Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin announced budget reductions June 23 across campus following changes in federal funding. As a result, the university’s libraries have received a 7% budget cut, according to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Library’s website.
This has caused the UW-Madison Libraries to implement changes for this upcoming semester. These include reduced hours for College, Memorial and Steenbock Library and the closure of the Astronomy, Mathematics, Physics Library and the Social Work Library. There is also a reduction of support for the Business Library and the Geology Library, according to the announcement.
Some students anticipate the change in hours to impact their schedule during the school year. A UW sophomore, Jane Wilder, said the library is very important to her as she uses the space to study and prepare for classes…