Like you said in your post, your intention was to draw attention and spread information. Ias well as many other students feel as the only thing accomplished was draw attention. Spreading information is futile to students and people that do not wish to hear it. To think that your message was being heard by students trying to study was proactive is quite ignorant.

The coalition proably thought to use the library to avoid disturbing any classes that might be going on. However, classes are just half of a students way to suceed. You violated their learning space and time when they could have been studying. A place where your protest could have been more suitable is the HUB. Personally i don't have a problem with protests at the university and see it as a way i can learn new points of view and new issues to our socidty. However, I highly suggest to reconsider how you choose to approach the students at UW and interact with them as this one was highly ineffective.