I am the librarian at a middle school in a very large room with tile floors which can cause a lot of noise due to the echo-effect. Over the past 2 years, I have added several rugs to create sitting areas and help interupt the noise levels. This rug has been placed in a corner with 2 book shelves for our lower level readers, resource and self-contained classroom students to sit and read. I LOVE IT!!! And so do the kids!