page_title: Newton Free Library
section_title: Quick facts
hierarchical_section_title: Newton Free Library / Quick facts
caption_attribution_description: English: Front Entrance, W. Mainieri
context_page_description: Newton Free Library, the public library of Newton, Massachusetts, provides an extensive collection of print, non-print, and electronic resources, a comprehensive reference service, and a wide array of educational and cultural programs for people of all ages.
context_section_description: Architectural features
  Style and Material: Neo-Georgian architecture made of brick and stone
  Layout: Three floors, all above ground
  Square Footage: 91,405 square feet (8,491.8 m²)
  Lot size: 4.588 acres (18,570 m²)
  Height of Atrium: 50' to bottom of skylight
  Cost: $15,300,000
  Dedicated: September 15, 1991
  Circulation
  The Newton Free Library loans out more items than any other library building in Massachusetts.
  In 1870, a total of 1,360 people had "registered their names" with the Newton Free Library.
  The first telephone for the library was installed in 1904.
  From 1905 to 1916 book deliveries between branches were carried out in a horse and buggy.
  In 1870, the largest number of items loaned in a single day was 250.
caption: Main Library in Newton
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