Quiet Reading Room

Student working at a table in Hill Library's silent reading room.Students working at tables in Hill Library's silent reading room.Carpeted seating area outside of Hill Library's silent reading room.Entrance to glassed in area of Hill Library's silent reading room with students working at tables inside.Students working at tables in Hill Library's silent reading room.
Student working at a table in Hill Library's silent reading room.
Students working at tables in Hill Library's silent reading room.
Carpeted seating area outside of Hill Library's silent reading room.
Entrance to glassed in area of Hill Library's silent reading room with students working at tables inside.
Students working at tables in Hill Library's silent reading room.

Building: D. H. Hill Jr. Library

Floor: First Floor, West Wing

Rooms: 1325, 1311

The Quiet Reading Room is a space for individual silent study. A glass wall isolates this space from the Library's ambient noise, and large picture windows provide views of the terrace and Brickyard.

  •   What's inside?

    Furniture

    • Work table and office chairs

    Lighting

    Natural light (sunlight)

    Sound Level

    No talking
  •   How do I get there?

    Brickyard Entrance

    Elevator

    • Enter the Hill Library from the Brickyard entrance.
    • Go through the library gates and turn right.
    • Turn left and enter the elevator bay. 
    • Take the elevator to the first floor.
    • Exit the elevator bay and follow the balcony to the lobby.
    • Turn left and continue into the West Wing.
    • On the right is an elevator.
    • Take the elevator down to the first floor (1L). 
    • The larger Quiet Reading Room is on the left. 
    • The smaller Quiet Reading Room is at the end of the hallway on the left.

    Stairs

    • Enter the Hill Library from the Brickyard entrance.
    • Go straight through the library gates and take the stairs to the first floor.
    • Turn left to enter the West Wing and go down the stairs to the first floor. 
    • The larger Quiet Reading Room is on the left. 
    • The smaller Quiet Reading Room is at the end of the hallway on the left.

    Hillsborough St. Entrance

    Elevator and Stairs

    • Enter the Hill Library from the Hillsborough St. entrance.
    • Go straight through the gates.
    • The larger Quiet Reading Room is on the left.
    • The smaller Quiet Reading Room is on the right.

    View the building map of the Hill Library

  •   Who do I contact?