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The UCSD Libraries' food and drink policy permits the bringing in and consumption of beverages from containers with lids and individual size snack food items, except in designated areas*. All other food and beverages are not permitted in the Libraries.
Examples:
- Acceptable beverage containers are those with lids, including pop-top cans. Lids should be kept on bottles and containers except when drinking.
- Unacceptable beverage containers are those without lids, such as open topped coffee mugs, disposable coffee cups without lids, and soda cups without lids.
- Acceptable food items are individual 'snack size' containers of chips, cookies, candy, and other snack foods; small amounts of finger foods (e.g., small size fruits and vegetables, dried fruits and nuts, string cheese); candy bars, granola bars, power bars, etc.; and other non-messy, non-smelly individual snack foods.
- Unacceptable food items are hot entrees, burgers, French fries, pizza, noodles, sub sandwiches, burritos, tacos, soup, and other hot, smelly or messy items; or large size bags or packages of chips, crackers, cookies, doughnuts, salad etc.
*Designated areas where different policies are in place:
Geisel Library:
- Mandeville Special Collections Library: no food or beverages permitted
- Near photocopiers, printers, and microfilm reader/printers: no food or beverages permitted
- Film & Video Reserves and Music/FVL Services Room: beverages only
- InfoStations and ACS computer labs: beverages only
- Instructional classrooms with computers: beverages only
- Collections areas directly among books and other library materials: food and beverages discouraged
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library:
Excepting SIO Archives and immediately around the Library Training Room computers, the general rule is that anything within reason is permitted
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