By Helena Zhang, 3rd Floor South Hall Councillor,

New bookshelves in the 3rd floor lounge.

If you have been on the third floor of Sidney-Pacific lately, you may have noticed a new addition. As part of the new beautification initiative, we have set up bookcases in the large area outside the lounge for a leisure reading library. The goal of the library, along with the library in the Owu Room, is to be a nice resource for residents seeking reading material to enjoy. Also, it would be great if that large common space, which is also connected to the 4th floor, became more lively. But in order to do that, we need your help! If you have any books that you no longer need but might be appreciated by other residents, please leave them on the shelves–any type or genre is welcome. Also feel free to come by any time and borrow a book or two, and bring some friends while you’re at it! Currently, there is a small-but-growing selection of bestsellers, sci-fi/fantasy, highbrow fare, thrillers, magazines, and more from authors such as John Grisham and Amy Tan, and hopefully the collection will multiply in the near future. If you have any comments, questions, suggestions, or ideas for books you would like to see on the shelves, feel free to drop me an email at sp-3south-hc@mit.edu.