About the Emma

77 Purchase Street, Newburyport, MA 01950 

(978) 358-8097

The Emma L. Andrews Library was established in 1900.

The William T. Humphrey house at 77 Purchase was purchased in 1905. Emma L. Andrews Library is run 100% by volunteers.

We are open Monday & Wednesday from 1:00-8:00PM and Saturday 9:00-3:00PM.

Swing by for a cup of coffee and check out a book.

We offer a wide variety of programming, including three story hours on Wednesday and one on Saturday. We also have a Tween program on Saturdays.

Many enjoy our Local Author Series the third Thursday of each month.

We award two $1000 scholarships to graduating seniors of Newburyport each year.

We have several groups that meet at the Library: Memoir Group, Scouts, Children's Writers, and Book Clubs.

Brown School kindergarten and pre-school students come to the Library for walking field trips in the Fall and Spring.