San Diego State is looking to improve Love Library’s infrastructure through the design firm Pfeiffer Partners Architects.

On Tuesday, Feb. 5 an event was held in front of the library to gain student opinions regarding the project. An open exhibit displaying depictions of proposed renovations, gave students the opportunity to share their opinions by filling out surveys.

There were also poster boards with questions such as “What new spaces would you like to see in Love Library?” and “Where do you currently study?”

Students were able to use color-coded stickers to show their level of interest for each poster.

“Definitely need a lot more group study rooms because it gets very crowded,” SDSU senior Andrealiz Afable said.

Afable said she mostly studies in the library and believes group study rooms are in high demand, especially during midterms and finals. The posters indicated great interest in more group study rooms, as well as a reading room. The new group study rooms would include white boards and new technology. Other options included a faculty training and a graduate area, a classroom, a small lab space, a distance learning meeting room, an exhibit area, viewing and taping rooms and media production editing bays.

“A lot of the staff can’t see what the student needs because they’re not experiencing it themselves,” Afable said.

Pfieffer Partners Principal Jean Gath said the library renovation will be directed by input from the SDSU community.

“We do not anticipate that all of the changes would be made at one time,” Gath said.

The next step will be for Pfeiffer Partners Architects to return to SDSU to make a presentation and generate more input.

Universities of California San Diego and Santa Barbara libraries were renovated by Pfeiffer Partners Architects.

Gath said the company wants to ensure Love Library is tailored to SDSU students.

“I think it’s important that we make sure that we respond to the specific needs of students here on this campus,” Gath said.