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SUNY Plattsburgh library opens family study room

Feinberg Library family study room
SUNY Plattsburgh Communications Intern Olivia Bousque
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SUNY Plattsburgh Communications
Feinberg Library family study room

The library at SUNY Plattsburgh has created a family study room to assist students with childcare needs.

The room on the third floor of the Feinberg Library features a desk and computer for a student accompanied by toys, books, puzzles, children’s books, stuffed animals, small white chairs and a table where kids can play. There is also a changing pad and diaper bin.

Library Director Elin O’Hara-Gonya says she wants to serve underrepresented groups and the idea for a family room developed after a former student told her about how hard it was to bring her children to campus.

College officials say Monroe Community College is the only other SUNY campus with a dedicated family study room, and it has two.