Quiet Spaces
Find a study environment that works for you.
Dalhousie Libraries offer a range of study environments, from spaces where conversation is welcome to areas designed for silent, focused study.
Choose Your Study Environment
| Study environment | What to expect |
|---|---|
| Conversation-friendly | Talking and group work are permitted. Keep voices at a reasonable level, use headphones with devices, and set phones to silent. |
| Quiet study | Quiet conversation may be permitted. Use headphones with devices, set phones to silent, and leave the area to take phone calls. If your conversation can be heard more than two tables away or outside your study room, it is too loud. |
| Silent study | No talking is permitted. Intended for focused individual study. Use headphones with devices, set phones to silent, and leave the area to take phone calls. |
Study Environments by Location
Killam Memorial Library
| Conversation-friendly |
1st floor: Downie Wenjack Learning Commons 2nd floor: Atrium seating and study carrels in the book stacks 3rd floor: Atrium seating |
| Quiet study |
1st floor: Music Room 4th floor: Atrium seating and study rooms |
| Silent study |
2nd floor: McNab Reading Room 3rd and 4th floors: Study carrels along the perimeter of the book stacks 5th floor: All areas |
Kellogg Health Sciences Library
| Quiet study | Individual study desks |
Kellogg Learning Commons
| Conversation-friendly | Bookable study rooms |
| Quiet study | Individual study desks, tables, commons areas |
| Silent study | Room C223 |
MacRae Library
| Conversation-friendly | Level 2 |
| Quiet study | Level 1 Individual study desks throughout the library |
| Silent study | Level B |
Sexton Design & Technology Library
| Conversation-friendly |
Main floor: service area North mezzanine group study tables |
| Quiet study |
Main floor: journal stacks South mezzanine tables and study carrels |
Sir James Dunn Law Library
| Conversation-friendly | 2nd floor: Learning Commons |
| Quiet study | 3rd floor 1st floor |
| Silent study | 2nd floor: Canada Room 4th floor |
Wallace McCain Learning Commons
| Conversation-friendly |
Bookable group study rooms |
| Quiet study |
Quiet study room 264 Learning commons, tables, study desks |
Be Considerate of Others
Help keep library spaces comfortable and welcoming for everyone.
- Choose a study environment that matches the type of work you are doing.
- Follow the noise expectations for the area.
- Keep phones on silent in all study areas.
- Use headphones with devices.
- Take phone calls outside quiet and silent study areas.
- Choose a conversation-friendly or group study space when you need to talk or work collaboratively.
Looking for a Different Kind of Space?
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