To accommodate students' studying needs during finals week, certain places on campus will be extending their hours.

Pattee and Paterno Libraries will be open Sunday from 10 a.m. to midnight and 7:45 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Thursday.

Because the libraries will be open later, library services and Information Technology Services (ITS) co-sponsored extended Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA) loop service, said Anne Snowman, head of the library's access services.

"It's much safer and more conducive for late night studying," she added.

The Blue Loop and White Loop will be running extended hours from about 12:20 a.m. until 2:20 a.m., Snowman said.

The libraries have helped sponsor the Loops' extended hours because many students take advantage of it, Snowman said.

"CATA has provided us with statistics that there is usage," she said.

Some dining halls will also have activities and study halls set up for students.

On Sunday, Pollock Dining Commons and Waring Square will be open so students can study from 9 p.m. until midnight; Simmons Dining Hall will be open from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m.; Warnock Dining Commons will be open from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.

On Monday, all dining commons will have a "study break" from 10:30 to 12:30 a.m. in which hoagies, chips, snacks, and beverages will be served to A La Board customers free of charge, said Lisa Wandel, associate director of food services.

Most dining halls will also be open Monday through Wednesday for study halls during selected hours, Wandel said.

"Need for study halls is less by Thursday ... no one comes in," she said.

However, dining hours will remain the same during finals week, she added.

Unlike the library, not many people use the dining commons to study, Wandel said. "Sometimes, we only get three people that come, and that's OK," she added. "We're here for those students who want to get away [to study]."

University Learning Center will be extending some of its hours throughout the week, but most of them will stay the same.

Starting Sunday, 206 Johnston Commons will be open from 6 p.m. to midnight for study space and Monday through Wednesday from 2 p.m. to midnight, said Tammy Parrett, University Learning Center staff assistant.

The math center will be open Sunday through Thursday during its regular operation hours because there is no demand to have it open on Friday," Parrett said.

"We look at the times that students have their exams ... they don't have [math] exams on Friday," Parrett added.

While many places on campus are extending their hours during finals week, other places are keeping their regular hours of operation.

The HUB-Robeson Center will continue to be open 24 hours during finals week and provide the same services, said Stanley Latta, director of union and student activities.

However, HUB Alumni Hall will be set up as a study area so students can study quietly or work on group projects, he said.

University Health Services (UHS) will also be keeping regular hours.

Because UHS has such a high volume of students come in year round, there is not a significant increase during finals week, said UHS director Margaret Spear.

But she said she does expect to see a slight increase in students coming in after their finals.

"We probably do see an increase in students who aren't feeling well because they don't get enough sleep [during finals]," Spear said.