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Avocado plant at Jones Library
Child standing by an avocado plant at the Jones Library. Caption on reverse reads, "Sept. 26, 1973 Children's Room at the North Amherst Library is home to a flourishing avocado plant donated by Nanny Burack. This plant eventually made its way to…
Mittens and gloves at Jones Library
Child standing in front of mittens and gloves hung in front of fireplace at Jones Library. Caption on reverse reads, "March 27, 1974 Gene Westbrooks surveys a group of lost mittens and gloves strung across the fireplace in Jones Library."
Ron'na J'Q Lytle as the Cat in the Hat
Ron'na J'Q Lytle as the Cat in the Hat during a children’s program called Seussology.
Jones Library auditorium
View of the Jones Library auditorium taken from the back of the room and looking toward the stage showing the piano and the stage curtains.
Jones Library's first public computer
Color photograph of the Apple Iie, the first public computer in the Jones Library.
Jones Library Children's Room
View of the busy children's room of the Jones Library when the library was located in the Amherst House hotel.
Munson Memorial Library through church window
Munson Memorial Library is seen here through the north window of the Amherst South Congregational Church.
Jones Library director's office
Office of the director of the Jones Library.
Jones Library Burnett Gallery, Summer 1969
Photograph of Kenneth Ives (custodian) and Ena Cane (cataloger) in the Burnett Art Gallery in the summer of 1969
Ceremony for laying the cornerstone for the Jones Library
View at the ceremony for the laying of the cornerstone for the Jones Library. Pictured from left to right: Tony (Michael Angelo), who was in charge of stone work; Allen H. Cox, Architect; Casper Ranger Construction Company man; Mr. Moriarty,…
Charles R. Green and his Sunday programs
Charles R. Green stands on the front steps of the Jones Library shaking hands with another man. Beside him is the chalkboard advertising one of his Sunday at 5:00 programs.
Unicef stand at the Jones Library
Two women and two children stand before the UNICEF card table at the Jones Library.
Kid and Christmas tree in the kids room at the Jones Library
Child walking by the decorated Christmas tree in the Children's Room at the Jones Library. The bronze man sculpture is visible in the background.
Inventory at Jones Library
This is the first book-by-book inventory done by the Library since the fire at the Amherst House in 1926. It took a week to complete by 60-odd staff and volunteers. The women on the left are Lucy Gallagher, Claire Sussman, and Windy Sayer.
After the Amherst House fire, 1926
This image shows the smoldering scene the morning after the fire that decimated the Amherst House on the evening of December 9, 1926.