Newburyport Public Library

The architect's pencil sketch of Newburyport Public Library. The Tracy Mansion is visible to the viewer's right. Its main entrance, now leading to a reading room, is no longer used

Newburyport Public Library, in Newburyport, Massachusetts, was founded in September, 1854, by Josiah Little. It opened its doors to the public on September 5, 1855, in Ward Room 4 of the new City Hall. On that day its collection amounted to about 5750 books.[1] Its operating budget depended at first on legacies and the generosity of private citizens. The library flourished.

  1. ^ Rhees, William J (2009) [Before 1923]. Manual of Public Libraries Institutions and Societies in the United States and British Provinces. BiblioLIfe. p. 155.