Library
On the building's second floor is the law library, a space that is often considered the heart of many law schools. But as a sign on the front door make abundantly clear, the law library is for law students only; anyone else is asked to leave. Moroever, the initial sign also makes it clear that access to the 3rd floor is limited to law students or faculty.
These requests may seem reasonable at first glance. However, considering that Santa Clara University's Learning Commons is accessible to students and non-students alike any day of the week, one cannot help but wonder why the law library is not equally accessible. It could be objected that a law library contains very particularized information, but the fact that there is a law librarian should in theory help those who may not know what they are doing in a law library.
While walking through this space, my tour guide informed me that some of these books were hundreds of years old. Indeed, walking by these tomes of legal knowledge felt almost humbling in a way. Many of the books are thousands of pages of dense legal material. It was clear that these are probably not books you would find at an ordinary library. Consequently, there is certain air of dignity in (1) being able to access these tomes of legal knowledge, and (2) being able to properly understand their contents.