From our experience so far, flexible seating enhances student ownership of space and engagement in learning, while reducing rates of student disengagement and disciplinary actions.
In addition to masked chefs and scannable menus, the owner cut in half the amount of seating here, and when customers leave, the staff disinfect their tables and chairs.
Thus, we have Seating along the middle of the library, and in that far corner in front of us, on the left, we have the Quiet Reading Section, for some serious reading activity.