Browse bestsellers by Kenyon grads
Located smack in the middle of the village, the Kenyon College Bookstore is an important hub in Kenyon’s academic and literary life. You’ll buy your textbooks and school supplies here. You’ll find loads of good reading, both classics and bestsellers, several written by Kenyon grads. The store always showcases books by visiting authors and lecturers, and regularly hosts readings and book signings. It’s also an emporium for snacks both mundane and exotic, drinks, ice cream, greeting cards, Kenyon apparel in every imaginable form, necessaries and novelties. Long tables and comfortable chairs encourage lingering. So does the friendliness of the staff.
Fact: The Bookstore is the nation’s longest continuously operating college bookstore and the third-oldest bookstore of any kind in America.
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Peirce Hall
Gathering SpacesAlong with Old Kenyon and its slender spire, Peirce may be the College’s most recognizable landmark.
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Wiggin Street Coffee
Gathering SpacesFriends meet for a snack, professors have long talks with students and classes sometimes gather to elucidate texts between sips.
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Village of Gambier
Gathering SpacesWelcome to Gambier, Ohio, the place Kenyon calls home.
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Church of the Holy Spirit
Gathering SpacesStately on the outside, graceful on the inside, the Church of the Holy Spirit lifts its steeple high above campus, greeting visitors as they come up Gambier Hill.