The library will be closed Tuesday, November 11th in observance of Veterans Day.
Our book drops are available at the library and at Market Basket.
Access to our online resources is available 24/7. Please click here to browse our online resources.
We will reopen on Wednesday, November 12th at 9AM.
And that’s a wrap for our Fall Great Old Book Sale!
The biggest THANK YOU goes to our wonderful community of book lovers, book sellers and everyone else in between. October’s Sale brought in $10,014!
All proceeds from the Book Sale goes right back to the library for books, media, our ever popular museum passes, archival materials, library furniture and programming for all ages.
We are grateful to the Friends of the Newburyport Public Library for all of the hard work and dedication that goes into planning and running our biannual book sales.
Mark your calendars for our Spring Book Sale returning March 25-28, 2026!
See you in the Spring!
Shelf Help is a book recommendation service that provides you with three to five book suggestions based on your reading preferences! To register for a book bag, fill out the online form below with your information and reading tastes. The more you tell us, the better our recommendations will be!
By filling out the form you are signing up for the November bag only. You will need to register again for any future bags.
Every bag will include:
Please allow up to two weeks to process your recommendations.
You will be contacted via email when your recommendations are available to be picked up at the circulation desk.
If you are new to Shelf Help, please fill out this online form to let us know your reading preferences.
If you are a returning Shelf Help subscriber, please fill out this online form to confirm your preferences.
Terms and Conditions
By signing up for the Shelf Help Subscription Bag, you give the Newburyport Public Library permission to access your library account in order to check out materials. We will not access your account for any other purpose. The Shelf Help Subscription Bag will also keep track of books recommended to you in an effort to avoid duplication.
Registration for the November bag begins November 1st and ends November 12th or until we reach capacity.
