Audio: U-High library is at a crossroad — solitary study or a collaborative space?

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Sarah Abdelsalam

Students converse in a library conference room. They find that the library is a place for socialization, along with quiet work.

William Tan and Chloe Alexander

For many high school students who visit the Pritzker Traubert Family Library to study or read, a shush has become a pretty familiar and frequent phrase uttered around the library. The librarians are increasingly having to regulate noisy gatherings and conversations, especially around the back tables.