Re-carpeting in the West Wing of D.H. Hill Library has caused a temporary closure of The Creamery.

The renovation is to be completed January 18 and The Creamery will reopen the following day, January 19, at noon.

Though this may be seen a bother Joe Sevits, library associate for student engagement, said he sees the renovation as a worthy interruption.

“The re-carpeting is to prepare for necessary improvements throughout the West Wing including a planned increase in seating later this semester,” Sevits said.

Sevits did say he  wanted to acknowledge the effect the work will have on the students and the inconvenience of the situation and express his apologies for the project having flowed over into the beginning of the new semester.

While some students are frequent customers, many students, such as Ning Sun, a masters student studying textile engineering and Jun Zhang a civil engineering  doctoral candidate, both said they felt this was a good time for the change to take place because of the decrease in ice cream demand during the winter months, but said the summer months would be different.

Both Sun and Zhang said in the summer, the renovations will be needed and appreciated.

Daejia Hood, a senior in political science, said she felt quite similarly.

“It sucks, but its winter,” Hood said.

Carlos Torres, a former employee of The Creamery and junior in industrial design, said there is a positive benefit for employees of The Creamery during the renovation and re-carpeting.

“The employees will get to have a nice break,” said Torres.

Other students weren’t as optimistic about the renovation and re-carpeting of the periodicals and Creamery area, such as James Kressner, a sophomore in management, who said he was devastated by the closure.

Katisha Sargeant, a freshman in management, agreed with Kressner’s thoughts.

“A lot of people will be upset… some people said ‘What are we going to do for desert?’,” Sargeant said.

Nicole Carr, a freshman in civil engineering, said she understood of the temporary shutdown of The Creamery.

Carr said the West Wing closure may be “inconvenient for some people, but will be nicer after renovation.”

Sevits said the library did what they could in order to minimize the interruption of the work.

“The re-carpeting is to prepare for necessary improvements throughout the West Wing including a planned increase in seating later this semester.  To minimize disruption it was planned during a lower use period beginning during break and continuing through the first week of classes.  In peak traffic periods, in part to help students navigate through the space and find alternative locations to work, we maintained a welcome desk to provide assistance,” Sevits said.

Sevits did acknowledge the effect of the work on the students and the inconvenience of the situation and expressed his apologies for the project having flowed over into the beginning of the new semester.

“We don’t view disruption to students as trivial, planning as much as possible over breaks, and providing accommodations as best as possible for any disruptions that are necessary,” Sevits said.