Old Library

The Old Library is a college at in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Previously named the M. Carey Thomas Library after Bryn Mawr's first dean and second president, it was formally renamed in 2018 as a result of controversy surrounding Thomas's history of racism and anti-Semitism.
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: historic building on Bryn Mawr College Campus
  • Also known as: “College Hall”, “M. Carey Thomas Hall”, and “M. Carey Thomas Library”
  • Address: PA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bryn Mawr College and Bryn Mawr station.

College
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is a private women's liberal arts college in , United States. Founded as a Quaker institution in 1885, Bryn Mawr is one of the Seven Sister colleges, a group of historically women's colleges in the United States. is situated 640 feet northwest of Old Library.

Railway station
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is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in . It is located in the western suburbs of at Morris and Bryn Mawr Avenues. is situated 2,000 feet south of Old Library.

School
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The is a private, pre-K–12 college preparatory school in , United States, approximately 10 miles west-northwest of . is situated 840 feet southwest of Old Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bryn Mawr and Garrett Hill.

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is a census-designated place located in the of , United States. It is located just west of along Lancaster Avenue, also known as U.S. Route 30.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, located approximately eight miles northwest of .

Hamlet
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Township is a region of in Southeastern . It is a western suburb of Philadelphia. About 50,000 people live in Township. It was founded by the Welsh Quakers in 1681 and purchased by William Penn.

Old Library

Latitude
40.02692° or 40° 1′ 37″ north
Longitude
-75.31394° or 75° 18′ 50″ west
Elevation
397 feet (121 metres)
Open location code
87G62MGP+QC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 367964120
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Wiki­data ID
Q6712468
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Swedish—“Old Library” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Մ. Քերի Թոմաս գրադարան”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca M. Carey Thomas”
  • Catalan: “Thomas Hall, Bryn Mawr College”
  • Czech: “M. Carey Thomas Library”
  • Galician: “Old Library”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “M. Carey Thomas Library”
  • Swedish: “Old Library”

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