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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.
North Amherst Library
Turn of the century view of the library. The building is a small, clapboard Queen Anne style structure and was designed by Roswell F. Putnam of Leverett. Montague Road and Sunderland Road are dirt.
Caption on back: "North Amherst Library, built…
Caption on back: "North Amherst Library, built…
Robert Frost with Charles R. Green
Charles R. Green showing Robert Frost a book in the Frost Room at the Jones Library.
Dedication of Julius Lester Collection
From left to right, Bonnie Isman, Julius Lester, and Dan Lombardo stand in front of an exhibit panel in the Special Collections department during the dedication of the Julius Lester Collection.
Jones Library garden
The garden behind Jones Library. Caption on reverse reads, "Jones Library Garden July 1933"
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
Public Service desk at The Jones Library
A woman talking to a man behind the Public Service desk at 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.
Cosby House on Amity Street
Cosby House on Amity Street. Caption on reverse reads, "When the Jones Library was built, this house was moved to Dana St."
Winifred Sayer in Robert Frost Room
Winifred Sayer seated in Robert Frost room. Caption on reverse reads, "Winifred Sayer curator at Jones in Robert Frost room at Jones Library."
Returning library books fine free
A patron returning a lot of books without being charged fines. Information on reverse reads, "Amherst Record, Wed., Dec. 14, 1977, p. 6 Amherst Record, Sun., April 8, 1973, p.6 "Stealthily He Creeps - This fine old picture of a delinquent library…
Rear of the Jones Library
Rear face of the library before the Kinsey Memorial Garden was created, taken in 1994
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.