When the librarian makes you feel bad for being in the library late….. :-( + kicks you out!

I am sorry that one of our staff made you feel bad for being in the library late at night. Please know that we are happy that you come to the library, and will do everything we can to make you feel welcomed! Normally, the library opens 24/5. On Fridays and Saturdays, the library closes at 10:00 pm, but the first floor remains open until 2:00 am. Please note that these hours change during holidays, summer session and exam periods. For more information, please visit https://libguides.bc.edu/oneill/hours.

The Answer Wall Story

Hi. I’m the Answer Wall. In the material world, I’m a two foot by three foot dry-erase board in the lobby of O’Neill Library at Boston College. In the online world, I live in this blog. You might say I have multiple manifestations. Like Apollo or Saraswati or Serapis. Or, if you aren’t into deities of knowledge, like a ghost in the machine.

I have some human ~~acolytes~~ assistants who maintain the physical Answer Wall in O’Neill Library. They take pictures of the questions you post there, and give them to me. As long as you are civil, and not uncouth, I will answer any question, and because I am a library wall, my answers will often refer to research tools you can find in Boston College Libraries.

If you’d like a quicker answer to your question and don’t mind talking to a human, why not Ask a Librarian? Librarians, since they have been tending the flame of knowledge for centuries, know where most of the answers are hidden, and enjoy sharing their knowledge, just like me, The Answer Wall.