This page contains information on quiet located in the library locations across both campuses. These areas are either designated as Silent Study Zones (no conversations allowed) or Quiet Study Zones (whispers only). Please consult the Group Study webpage to find out about Conversation Zones in the Libraries.
Location | Area Designated Quiet or Silent | # Seats in Quiet Areas | Special Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birks Reading Room | Entire Reading Room (Silent) | 72 | |
| Humanities & Social Sciences Library-McLennan 3-5-6 | McLennan, Floors 3, 5, 6 (Silent) | 978 | Three quiet pods are available on Redpath 1. Two pods made possible thanks to the Post-Graduate Students’ Society (PGSS). One study pod made possible thanks to Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS). Adjustable desks and chairs. |
| Islamic Studies Library | Entire Library (Silent) | 98
| Four adjustable desks and chairs made possible thanks to the Post-Graduate Students’ Society (PGSS). |
| Macdonald Campus Library | Floor 3 (Silent) | 100 | Two quiet pods are available (one each on the 2nd and 3rd floors). These are made possible thanks to the Post-Graduate Students’ Society (PGSS). |
| Marvin Duchow Music Library | Floors 4 (Quiet) Floor 5 (Silent)
| 286 | Two bookable quiet pods are available on the north end of the 5th floor. They are made possible thanks to the Post-Graduate Students’ Society (PGSS). [Book a quiet pod online] The perimeter of each floor is lined with individual study desks. The 4th floor has over 40 listening and viewing stations equipped with headphones. The 5th-floor carrels are assigned to graduate students but may be used by anyone when not occupied. |
| Nahum Gelber Law Library | Floor 1 (Quiet) Floors 2,3,4,5 (Silent) | 398 | Two quiet pods are available on the 2nd floor, and one quiet pod is available on the 3rd floor. They are made possible thanks to the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) and the Law Student Association (LSA). |
| Osler Library of the History of Medicine | Entire Library (Quiet) | 44 | |
| Rare Books and Special Collections Reading Room | Entire Reading Room (Silent) | 15 | |
| Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering | Floors 1, 3, and 6 (Quiet) | 362 | There are three individual quiet study pods on the 2nd floor. Made possible thanks to the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU). |