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The first library at Phillips Exeter Academy was a single small room. A member of the class of 1833 remembered it as containing "old sermons and some history, scarcely ever read". [4] Even as late as 1905 the library had only two rooms and 2,000 volumes. Exeter Library atrium with crossbeams above and circular staircase below
Phillips Exeter Academy (often called Exeter or PEA) is an independent, co-educational, college-preparatory school in Exeter, New Hampshire. Established in 1781, it is America's sixth-oldest boarding school. It educates roughly 1,100 boarding and day students in grades 9 through 12, as well as postgraduate students.
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. [2] [3] However, it also possesses a small collection.
The Exeter Library is seeking help from the town to avoid a budget shortfall that could affect the services it offers. Exeter Library faces budget shortfall after $48K emergency wall repair, seeks ...
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The library, previously housed in the Academy Building, was moved to the Davis Library, funds for which were willed by Benjamin Price Davis '62 in 1907. During his time at Exeter, he was also involved in the founding of Fessenden School , encouraging the founder, Frederick Fessenden, to purchase the plot of land on which the school sits. [ 4 ]
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The library web site says "At present, the Library houses 160,000 volumes on nine levels and has a shelf capacity of 250,000 volumes." That says something about the size of the library, something that readers are likely to want to know. --DThomsen8 22:34, 8 March 2011 (UTC)