The Adams Center

The Adams Center The Adams Center, part of the Kingston Public Library, is home to the Library's Local History Collections. The Adams Center opened in 1898.

The upper floor of the beautifully restored building serves as the Library's program and meeting space. A bequest from the will of Frederic C. Adams, the building’s former namesake, funded the design and construction. This magnificent structure housed Kingston’s public library for over a century. As the Town’s population grew, the need for library services outgrew the Adams; the Kingston Public Li

brary, directly across Summer Street, opened in 1994. Over the following years, the building was restored, then rededicated as the Adams Center in November 2012. Restoration allowed the building to be used as a venue for cultural events. From 2012 to 2019, the building was available for rental for group events, small conferences, corporate meetings, seminars and private functions. In the spring 2019, the Adams Center was placed under the control of the Director of the Kingston Public Library. In the summer of 2019, the Library moved its Local History Collections to the Adams. As of March 2020, the Adams Center was closed due to the pandemic.

The episode of "History of Houses" that has a short bit with the Archivist upstairs at the Adams is "The one with the bu...
10/14/2021

The episode of "History of Houses" that has a short bit with the Archivist upstairs at the Adams is "The one with the bulls-eye glass." The link below should take you to a list of broadcasts, and other ways to watch.

It was a blast!

Learn about The One With the Bullseye Glass from HGTV

08/21/2021

Update to the update: maybe this Wednesday...who knows? I hope it will be on at some point!

Update: this airs on HGTV on Wednesday 10/6 at 9:00!

The Adams and the Archivist are in an episode of this show! We'll post the date and time when we know them..

Secret life of the Adams.
05/26/2021

Secret life of the Adams.

Springtime spiff.
03/22/2021

Springtime spiff.

06/27/2020

Remember to vote on Saturday June 27th!

Find out more about both the Annual and Recall Elections on the Town website at www.kingstonmass.org.

Click on the link below to find out about absentee ballots, see a list of candidates, and watch the candidates' statements on PacTV.

https://bit.ly/2YXgzBo

03/14/2020

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33 Summer Street
Kingston, MA
02364

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The Adams Center opened in 1898. A bequest from the will of Frederic C. Adams, the building’s former namesake, funded the design and construction. This magnificent structure housed Kingston’s public library for over a century. As the Town’s population grew, the need for library services outgrew the Adams; the Kingston Public Library, directly across Summer Street, opened in 1994.

Over the following years, the building was restored, then rededicated as the Adams Center in November 2012. Restoration allowed the building to be used as a venue for cultural events. From 2012 to 2019, the building was available for rental for group events, small conferences, corporate meetings, seminars and private functions. In the spring 2019, the Adams Center was placed under the control of the Director of the Kingston Public Library.

In the summer of 2019, the Library moved its Local History Collections to the Adams. As of March 2020, the Adams Center was closed due to the pandemic.