The forerunner of the modern NPL, the Newmarket Mechanics Institute was first organized in 1856 and held its meetings in the Town Court House, sometimes called the Town Hall, situated on the north side of Timothy Street. Many Institutes of the time offered evening classes, lectures, exhibitions, concerts, plays, a Reading Room and circulating library. Read more library history...
![Public Library-it is gratifying to note a very large increase in the circulation of books from the [Newmarket] Public Library during the past month.](/sites/default/files/library-history.jpg)