NCSU Libraries Focus Online
Volume 21 number 2 - Winter 2001
NC State's Parents and Families Support Hill of Beans Coffee Bar
By Tony Reevy, Library Development
During fall 1999 and spring 2000, the NCSU Libraries' proposed Hill of Beans
coffee bar received contributions from 2,000 NC State University parents and
families. They raised almost $85,000 to support construction of the coffee
bar, which the library plans to open in time to provide full service for users
in the 2001/2002 academic year.
The Hill of Beans, which will be located near the D. H. Hill Library entrance,
will serve coffee, other hot and cold beverages, and snacks. In combination
with the twenty-four-hour Java Joint--a vending service already opened in the
library's West Wing--the Hill of Beans will allow students to purchase premium-quality
refreshments in a pleasant environment any time the library is open, without
leaving the security of the building.
While student safety is a primary reason for constructing the Hill of Beans,
the coffee bar will also provide a comfortable, central location for faculty
and students to meet informally over a cup of coffee. Over time, the Hill of
Beans will promote the kind of academic interchange that leads to a satisfying
experience for students and faculty outside the classroom.
Gifts from parents, families, and other friends are making the library and
the university a better place. The NCSU Libraries thanks NC State parents and
families for looking beyond the tuition, housing, and dining expenses to the
extra support that makes NC State truly great.
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