Jones Library Collection
Title
Jones Library Collection
Subject
Jones Library
Amherst (Mass.)
Amherst (Mass.)
Description
Established in 1919, The Jones Library is the public library for the Town of Amherst, Massachusetts. The Jones Library Collection contains photographs of the Jones Library, its programs, exhibits, events, and staff.
Publisher
Jones Library Special Collections
Date
1926-2013
Collection Items
Ruins of the Amherst House after the 1926 fire
View of the corner of Amity and South Pleasant Streets after the fire of December 9, 1926. The ruins of the Amherst House are visible, as well as the east side of the Amherst Cinema building. The Jones Library was operating on the second floor of the…
John Musante and Bonnie Isman
John Musante and Bonnie Isman in the Woodbury Room of The Jones Library
Jones Library with parking lot across the street
The front of Jones Library in the background, with the parking lot across the street in the foreground
Old planting removed from front of Jones Library
Front of Jones Library with planting work in progress. Slide caption reads, "4/77 Jones Library old planting removed"
Bulb planting at Jones Library
Members of the Garden Club working outside the Jones Library. Slide caption reads "10/7/77 Garden club Bulb planting at Jones Library"
Sue Hugus at Jones Library
Sue Hugus, a Jones Library employee, at the Adult Circulation Desk. Information on reverse reads, "Amherst Record, Sept. 14, p. 7", "Sue Hugus - Jones Library employee at Adult Circulation Desk", " Article: "Check it out………the Jones Library"
Jones Library with stagecoach in front
Jones Library in the background with the stagecoach in the foreground. The stagecoach, owned by the Amherst Historical Society, was stored at the library for many years.
Music Series at the Jones Library, 1989
Dancers performing in the (then) Burnett Gallery as part of music series in 1989.
Rear of the Jones Library
Rear face of the library before the Kinsey Memorial Garden was created, taken in 1994
Mrs. Barber in the John W. Burgess Room at The Jones Library
The John W. Burgess room in Jones Library, with Mrs. Barber in May 1969.
Public Service desk at The Jones Library
A woman talking to a man behind the Public Service desk at The Jones Library
AV Listening Room at The Jones Library
A man seated and using audio equipment with someone else seated in background enjoy the AV Listening Room at The Jones Library
Performers in "Field Day for Death"
![Performers in "Field Day for Death"](https://digitalamherst.org/files/thumbnails/7d2789094cf06a961ddeec6c6c9ca1f6.jpg "Performers in "Field Day for Death"")
Three people (left to right), Sondra Radosh, Kay Lyons, and Ken Samonds. involved in the play "Field Day for Death" pose on the main staircase of The Jones Library.
Judy Lincoln in the Children's Room of the Jones Library
Judy Lincoln in the Children's Room of the Jones Library before the new 1990's addition.
