Research Guides: Mood: At the Library: Library Sounds

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Missing the sounds and spaces of VCU Libraries as you study, write, and research? Re-create the feeling of the library where you are—at home, from your dorm, a park bench, wherever you have chosen to #StudySafer—with the resources on this guide!

Library Sounds

Play the sounds of VCU cafes and famous libraries in the background while you study.

Sounds of VCU's Health Sciences Library

Listen to the sounds of the first floor at VCU's Health Sciences Library: ambient background tones, a 3-D printer printing, intermittent phone ringing, and students using the stapler and other equipment.

Cabell Library PA Announcements
Listen to Cabell Library's building closing and mask-wearing reminder announcements.

VCU Health Sciences Library Sounds
Listen in on the sounds—dropping books, typing keys, paper shredding, and the occasional ringing phone—of VCU's Health Sciences Library!
VCU Cafe Sounds
University Undertones was recorded at the Bleecker St. coffee shop inside VCU's Snead Hall, while Morning Murmurs and Lunchtime Lounge were recorded at Harrison Street Cafe and Urban Farmhouse. Overlap these tracks with music for a dinnertime vibe!
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Consider using an image of the Cabell Starbucks as your wallpaper to get the full experience! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dGLdny5yLF_42v_2etRzJwAoPNkFAMNh/view?usp=sharing
Hogwarts Library
Scratching quills, a roaring fire, a ticking grandfather clock, and students bustling outside the library doors.
New York Public Library
The sounds of a New York City public library, including rolling book carts, conversation, and city traffic.
Oxford University Libraries
Sounds from the Bodleian, part of Oxford University and the largest library system in the UK.
Instrumental Study Playlist
Give this playlist a listen when you're in the mood for some instrumental tunes while studying. All songs recommended by the staff of the Duke University Libraries. Consider layering this with one of the library/cafe soundtracks on this guide.