Lower Merion Library System, Philadelphia

Name: Lower Merion Library System
Address: Philadelphia, United States

#660 among attractions in Philadelphia

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The Lower Merion Library System is the public library system of the township of Lower Merion, in Pennsylvania. It is among the largest public library systems in Pennsylvania. While Lower Merion accounts for 7% of the population of Montgomery County, it accounts for 20% of its library circulation. The library is ranked in the top 2% of public libraries for circulation per capita. ()

Coordinates: 40°0'6"N, 75°14'21"W

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Main Line (Bala Cynwyd)Philadelphia United States

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Lower Merion Library System – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: City Line Avenue Bridge, African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas, West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Ohio House.

1.5 miSW
Bridge
City Line Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia
40 min walk • City Line Avenue Bridge is a historic concrete barrel arch bridge spanning the East Branch of Indian Creek and located in the Overbrook Farms neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1913, and is a single-span bridge. The barrel arch measures 20-foot-wide.
1.2 miSW
Church
African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas, Philadelphia
31 min walk • The African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas was founded in 1792 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the first black Episcopal Church in the United States.
1.3 miNE
Cemetery
West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
34 min walk • West Laurel Hill Cemetery is a cemetery located in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1869 and is the site of many notable burials. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
1.7 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture
Ohio House, Philadelphia
43 min walk • The Ohio House, or Ohio State Building, is a historic building located in west Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. The house was built from various Ohio sandstones and functioned as the Ohio state exhibit for the Centennial Exposition of 1876.
~1540 ftSW
Park, Art museum, Museum
Arboretum of the Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia
8 min walk • The Arboretum of the Barnes Foundation is an arboretum and the former site of the Barnes Foundation art gallery located at 300 North Latch's Lane, Merion, Pennsylvania with entrance at 50 Lapsley Lane.
1 miNW
Church, Spiritual
Merion Friends Meeting House, Philadelphia
25 min walk • The Merion Friends Meeting House is an active and historic Quaker meeting house at 615 Montgomery Avenue in Merion Station, Pennsylvania. Completed about 1715, it is the second oldest Friends meeting house in the United States, with distinctively Welsh architectural features that distinguish it from later meeting houses.
0.8 miS
Mosque
Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship, Philadelphia
20 min walk • The Mosque of Shaikh M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the grounds of the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship. The building of the mosque took 6 months and was done by the members of the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship under the direction of M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen.
0.5 miNE
Area
Bala Cynwyd, Philadelphia
13 min walk • Bala Cynwyd is a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, US. It is located on the Main Line in southeastern Pennsylvania, bordering the western edge of Philadelphia at US Route 1.
1.2 miW
Area
Narberth, Philadelphia
32 min walk • Narberth is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is one of many neighborhoods on the historic Pennsylvania Main Line. The population was 4,282 at the 2010 census.
0.9 miNW
Synagogue, Nightlife, Bars and clubs
General Wayne Inn, Philadelphia
24 min walk • The General Wayne Inn in Merion, Pennsylvania is a former tavern. It has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1976.
0.8 miSW
Botanical garden, Park
Merion Botanical Park, Philadelphia
20 min walk • The Merion Botanical Park is a city park and botanical garden located at 100 Merion Road, Merion, Pennsylvania, USA. It is open daily without charge.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Lower Merion Library System?

Nearby attractions include Arboretum of the Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia (8 min walk), Temple Adath Israel of the Main Line, Philadelphia (10 min walk), Bala Theatre, Philadelphia (12 min walk), Bala Cynwyd, Philadelphia (13 min walk).

How to get to Lower Merion Library System by public transport?

The nearest stations to Lower Merion Library System:

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Cynwyd (13 min walk)
Bala (16 min walk)