New Hampshire public libraries had a total book stock of 5,506,000 volumes and a combined circulation of 8,778,000 volumes in 2000. Leading academic and historical collections include Dartmouth College's Baker Memorial Library in Hanover (2,309,626 volumes); the New Hampshire State Library (519,319) and New Hampshire Historical Society Library (50,000), both in Concord; and the University of New Hampshire's Ezekiel W. Diamond Library (1,151,203) in Durham. Total income for the public library system in 2000 was $33,217,000; spending per capita was $28.27.
Among the more than 76 museums and historic sites are the Museum of New Hampshire History in Concord and the Franklin Pierce Homestead in Hillsboro.