The symposia draw leading authorities in their respective fields, who share their knowledge with and stimulate the learning of attendees. Such tours can normally be arranged at very short notice. The Observatory's Gladys Brooks Memorial Library is located at the Weather Discovery Center , on Main Street in North Conway, New Hampshire. The Library features a large collection of materials related to the White Mountains. It includes books, maps, prints, photographs, and artifactual material.
Strongest holdings are in historical material, but the sciences are also represented.
This overnight residential program is based at the A.M.C's visitor center in Pinkham Notch, New Hampshire, on the eastern flank of the mountain. The program is especially geared to middle-schoolers, but could be adapted for other grade levels. The Observatory is one of several partners in the Mountain High Learning Center, an educational project organized by Hosteling International at their facility in Conway, New Hampshire. The MHLC is a residential program which provides the opportunity for school and other educational groups to design their own educational agenda based on their students' needs and interests. Topics of study can include Forest Ecology, Mountain Weather, Alpine Ecology, and the Natural History of Mount Washington.