Jones Library Project Faces Hard Decisions
Preservation Concerns and Funding Uncertainties Cloud $50M Plan’s FutureAdversity is no stranger to the proponents...
Jeff Lee
Library Project Preservation Agreement Needs More Work Advises MHC
Recommendations Include Salvaging and Reusing Historic Woodwork The Massachusetts Historical Commission has responded to a...
Town Drafts Memo of Agreement for Resolving Harm to Jones Library’s Historic Character
Little Heed Paid to Public Objections at Second Consulting Party MeetingThe consulting parties to the...
Non-competitive Hiring by Jones Library Project Has Promoted One-sided Messaging
Public Records Point to Non-compliant Procurement PracticesThe stormy history of the $46.1 million Jones Library...
With Uncertain Fundraising Prospects, Library Project Taps Woodbury Fund
Friends of the Jones Library Direct $500K to Support Renovation-expansionThe fundraising arm of the Jones...
Overcommitting to an MBLC Library Expansion — A Cautionary Tale from Westford
A planned renovation and expansion of the J. V. Fletcher Library in Westford, Massachusetts has...
An Open Letter to U.S. Representative Jim McGovern Regarding the Jones Library Project
December 13, 2024U.S. Representative Jim McGovern94 Pleasant St.Northampton, MA 01060 Dear Congressman McGovern: I have...
Library Commissioners Approve Second Jones Construction Deadline Extension
The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) met on Thursday (12/5) and took up the...
Library’s Conflicting Data on Special Collections Use Raises Costs to State and Town
The willingness of the Jones Library Renovation-Expansion planners to present half-truths and exaggerated claims to...
Legality of $1M Jones Library CPAC Award Remains in Question
In June 2020 the Amherst Indy reported on a disagreement that had arisen on the...
Opinion: The Jones Library Question No One Asks
There is one question that seems to have been swept under the rug amidst the...
Ignoring HUD Advice, Town Puts Library Plan Out for Bid
Town Manager sees ‘litigation likely’An invitation to trade and general contractors to bid on the...