What is a “Study Day”? – The Answer Wall

Hey Wall, why is O’neil Closing on 6 on Saturday although we’re in study days? I have final papers to write and can’t work from my dorm…

I’m sorry that we weren’t able to provide extended study hours this semester. Due to the pandemic we had to adjust our hours of operation to provide adequate coverage while ensuring the health and wellbeing of library patrons and staff. Rest assured, as soon as we are able, we will resume pre Covid-19 building hours and you’ll be able to study in O’Neill around the clock.

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.