Life, colour, noise and action are ideas not previously associated with the traditional academic library, but Charles Sturt University has transformed its Bathurst Campus library to reflect modern thinking in the way people now learn and interact. “The new Learning Commons on Bathurst Campus is a significant departure from what a traditional library used to be, and is part of CSU’s response to the rapid evolution of learning that is driven by technology,” said CSU Library Services executive director Ms Shirley Oakley. “With our focus on co-location, co-operation and collaboration between students and academics, we have developed this 24 hour a day, seven day a week facility to support students and to attract the next generation of students to CSU.”  Bathurst Regional Council (BRC) has shown considerable interest in the new facility, with Ms Oakley and director of library operations Ms Kerryn Amery taking the Mayor of Bathurst, Mr Norm Mann, Councillor Gordon Crisp, and BRC executives on a tour of the new Learning Commons at 4pm on Monday 2 April.