The third floor of the LRC contains a reference desk, computers open for students, and a place for the library workshops. The architecture is noticeably different from the old design of the building; it has opened up lighting and huge windows. The center of the floor consists of a pixelated glass that has a staircase in the middle.

Systems librarian Jenny Langrell has seen a huge transformation in the building since the beginning of her career at Saddleback in 1995.

“They’ve opened it up and made it a much more welcoming space with better energy, I’ve had several students come up to me and say words to that effect” said Langrell

The third floor has a classified named John, who helps students reset their passwords, login to blackboard and help with other technical issues who are a huge help.

The third floor also contains study rooms, which are used heavily. These study rooms are first come first serve, they are geared for multiple students although single students use them as well. There are a few rules that are posted on the window as well.

“It’s always amazing to me when students complain about other students being too loud, so it’s not just us they want it quiet so they can focus as well. “ Langrell said.

The library workshops are also located on the third floor Room 314, you sign up for them in the reference desk. There is one workshop, which takes place online through workshops. They’ve been working on making it available for students to sign up for them online, but there is currently a technical issue with that.

“They can call the reference desk and sign up or they can come in and signup at the computer,” Langrell said

The third floor contains a reserve section in which students can utilize textbooks from their selected classes, the reserve section also includes other resources which are available to students such as samples of the exams in some cases.

“Probably one of the most heavily used things on campus is the reserve section, that’s where faculty members put things that they want you to (use) , a big thing is textbooks, which can be extremely expensive, there’s a high chance of us having it.

These textbooks come from a number of different resources that include the professors themselves, who sometimes have extra copies of the textbooks around.

“It’s interesting to me how many students come and sit on these couches, you come in some days and they’re all rearranged, they do put they back but the furniture has created these little learning environments that I never thought would be,

They’re not just shooting the breeze they’re actually really studying, I didn’t think that was going to take place, I thought that would be more solitary, those little pods have turned out differently than I thought, and that’s a positive thing” said Langrell.