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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.
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.
Flower show in Jones Library auditorium
The whole auditorium at the Jones Library was filled with flowers during this flower show held in 1935. This view shows the portion of the show that filled the stage.
Winter sleigh ride in Amherst
Mason A. Dickinson sits on a horse-drawn sleigh in Amherst.
Food and Feasts program at Jones Library
French cooking expert Charlotte Turgeon demonstrates cooking with chocolate.
Internet station at Jones Library
Early internet station in the Jones Library Reference Department.
Early morning restaurant fire in Amherst
Firefighters aim a powerful jet of water at this burning restaurant across from the Town Common. More than 40 Amherst and UMass firefighters fought the blaze for hours in near zero weather before it was brought under control.