Randall Hall First Floor and Discovery Hall First Floor are active learning areas. A fair amount of noise is to be expected.

Randall Hall Second Floor and Discovery Hall Second Floor are designated as moderately quiet space. Be considerate of noise levels for those around you. Please keep cell phones in silent mode. Take conversations to the first floor, stairwells, restrooms or outside. The Study Rooms are not soundproof -- talking in moderate levels is conducive to maintaining a quiet environment in the surrounding areas.

Discovery Hall Third Floor is a quiet space. Noise should be kept to a minimum. Please keep cell phones in silent mode. Take conversations to the first floor, stairwells, restrooms or outside. The Study Rooms are not soundproof -- talking in moderate levels is conducive to maintaining a quiet environment in the surrounding areas.

The Grand Reading Room on the third floor of Discovery Hall is a silent study quiet space. Talking and other noise is not allowed.

What to do when noise is a problem:

Everyone in the library should be considerate of those around them. If you are being disturbed in an area designated as quiet space, remind the person that the area is intended for quiet study. If this does not resolve the problem, please contact a library staff member. If someone asks you to be quiet, please comply or move to the first floor or a group study room.

UNCW Library is a dynamic resource and university community center that offers a wide range of services, materials, and environments. The library strives to provide an environment for  quiet concentration and study.. At the same time, the library provides spaces appropriate to group learning. The library is also a teaching space, where librarians, staff and teaching faculty must talk to assist users in finding and understanding the information resources the library provides. As a community center, the library hosts events, where a certain amount of noise must be expected.  

Reviewed September 2024.