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Jones Library in Amherst House Hotel
Exterior of the Amherst House Hotel. The Jones Library was housed on the second floor until the building burned in 1926.
Jones Library girls
Three young women sitting in comraderie the remains of a picnic in front of them. Notation reads, "J. L. girls, L to R, Kane, Powers, Fish." Probably Annise B. Kane, Frances Powers, Dorothy M. Fish. All three women were employed by the Jones Library…
Jones Library garden
The garden behind Jones Library. Caption on reverse reads, "Jones Library Garden July 1933"
Jones Library front hallway
This is the front hallway of the Jones Library before the renovation in the early 1990s.
Jones Library Former Amherst Room
The former Amherst Room which was converted to the Sidney Waugh room (now housing Technical Services) in 1968.This room once housed the library’s local authors collection, the Amherst imprint collection, and miscellaneous local history materials.
Jones Library director's office
Office of the director of 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.
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
Jones Library Burnett Gallery
The Burnett Gallery in the 1928 Jones Library before the renovation in the early 1990s.
Jones Library Boltwood Room
The Boltwood Room. Caption on reverse reads, "The Boltwood Room- a genealogical and historical collection, once owned by the Boltwood family."
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 Adult Reading Room
The adult reading room of the Jones Library in 1968.
John Musante and Bonnie Isman
John Musante and Bonnie Isman in the Woodbury Room of The Jones Library
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.
Internet station at Jones Library
Early internet station in the Jones Library Reference Department.