Power went out in Middleton Library on Thursday afternoon.

As library officials evacuated students around 3 p.m., students were told it would reopen around 5 or 5:30 p.m.

A student worker at Middleton Library also confirmed there are people stuck in the employee elevator due to the power outage.

As of now, the cause of the outage has not been confirmed.

Facility Services was notified about the outage, said Director of Library Communications Sigrid Kelsey. 
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