Smith Memorial Library is a member of the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System. It is located on Bestor Plaza on the grounds of Chautauqua Institution

Chautauqua Institution

The Chautauqua Institution is a non-profit adult education center and summer resort located on 750 acres in Chautauqua, New York, 17 miles northwest of Jamestown in the western part of New York State...

 in Chautauqua, New York

Chautauqua, New York

Chautauqua is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, U.S. . The population was 4,666 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Chautauqua Lake. The traditional meaning remains 'bag tied in the middle'...

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It offers a wide variety of books, magazines, videos, DVDs, and recordings as well as internet access on seven computers on the second floor as well as an open wireless internet network.
The library is open year-round, though with limited hours from September 1 to June 14, during Chautauqua's off-season.

The building is a contributing property

Contributing property

In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing resource or contributing property is any building, structure, or object which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic district, listed locally or federally, significant...

in the Chautauqua Institution Institution Historic District.