Eighteenth-century novels make up our collection from James Hammond, a Newport merchant who set up a lending library in his dry goods shop. Keep an eye out for the new exhibition on the second floor. Because of member demand, trustee Christopher Gray has scheduled two more historical tours of the Library. A limited number of spaces remain in the tours on April 7 and May 5. The tours are free, but contributions to the Helen Ruskell Flower Fund are welcomed.
Internet access is unfiltered and each terminal is attached to a printer.
Library catalogs throughout the country are accessible and subscriptions to online research sources are being acquired. We ask only that members show courtesy and confine their use to thirty-minute periods. Look for signs in the Library pointing you to the nearest Internet terminal. The Library is now implementing an improved telephone system. Beginning in April, callers will hear recorded directions to our various services.