Ames Free Library
Ames Free Library | |
| Location | North Easton, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°4′2″N 71°6′18″W / 42.06722°N 71.10500°W |
| Built | 1883 |
| Architect | Henry Hobson Richardson |
| Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque |
| Part of | H. H. Richardson Historic District of North Easton (ID87002598) |
| Significant dates | |
| Designated NHLDCP | December 23, 1987 |
| Designated CP | November 3, 1972 |
| Ames Free Library | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1883 |
| Other information | |
| Director | Donna P. Richman |
| Website | AmesFreeLibrary.org |
The Ames Free Library is a public library designed by noted American architect Henry Hobson Richardson. It is located at 53 Main Street, Easton, Massachusetts, immediately adjacent to another Richardson building, Oakes Ames Memorial Hall.
In 2016 the Ames Free Library won the Best Small Library in America award from the Library Journal. This award was created in 2005 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to encourage and showcase outstanding libraries serving populations of fewer than 25,000. This marks the second time the library has won this award.