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Queset Garden Event Rental, Queset House
Official Capacity: 50
Booking Period: Between 5 hours and 10 hours
Queset Garden is a restored historic location adjacent to the library parking lot that connects the Main Library to Queset House. While the Library Board encourages residents and others to use the garden, planned events for groups over 10 and for-profit businesses are subject to a fee. Smaller groups are encouraged to give a donation to help maintain this garden.
Queset Garden can accommodate parties of up to 50 people. Please note that we are no longer able to accommodate weddings of any size.
Queset Garden, with Fountain and Pergola:
- 5 hours
- Up to 50 people
- $300.00
Queset Garden Events can only be scheduled on Friday & Saturday evenings, Sundays, and holidays, and the premise must be vacated by 11 PM.
Your party will have access to the garden, fountain, and pergola. Additional hours may be rented at a rate of $75/hour. During the rental period Queset Garden will be marked off as closed to the public. However, given the open and public nature of the Garden when not reserved, other people may also be present in the Garden.
Queset House Event Rental, Queset House
Official Capacity: 40
Booking Period: Between 5 hours and 10 hours
We are pleased that you are considering Queset House at 51 Main Street in North Easton for your special event. Named for the stream which meanders through its manicured grounds, this stone English Gothic house was built in 1853-4 for Oakes Angier Ames (1829-1899), along the style of cottage villas illustrated in A.J. Downing’s Architecture of Country Houses. Queset House has a beautiful walled garden, sloping lawns, and a pathway to the restored Italianate Queset Garden. The lovely wood paneled main floor has three large rooms, including a kitchen and a bathroom, ideal for small-to-medium events. Queset House is a casually elegant, affordable option that gives you the flexibility to design a memorable, personalized event.
This house is a historic building and part of the Ames Free Library Campus. Because of the unique nature of our property, we are limited to only a few special events each year during specific times. Your event could be one of them!
Queset House can accommodate parties of up to 40 people. Please note that we are no longer able to accommodate weddings of any size.
Queset House and Walled Garden Private Event:
- 5 hours
- Up to 40 people
- 1st Floor of Queset House and grounds
- $600.00
Private Events can only be scheduled on Friday & Saturday evenings and Sundays, and the premise must be vacated by 11 PM.
Your party will have exclusive use of the 1st Floor of Queset House and the grounds, including the outdoor walled garden, screened-in side porch, front veranda and lawn, and access to sections of the 2nd Floor. Additional hours may be rented at a rate of $150/hour.
Conference Room, Queset House
Official Capacity: 30
Booking Period: Between 1 hour and 5 hours
Ideal for workshops, classroom-style activities, or theater seating, this room provides a professional and private setting. Up to eight task tables may be configured as needed, providing classroom or conference seating for 12. By removing the tables, rows of chairs can accommodate 30 people. Equipped with a 70” high-definition TV screen, DVD/Blu-ray, and data network. By special arrangement, presentations may be simulcast to or from the first floor Presentation Commons.
Queset House is an extension of the library and for the use of the library. The rooms within Queset House are designated for specific purposes, some with related computer equipment. The rooms provide workspaces for informational meetings, presentations, and small group discussions. All rooms have wireless internet connectivity. These spaces are open and available to all for quiet study if no prior reservation has been made by either the library or an outside entity. Selected rental times may be discussed with library staff for appropriate activities and if other space is not available.
- Meeting room use is limited to times that the Ames Free Library is open, and as such cannot be accommodated on Sundays, holidays, or other days when the library is closed to the public.
- Rooms are reserved in full hour increments; any fraction of an hour, requested or used, will be rounded up to the next full hour.
- In the case of conflicting requests, priority is given to: the library, its Board, and other related organizations; Government agencies, either local, state, or federal; Non-profit organizations; all others.
- Meeting room space is intended for specific events rather than regularly scheduled meetings (e.g., monthly). However, we welcome inquiries and may accommodate such meetings if space is available with an advance reservation of no more than 30 days.
- A maximum of 4 reservations can be made per individual/organization per month.
- Please note that if you plan to use the Audio/Visual equipment in the Presentation Commons or Conference Room, you must come to Queset House during opening hours before your reservation to be trained by a staff member on using the equipment.
- Meeting Room use by more than 30 people cannot be accommodated; for events of that size, please inquire into a Private Event Rental.
Information Cafe, Queset House
Official Capacity: 8
Booking Period: Between 1 hour and 5 hours
This intimate space is ideal for smaller groups of six to eight people. Three smaller tables can be used for one on one discussions, or brought together to seat up to eight people.
Queset House is an extension of the library and for the use of the library. The rooms within Queset House are designated for specific purposes, some with related computer equipment. The rooms provide workspaces for informational meetings, presentations, and small group discussions. All rooms have wireless internet connectivity. These spaces are open and available to all for quiet study if no prior reservation has been made by either the library or an outside entity. Selected rental times may be discussed with library staff for appropriate activities and if other space is not available.
- Meeting room use is limited to times that the Ames Free Library is open, and as such cannot be accommodated on Sundays, holidays, or other days when the library is closed to the public.
- Rooms are reserved in full hour increments; any fraction of an hour, requested or used, will be rounded up to the next full hour.
- In the case of conflicting requests, priority is given to: the library, its Board, and other related organizations; Government agencies, either local, state, or federal; Non-profit organizations; all others.
- Meeting room space is intended for specific events rather than regularly scheduled meetings (e.g., monthly). However, we welcome inquiries and may accommodate such meetings if space is available with an advance reservation of no more than 30 days.
- A maximum of 4 reservations can be made per individual/organization per month.
- Please note that if you plan to use the Audio/Visual equipment in the Presentation Commons or Conference Room, you must come to Queset House during opening hours before your reservation to be trained by a staff member on using the equipment.
- Meeting Room use by more than 30 people cannot be accommodated; for events of that size, please inquire into a Private Event Rental.
Library Room, Queset House
Official Capacity: 4
Booking Period: Between 1 hour and 5 hours
The historic Library Room is a cozy study perfect for four people to meet, either relaxed around a coffee table, or seated at the table in the windowed alcove.
Queset House is an extension of the library and for the use of the library. The rooms within Queset House are designated for specific purposes, some with related computer equipment. The rooms provide workspaces for informational meetings, presentations, and small group discussions. All rooms have wireless internet connectivity. These spaces are open and available to all for quiet study if no prior reservation has been made by either the library or an outside entity. Selected rental times may be discussed with library staff for appropriate activities and if other space is not available.
- Meeting room use is limited to times that the Ames Free Library is open, and as such cannot be accommodated on Sundays, holidays, or other days when the library is closed to the public.
- Rooms are reserved in full hour increments; any fraction of an hour, requested or used, will be rounded up to the next full hour.
- In the case of conflicting requests, priority is given to: the library, its Board, and other related organizations; Government agencies, either local, state, or federal; Non-profit organizations; all others.
- Meeting room space is intended for specific events rather than regularly scheduled meetings (e.g., monthly). However, we welcome inquiries and may accommodate such meetings if space is available with an advance reservation of no more than 30 days.
- A maximum of 4 reservations can be made per individual/organization per month.
- Please note that if you plan to use the Audio/Visual equipment in the Presentation Commons or Conference Room, you must come to Queset House during opening hours before your reservation to be trained by a staff member on using the equipment.
- Meeting Room use by more than 30 people cannot be accommodated; for events of that size, please inquire into a Private Event Rental.
Makerspace, Queset House
Official Capacity: 10
Booking Period: Between 1 hour and 5 hours
A bright corner room with space for group activities and instructional meetings for crafts such as knitting, quilting, simple robotics, and beading. Up to ten people can work together at the table provided.
Queset House is an extension of the library and for the use of the library. The rooms within Queset House are designated for specific purposes, some with related computer equipment. The rooms provide workspaces for informational meetings, presentations, and small group discussions. All rooms have wireless internet connectivity. These spaces are open and available to all for quiet study if no prior reservation has been made by either the library or an outside entity. Selected rental times may be discussed with library staff for appropriate activities and if other space is not available.
- Meeting room use is limited to times that the Ames Free Library is open, and as such cannot be accommodated on Sundays, holidays, or other days when the library is closed to the public.
- Rooms are reserved in full hour increments; any fraction of an hour, requested or used, will be rounded up to the next full hour.
- In the case of conflicting requests, priority is given to: the library, its Board, and other related organizations; Government agencies, either local, state, or federal; Non-profit organizations; all others.
- Meeting room space is intended for specific events rather than regularly scheduled meetings (e.g., monthly). However, we welcome inquiries and may accommodate such meetings if space is available with an advance reservation of no more than 30 days.
- A maximum of 4 reservations can be made per individual/organization per month.
- Please note that if you plan to use the Audio/Visual equipment in the Presentation Commons or Conference Room, you must come to Queset House during opening hours before your reservation to be trained by a staff member on using the equipment.
- Meeting Room use by more than 30 people cannot be accommodated; for events of that size, please inquire into a Private Event Rental.
Presentation Commons, Queset House
Official Capacity: 30
Booking Period: Between 1 hour and 5 hours
This formal wood-paneled, former dining room provides an elegant setting for conference or theater-style seating. It is ideal for presentations and small luncheons or dinners. A banquet table seats 18; row seating accommodates 30 chairs.
Your reservation includes private access to the attached kitchen. An enclosed porch connects the room directly to the House’s walled garden.
Queset House is an extension of the library and for the use of the library. The rooms within Queset House are designated for specific purposes, some with related computer equipment. The rooms provide workspaces for informational meetings, presentations, and small group discussions. All rooms have wireless internet connectivity. These spaces are open and available to all for quiet study if no prior reservation has been made by either the library or an outside entity. Selected rental times may be discussed with library staff for appropriate activities and if other space is not available.
- Meeting room use is limited to times that the Ames Free Library is open, and as such cannot be accommodated on Sundays, holidays, or other days when the library is closed to the public.
- Rooms are reserved in full hour increments; any fraction of an hour, requested or used, will be rounded up to the next full hour.
- In the case of conflicting requests, priority is given to: the library, its Board, and other related organizations; Government agencies, either local, state, or federal; Non-profit organizations; all others.
- Meeting room space is intended for specific events rather than regularly scheduled meetings (e.g., monthly). However, we welcome inquiries and may accommodate such meetings if space is available with an advance reservation of no more than 30 days.
- A maximum of 4 reservations can be made per individual/organization per month.
- Please note that if you plan to use the Audio/Visual equipment in the Presentation Commons or Conference Room, you must come to Queset House during opening hours before your reservation to be trained by a staff member on using the equipment.
- Meeting Room use by more than 30 people cannot be accommodated; for events of that size, please inquire into a Private Event Rental.
Podcasting Studio, Queset House
Official Capacity: 4
Booking Period: Between 1 hour and 2 hours
Please sign-up and reserve a time slot to use the Library’s recording equipment. We provide all the equipment to record a podcast, you provide a voice. Please be sure to bring your own flash drive so that you may save your recordings and bring them home with you! Please check in with the Queset House Manager for access to the Recording Studio.