Newton County Library

The Newton County Library, housed in a structure of cypress and native stone, is on the south side of Jasper on Scenic 7 Byway. Unique furniture, handcrafted by local artisan Charles Christian, includes traditional woven-back rockers for the reading area and a solid oak circulation desk. On the walls hang a complete set of watercolor prints of Newton County scenes, a gift from renowned artist William McNamara.

E-mail access and a substantial genealogy collec­tion make the library a popular spot for out-of- town visitors. Individuals and families from throughout the U.S., searching for their roots, have found valuable genealogical information in books, papers, maps, cemetery and marriage records, and family histories. Of special interest are school records dating back to the earliest public schools in the county and computerized historic records of land transfers to Arkansas settlers and home­steaders.