Library Coffee Shop Coming Soon
Natalie Lester
Issue date: 2/9/07 Section: News
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Stephens-Burnett Memorial Library is undergoing construction as the staff prepares to open a small coffee shop on the main floor. The staff is hoping the shop will be opened by mid-February. The store will be operated by Aramark, which is the company that provides all the dining on campus including the cafeteria and Eagle's Nest.
The shop's menu will include Java City coffee, flavored coffee, lattes, espressos, frapachinos, pastries, water, and other cold drinks. "Eventually we would like to include salads, sandwiches, and other food to go, but it all depends on how students treat the facility," explains Sharyn McGaughey, Director of Campus Dining.
Students will be allowed to use their Eagle Bucks on their Student ID, just as in the Eagles' Nest. The shop will begin with the same hours as the library, but will eventually respond to the need of the campus. "Our registers will track the busiest times of the week, whether it's Monday, Wednesday, Friday or Tuesday and Thursday. We hope to provide later hours regardless," says McGaughey.
Bruce Kocour, Dean of Library Services, says this is a plan the school has been talking about for years and finally made a decision towards the end of the last summer. Kocour is anticipating the people and socialization the shop will bring to the library. "I hope the coffee shop will bring even more students in the library," said Kocour, "I also hope it pulls in the faculty. I would love to see faculty and student interaction in our neutral setting."
Kocour does not seem to be worried about the added noise of the coffee shop to the library. The main floor already has commotion with the computer lab and loud air vent. "Students will not be allowed to take their food and drinks past a certain point, because we do not want spills or messes. As far as noise, this is a busy floor anyway with the computer lab and air vent. I know this will make the library somewhat of a social place - at least, I hope it will," says Kocour.
McGaughey says Aramark employees will operate the shop, at first, but she hopes that work-study or other students interested in a barista position will be able to work.
Four tall tables with three chairs will provide seating and they plan for the entire floor and part of the walls to be tiled. McGaughey has the whole campus in mind when thinking of the new opportunities provided by the shop, as she explains, "We're hoping this will draw a nice sense of community. Aramark is here to help Carson-Newman thrive and this coffee shop is only one way we do that."
The shop's menu will include Java City coffee, flavored coffee, lattes, espressos, frapachinos, pastries, water, and other cold drinks. "Eventually we would like to include salads, sandwiches, and other food to go, but it all depends on how students treat the facility," explains Sharyn McGaughey, Director of Campus Dining.
Students will be allowed to use their Eagle Bucks on their Student ID, just as in the Eagles' Nest. The shop will begin with the same hours as the library, but will eventually respond to the need of the campus. "Our registers will track the busiest times of the week, whether it's Monday, Wednesday, Friday or Tuesday and Thursday. We hope to provide later hours regardless," says McGaughey.
Bruce Kocour, Dean of Library Services, says this is a plan the school has been talking about for years and finally made a decision towards the end of the last summer. Kocour is anticipating the people and socialization the shop will bring to the library. "I hope the coffee shop will bring even more students in the library," said Kocour, "I also hope it pulls in the faculty. I would love to see faculty and student interaction in our neutral setting."
Kocour does not seem to be worried about the added noise of the coffee shop to the library. The main floor already has commotion with the computer lab and loud air vent. "Students will not be allowed to take their food and drinks past a certain point, because we do not want spills or messes. As far as noise, this is a busy floor anyway with the computer lab and air vent. I know this will make the library somewhat of a social place - at least, I hope it will," says Kocour.
McGaughey says Aramark employees will operate the shop, at first, but she hopes that work-study or other students interested in a barista position will be able to work.
Four tall tables with three chairs will provide seating and they plan for the entire floor and part of the walls to be tiled. McGaughey has the whole campus in mind when thinking of the new opportunities provided by the shop, as she explains, "We're hoping this will draw a nice sense of community. Aramark is here to help Carson-Newman thrive and this coffee shop is only one way we do that."
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