Letter: Town Council, Read The Signs And Correct Our Course
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council On September 1, 2022 Public...
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Trustees Bet The Farm On Troubled Library Project. Building Committee Approves
Jones Library News Highlights For The Week Of August 22, 2022 Trustees Pledge $8.6 Million...
Letter: Robert Pam’s Vote Against Continuation Of Jones Library Expansion Project Was A Vote For The Town
Dorothy Pam has long been a voice of courage, conscience and common sense on the...
Letter: Risking Library Endowment Is Thoughtless And Irresponsible
The Jones Library Board of Trustees’ vote this week to move forward with the renovation...
Opinion: But What Will It Cost Amherst Residents? Jones Trustees Vote To Move Forward With No Discussion Of Fiscal Risks
Frequently Unanswered Questions About The Costs Of The Jones Library Expansion and Demolition And Who...
Trustees To Decide On Risking Library Endowment To Cover Rising Building Project Costs
Jones Library News Highlights For The Week Of August 15, 2022 Disposition of Endowment To...
Opinion: Burgeoning Cost Of Jones Library Demolition/Expansion Requires Serious Community Discussions
by Art and Maura Keene If you tuned in to the Jones Library Trustees meeting...
New Estimate Sees Library Construction $11.6M Over Budget. Trustees Consider Pledging Endowment To Cover Gap
Jones Library News Highlights For The Week Of August 8, 2022 Members of the Jones...
Letter: Jones Library Budget Crisis Requires Public Scrutiny
Financing for the Jones Library trustees’ demolition/expansion project has a newly-revealed $11.6 million shortfall. One...
Issues & Analyses: Public Libraries Are Shedding Books And Losing Visitors – So Why Do We Make Them Bigger?
Even before the pandemic, public libraries across the country began seeing fewer visitors. In a...
Viability Of Four Building Projects Called Into Question As Library Awaits Cost Estimates
Jones Library News Highlights For The Week Of July 25, 2022 Finance Director Gives ‘Chilling’...
Changing Economic Conditions Result In Revision Of Capital Plan
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Finance Committee July 19, 2022 This meeting was...