I usually come here almost every day to use one of the computers for 45-minute to prepare my exam. It is said one person can use one session per day. There are 45-minute full session computers, and 15-minute express session computers.
Most staff are willing to extend time or add more sessions if there are still resources available, except one woman librarian.
One day I was trying to ask for a 5-minutes extension while there was still half an hour before library closed. She declined me, saying the library was closing. OK, I didn't want to push her to do more work, so I left.
Another day, the 45-minute computers were all occupied, and all express ones are available (there are 3), so I asked if I could get an express one extended to a full session. She declined me again, saying that is the rule. Also, she said because of the rule, I was not even allowed to use a full session, because I used a session on an express one.
Feeling not not welcomed to use the computers, or the time extension system used by the librarians is too bad for...
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