LPI's library is one of the best in tlie Russia Academy of Sciences. As of January' 2009, had 462508 units of storage, 210813 of the in foreign languages; it is one of the country"! largest collections of literature on physics related sciences. The library has unique XVII-XIX century editions; books from private librarie autographed by well-known scientists, lifetiri editions of classics of science, hand-writte materials. LPI's library provides literature for; staff of the Russian Academy of Sciences, highe educational institutions, non-Academy institute and organizations. The LPI is known for its care for traditions, for historical and cultural heritage. Over the entii history of the Institute, exhibits most precious for national history accumulate and arc carefully kept in director's office-. Jacobi's specimens of galvanoplasties, P.N. Lebedev's instrument for measuring liglit pressure, and many others. Thiis collection is being constantly replenished. Thus, in the spring of 2008, the LPI was handed over a manuscript of a report by P.N. Lebedev he made in 1891. Long-standing cultural traditions of the Institute are determined by the broad interests of physicists who worked here, their diversified interests and likings. In a XIX century photo, P.N. Lebedev participates in an amateur performance.

A good continuation and a serious development of LPI's cultural traditions became the Chamber Music Club (an informal music salon, whicfi rallies up chamber and symphony music fans). All these years, regularly on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, scientists of the Academy of Sciences and their guests have come to LPFs Pillar Hall with its exquisite acoustics and beautiful architecture to meet with the entrancing world of classical music, with rising and already sparkling stars of world performing art. These days the club is one of the most prestigious world concert grounds. Two pieces of music were written by order of the club: Concerto grosso No 1 by Alfred Schnittke and piano piece 'A Portrait of Evgeny Lvovich Feinberg" by Ivan Sokolov The Club held more than 500 concerts, tens of evenings with modern Russian and foreign composers; more than 20 pieces of music were premiered. The Club initiated and organized the League of Friends of Russia's Classical Music (and is its base club), the Clubs of Friends of Russia's Bolshoi Theatre and Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theatre, Russia's Verdi Opera Society The club was actively involved in the making of the All-Union Musical Society (now the International Union of Musical Workers), in the organization of; Russia's Federation of UNESCO Clubs.

The LPI, combining tlie features of scientific, educational, informational and cultural centre, was and remains one of ttie best physical institutes of the country. The foundation of LPI's success is the presence of traditionally strong scientific schools that emerged and developed over the 75 years of its history. The subject matter of LPFs fundamental studies covers almost all directions of physics and is in the tideway of the main tendencies of physical science development. The modern LPI possesses a potent personnel potential, including both scientists of the world level with 22 members of the Academy in the lead and talented young scientists already making themselves known by a number of outstanding results.