Protest over ANU Art and Music Library closure

The Canberra Times

ANU arts students handed out badges to save the Art and Music Library at the graduation exhibition opening. Students Sian Hardy and Beatrice Tucker speak about why they want the library to remain where it is in the School of Art and Design.

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00:00 The Art and Music Library is the central hub of our school.

00:06 It's where you see people all the time from other workshops, where you come together and

00:11 you research and you learn.

00:13 And it's really important that we have those resources right there.

00:23 People are really upset and hurt, students and staff alike.

00:27 We were not consulted on this decision at all.

00:30 The email said that there was student consultation, but none of it has been art school specific.

00:35 And in my opinion, they are basing that off very generalized surveys that they've received,

00:41 like uni-wide student experience surveys.

00:44 And also, yeah, just the outpouring of love for this space and kind of the way that it

00:48 feels to be in.

00:49 Like, we've had a lot of people, not even art school or music school students, put comments

00:54 in the open letter saying, like, I feel really safe in this space, this is my favourite library.

00:58 Like, this means a lot to me as a place that I can come and study and feel really comfortable

01:02 in.

01:03 And that's been from across the uni.

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