Kingston Public Library
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6 Green Street
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Kingston
MA
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Phone: |
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(781) 585-0517
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TTY/TDD: |
None
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FAX: |
(781) 585-0521
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Website(s): |
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http://www.kingstonpubliclibrary.org/
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General email: |
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kilib@kingstonpubliclibrary.org
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Institution Contact(s): |
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Sia Stewart, Library Director
(781)585-0517 x122
sstewart@kingstonpubliclibrary.org
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Hours: |
Library Hours:
Monday: 1:00PM-8:00PM
Tuesday-Thursday: 10:00AM-8:00PM
Saturday: 10:00AM-5:00PM
Closed Fridays, Sundays, and holidays
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Online Catalog: |
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Web:
http://www.ocln.org/
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Services for the Disabled: |
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Handicapped parking
Home delivery
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Monographs: |
"Civic Progress and a History of Her Industries," Sarah
Bailey and Emily Drew
"Images of America: Kingston," Norman Tucker
"Ships of Kingston," Henry Jones
"Major Bradford's Town: A History of Kingston 1726-1976,"
Doris Johnson Melville
"Life on the River: the Flow of Kingston's Industries,"
Carrie Elliot
"Index to Civic Progress," Julia Stair
"Index to the Ships of Kingston," Julia Stair
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SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
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Name: |
Local History Room
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Special Collection Contact(s): |
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Susan Aprill, Archivist
(781)585-0517 x123
kilhr@kingstonpubliclibrary.org
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FAX: |
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(781)585-0521
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Hours: |
Monday: 1:00PM-8:00PM
Tuesday-Thursday: 10:00AM-8:00PM
By appointment if necessary
Closed Fridays, Weekends, and holidays
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Collections: |
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Formats: |
83 collections of manuscripts and organizational records
1,000 monographs
1,000 maps
11,000 images
Realia/artifacts
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Collections Description: |
A wide variety of local history topics, including genealogy, houses
and buildings, town history (Kingston was part of Plymouth Colony),
shipbuilding, manufacturing, and the Jones River Village Historical
Society.
The Local History Room Online can be found at http://kplma.org.
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Access: |
Only in reading room, supervised.
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Copying: |
Photocopying permitted at discretion of the archivist.
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Loans: |
No loans permitted.
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Finding Guides Available: |
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Finding aids can be found online here:
http://kingstonpubliclibrary.org/kpl_local_history.htm
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