Phillips Exeter Academy Library
Phillips Exeter Academy Library is a library that serves Phillips Exeter Academy, an independent boarding school located in Exeter, New Hampshire. It is the largest secondary school library in the world, containing 160,000 volumes over nine levels with a shelf capacity of 250,000 volumes.Photo: Rohmer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Library
- Description: school library
- Also known as: “Class of 1945 Library”, “Exeter Library”, and “The Class of 1945 Library”
- Roof shape: flat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ladd-Gilman House and Lamont Gallery.
Ladd-Gilman House
Museum
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The Ladd-Gilman House, also known as Cincinnati Memorial Hall, is a historic house at 1 Governors Lane in Exeter, New Hampshire, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is designated a National Historic Landmark. Ladd-Gilman House is situated 1,100 feet north of Phillips Exeter Academy Library.
Lamont Gallery
Art gallery
The Lamont Gallery is a non-profit art gallery located on the campus of Phillips Exeter Academy, in Exeter, New Hampshire, United States. It primarily showcases visiting exhibitions of local, national and international acclaimed artists, along with art of Phillips Exeter students and faculty. Lamont Gallery is situated 650 feet northwest of Phillips Exeter Academy Library.
Folsom Tavern
Museum
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Folsom Tavern is a museum, which is situated 1,100 feet north of Phillips Exeter Academy Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Exeter and Kensington.
Exeter
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Exeter is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. Its population was 16,049 at the 2020 census, up from 14,306 at the 2010 census. Exeter was the county seat until 1997, when county offices were moved to neighboring Brentwood.
Kensington
Village
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Kensington is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,095 at the 2020 census. Kensington is situated 3½ miles south of Phillips Exeter Academy Library.
Stratham
Village
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Stratham is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The town had a population of 7,669 at the 2020 census. It is bounded on the west by the Squamscott River. Stratham is situated 3½ miles northeast of Phillips Exeter Academy Library.
Phillips Exeter Academy Library
- Categories: school library, university cafeteria, building, and education
- Location: Town of Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.97882° or 42° 58′ 44″ northLongitude
-70.94946° or 70° 56′ 58″ westLevels
5Operator
Phillips Exeter AcademyOpen location code
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roof-shape=flatWikidata ID
Q4176334
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Phillips Exeter Academy Library” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Biblioteca de l’Acadèmica Phillips Exeter”
- Catalan: “Biblioteca de la Phillips Exeter Academy”
- Chinese: “菲利普斯埃克塞特學院圖書館”
- Chinese: “菲臘士雅息特學院圖書館”
- French: “Phillips Exeter Academy Library”
- German: “Phillips Exeter Academy Library”
- Greek: “Βιβλιοθήκη Phillips Exeter Academy”
- Persian: “کتابخانه آکادمی فیلیپس اکستر”
- Persian: “کتابخانهٔ آکادمی فیلیپس اکستر”
- Persian: “کتابخانه اکادمی فیلیپس اکستر”
- Russian: “Библиотека Академии Филлипса в Эксетере”
- Slovak: “Phillips Exeter Academy Library”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca de la Phillips Exeter Academy”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Regeneration Church and First Unitarian Universalist Society of Exeter.
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