More students are flocking to Middleton Library in last-minute attempts to save their semester grades as finals approach.Middleton will extend hours to deal with the extra studying. Middleton will be open 24 hours a day from May 9 to May 13.The library also extended hours during the University’s concentrated study period, remaining open until 2 a.m. May 5 through May 7. Saturday, May 8, it will close by 12 a.m.Middleton usually closes by 12 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, 6 p.m. Fridays and 4 p.m. Saturdays.”When I have a very long period of study, I normally go to the library or a coffee shop,” said Kaitelin Stewart, animal, dairy and poultry sciences sophmore.CC’s in the library will also extend its hours to accommodate students desperately in need of caffeine to stay awake all night.Beginning May 4, CC’s extended its closing time from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.”I’ve spent like 70 bucks there in the past week,” Stewart said.Students like to study in the library for a variety of reasons.”I just need to move locations or I get stagnant,” said Julius Quartez, philosophy and history freshman. “It’s good to just sit down in a cubicle where nothing can distract me.”Stewart said when the library is open until 2 a.m. she can stay focused in one place for longer. She also plans on using the 24-hour study period during finals.”I like to feel like other people are feeling my pain,” Stewart said.—-Contact Joanna Zimmerman at [email protected].