The Ralph Brown Draughon library is the home of Caribou Coffee, multiple computer labs and the Digital Resource Lab.
The Auburn University Bookstore can now also call the RBD library home.
The bookstore has a new hub that occupies a small space on the second floor of the library close to the information desk.
The space was previously occupied by CopyCat.
Putting in the new store in place was a joint effort by RBD and the bookstore.
"(The library) asked us if we would take over the spot and we were like, 'yes, we sure will,'" said Leigh Ann Rowell, supply buyer for the store.
The store is a miniature version of the bookstore in the Haley Center.
Though the space is small, the store carries many items students need.
"Right now we have a lot of school supplies and study helpers for if you are working on a project, and we also carry test materials," Rowell said.
Current supplies range in everything from pencils and paper to scantrons and notebooks, but the number of supplies are increasing every day.
"We have a message board on the outside of the bookstore that asks what would you like us to carry in the bookstore," Rowell said. "When ideas are put up there we take those ideas, and if it is possible for us to carry it in the store, we do."
Ideas for new items are put on note cards and put on the board outside of the store. Though some ideas are far-fetched (tobacco products), most student ideas have been good-natured.
Though the store has not been open long, response has been overwhelmingly positive.
James Fraser, junior in international business, goes to the library about three times a week. He was a fan of CopyCat, but welcomes a bookstore inside of RBD.
"I feel fine about (the bookstore) as long as they get copying ability," Fraser said. "Adding another place to get supplies is beneficial to students."
The bookstore plans to add a copy machine very soon.
"In the next couple weeks we're hoping to have two color copiers and a coke machine as well," Rowell said.
Brad Penter, junior in finance, also welcomes the bookstore for its convenience.
"There are times when I'm at the library, and I'm trying to highlight my notes, and I only have one highlighter," Penter said. "I need at least four or five so I can study better."
He also believes it will help for those stressful times before tests.
"Sometimes when I'm studying I don't know what color scantron form to get, and it is useful having them both there," Penter said.
Rowell is happy people are enjoying the new bookstore hub.
"Everybody has been very positive," Rowell said. "They're happy we are up there."
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