Education

The Plymouth region, famous for true community spirit, place a high premium on education.

Construction of a new and outstanding Plymouth Elementary School in 1990  facility allowed for expansion of the existing Plymouth Regional High School , which regularly produces National Merit Scholars, turns out championship athletic teams as a matter of course, and has earned New England Drama festival awards year after year. The school system has a special education program which attracts much praise, is fully accredited and allows for advanced placement courses through Plymouth State University of the University System of New Hampshire. The high school is on the Internet, and in addition to its own library and that of the town, can offer its students use of the college library, among the state's finest, with over 300,000 volumes and over 500,000 items on microfiche.

Plymouth State University  offers over 80 undergraduate majors, two-year associate programs and Master's degrees in business and education.

Non-credit courses through the Center for Continuing Education are geared to the general public.

Lamson library, open to the public, affords borrowing privileges to Plymouth residents.

Three prominent, private, secondary schools are nearby: Holderness, New Hampton and Tilton. Each of these fine boarding schools accepts a significant number of day students. In addition, the area offers a number of private schooling opportunities.

Regional Libraries:

Alexandria: Haynes Memorial Public Library
33 Washburn Road, Alexandria, NH  603-744-6529

Ashland: Ashland Town Library
41 Main Street, Ashland, NH  603-968-7928
Hours: M, T, Th 1-7pm; F, Sat 10am-2pm; Closed W & Sun

Bridgewater: Town of Bridgewater Library
955 River Road, Bristol, NH   603-968-7911

Bristol: Minot-Sleeper Library
35 Pleasant Street, Bristol, NH   603-744-3352
Hours: M, W, Th 10am-8pm; F 10am-6pm; Sat 10am-2pm; Closed T & Sun

Campton: Campton Public Library
1110 NH Route 175, Campton, NH   603-726-4877
Hours: T-F 3-9pm; Sat 9am-3pm; Closed Sun & M

Hebron: Hebron Public Library
8 Church Lane, Hebron, NH   603-744-7998
Hours (June 1-Sept 1): W 12:30-5:30pm; Sat 10am-1pm; Closed M, T, Th, F & Sun
Hours (Sept 2-May 31): W 1-5pm; Sat 10am-12pm; Closed M, T, Th, F & Sun

Holderness: Holderness Library
866 US Route 3, Holderness, NH   603-968-7066
Hours: M 9am-6pm; T, Sat 8am-12pm; W 9am-8pm; F 9am-5pm; Closed Th & Sun

Plymouth: Pease Public Library
1 Russell Street, Plymouth, NH   603-536-2616
Hours: M, T, W 10am-8pm; Th, F 10am-5pm; Sat 10am-2pm; Closed Sun

Rumney: Byron Merrill Library
10 Buffalo Road, Rumney, NH   603-786-9520
Hours: W 2-8pm; Th 10am-12pm & 2-5pm; Sat 10am-12pm; Closed M, T, F & Sun

Thornton: Thornton Public Library
1886 NH Route 175, Thornton, NH   603-726-8981

Waterville Valley: Osceola Library at the Old School
2 West Branch Road, Waterville Valley, NH   603-236-4730
Hours: T, Th, Sat 3-5pm; Closed M, W, F & Sun

Wentworth: Webster Memorial Library
20 Town Common, Wentworth, NH   603-764-5818
Hours: M 1-6pm; W 11am-4pm; Sat 9am-12pm; Closed T, Th, F & Sun