I need a carrel, but there aren’t any left! Can you give me one? I’ll bake you cookies.
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: I hope you’ve gotten on the waiting list at the Circulation Desk (they’re the ones who manage these things). They won’t even give me the keys to the carrels (except for the one where I change into my Answer Person superhero uniform), so although I’d like some cookies, you might want to concentrate your efforts on those folks.
I think a problem is that during building renovations, carrels in certain areas will temporarily be out of service. This shortage should eventually be rectified.