A special collection of materials on Newton's local history, within the library known as the Newton Collection, is one of the focal points of interest in the community. The Newton Collection is housed in the Special Collections Room near the southeast corner of the library's main floor. The Collection also includes atlases, photographs, pamphlets, maps, cassettes and videos, as well as all of Newton's local newspapers. The Newtoniana provides access to these materials by subject and through author and title indexes. Each entry has a full bibliographic citation and a descriptive annotation.
Citations vary in format according to the cataloging rules in effect at the time.
Within each subject division, materials are arranged in Dewey classification sequence. Uncatalogued materials are placed at the end of each section. Newtoniana is not only a work of reference but also a book for browsing. One can quickly locate specific information, and also read its annotations on a particular subject for pleasure. Growing interest in local history makes the collection an exceptional resource for students, genealogists, historians, researchers and visitors to the library.