Ground Floor Reading Room

A room full of long wooden tables with tall wooden chairs, and a sunny window showing tree branchesStudents with books and laptops at long worktables in afternoon lightSofa chairs and couches with coffee tables next to a bright windowFour cozy booths with work tables
A room full of long wooden tables with tall wooden chairs, and a sunny window showing tree branches
Students with books and laptops at long worktables in afternoon light
Sofa chairs and couches with coffee tables next to a bright window
Four cozy booths with work tables

Building: D. H. Hill Jr. Library

Floor: Ground Floor, Tower

Room: G410

The Ground Floor Reading Room is a large study space with traditional library-style seating. The Libraries' circulating DVD collection is also housed in this space.

  •   What's inside?

    Furniture

    • Lounge seating
    • Large tables
    • Standing height table

    Lighting

    Natural light (sunlight)

    Sound Level

    Conversation and chatter

  •   How do I get there?

    Brickyard Entrance

    Elevator and Stairs

    • Enter the Hill Library from the Brickyard entrance.
    • Go through the library gates and turn right.
    • The Reading Room is straight in front of you. 

    Hillsborough St. Entrance

    Elevator

    • Enter the Hill Library from the Hillsborough St. entrance.
    • Go straight through the gates and turn left.
    • Continue down the hallway until you reach the elevator.
    • Take the elevator to the first floor (1U).
    • Continue into the Tower.
    • Continue straight across the lobby past the stairs on the right
    • Turn right onto the the balcony and follow the left turn.
    • Turn left into the elevator bay and take the elevator down to the ground floor.
    • Exit the elevator, the Reading Room is to your left. 

    Stairs

    • Enter the Hill Library from the Hillsborough St. entrance.
    • Go straight through the gates and turn left.
    • Continue down the hallway until you reach the stairs.
    • Take the stairs to the first floor.
    • Continue into the Tower.
    • Continue through the lobby until you reach the stairs on your right
    • Go down the main stairs to the ground floor.
    • Turn left, the Reading Room is in front of you. 

    View the building map of the Hill Library

  •   Who do I contact?

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