floor, surrounded by plants and natural lights from the windows.

“This table, the one over there [directly next to the windows] got taken, now it’s just like chairs and stuff,” Stickle said.

Student workers have noticed students’ patterns in their favorite spot. Maranda Aldridge, who was working the front desk Wednesday afternoon, said, “They study downstairs a lot at the whiteboard tables, or upstairs [on the third floor] next to the windows.”

Peth noted that the busiest hours are anywhere between 1-4:30 p.m. or 6:30-10 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays. There also is an increased number of students using the library during finals week and the Day of Study. 

For comparison, April 7, 2025, had a total number of 235 students visit the library that day between 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. On the Day of Study that same semester, 302 students visited the library throughout the day, with similar numbers continuing the week of finals, according to the daily records of attendance. 

Aside from the standard rule of being quiet in the library, students and workers agreed that there are some unspoken rules.

Olivia Martin, a student worker, shared her unspoken rule. 

“If you take a book off the shelf, don’t put it back because you will put it in the wrong spot,” Martin said.

Peth encourages students to use the library to be productive or as a place to go if they need a change in scenery. Compared to other university libraries, she understands that the later hours are beneficial for students.

“We would love for students to get their regular study spot and have a place to kind of concentrate and be productive and get work done,” Peth said.

For a full list of hours and updates about events happening, students can check waynesburg.libguides.com/Eberly.