Cecil H. Green Library

The Cecil H. Green Library is the main library on the Stanford University campus and is part of the SUL system. It is named for Cecil H. Green. Green Library houses 4 million volumes, most of which are related to the humanities and social sciences.

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Type: Library
Description: library at Stanford University
Also known as: “Cecil H Green Library” and “Green Library”
Address: 557 Escondido Mall, Stanford, CA 94305

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hoover Institution and Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace.

Hoover Institution

College

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The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace, commonly known as the Hoover Institution, is an American public policy think tank which promotes personal and economic liberty, free enterprise, and limited government. Hoover Institution is situated 420 feet northeast of Cecil H. Green Library.

Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace

Museum

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Hoover Tower is a 285-foot structure on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California, United States. The tower houses the Hoover Institution Library and Archives, an archive collection founded by Herbert Hoover before he became president of the United States. Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace is situated 330 feet north of Cecil H. Green Library.

Shumway Fountain

Fountain

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stanford and College Terrace.

Stanford

Hamlet

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Stanford is a census-designated place in the northwestern corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is the home of Stanford University, after which it was named.

College Terrace

Neighborhood

College Terrace is a neighborhood in the city of Palo Alto, California, adjacent to Stanford University.

Palo Alto

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Palo Alto is a bustling suburb in Santa Clara County south of the city of San Francisco. It is adjacent to Stanford University and home to hundreds of Silicon Valley technology companies, ranging from VMware and Hewlett-Packard to tiny startups operating in garages.

Cecil H. Green Library

Categories: academic library, library building, and education
Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.42675° or 37° 25′ 36″ north

Longitude

-122.16728° or 122° 10′ 2″ west

Elevation

69 feet (21 metres)

Operator

Stanford University Libraries

Open location code

849VCRGM+M3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1339364839

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

GeoNames ID

5335152

Wikidata ID

Q4405931

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Cecil H. Green Library” goes by many names.

Arabic: “مكتبة سيسل الخضراء”
Chinese: “史丹佛大學”
Chinese: “塞西爾·格林圖書館”
Chinese: “塞西爾H.格林圖書館”
Czech: “Cecil H. Green Library”
French: “bibliothèque Cecil-H.-Green”
French: “Bibliothèque Cecil-H.-Green”
French: “bibliothèque Green”
German: “Cecil H. Green Library”
Persian: “کتابخانه سسیل هاوارد گرین”
Spanish: “Biblioteca Cecil H. Green”
Spanish: “Biblioteca Green”
Uzbek: “Sesil H. Green kutubxonasi”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Rains Houses and Escondido Village.

Nearby Places

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