The Manchester City Library is the largest in New Hampshire and is a great place to find both book to read for fun or for a research project. Its large collection contains over a quarter million volumes. With a theater, access to the internet, and workstations, the library is a quiet place to relax or learn something new. The building itself was a gift from the Carpenter family in an effort to provide learning and education to all and was designed, like many of the buildings in town, by Edward L. Tilton.