Town Manager to Explore Moving $53M Library Project Forward
Outlines Four-pronged Approach to Addressing Lone Construction Bid On May 7, Town Manager Paul Bockelman...
Jones Library Capital Campaign
Opinion: Town Leaders Need to Get Real
Prolonging Pursuit of Runaway Library Project is MisguidedTo paraphrase Elizabeth Warren, the Amherst Town Council...
Library Fundraisers Woo Wealthy Prospects while Awaiting ‘Shovels in the Ground’
Trustee President Reports Building Project Sub-contractor Bids Under BudgetAt the April 22 Jones Library Board...
Tax Returns Offer Small Window onto Friends of the Jones Library Operations
Paid Fundraisers Not IdentifiedA recent post describing lack of transparency by the Jones Library’s private...
Friends of the Jones Library Wield Power Without Public Accountability
Fundraisers Shape Library Programming and Town SpendingThe Friends of the Jones Library System, Inc. (the...
Library Leaders Clash over Fundraising and Programs
Treasurer Bob Pam Concerned Over Capital Campaign Trend and Programming Cutbacks The Jones Library Budget...
Opinion: The Jones Library is Eating the Schools’ Lunch
Amherst Public Schools Face Painful Cuts and a Fiscal CliffHome to two colleges and the...
Trustees Downplay Library Payment Shortfall
Overdue Jones Library Remittance to Town at Least $900K ShortTrustee and Capital Campaign Co-Chair Lee...
Amherst Looks To Library For Building Project Reimbursement Payment
$2 Million Due from Library by End of JanuaryMuch of the debate preceding a Town...
Council Approves Costliest Library Project in Massachusetts
Amherst Commits $25 Million in Taxpayer Funds to Jones Library Expansion At its December 18...
Issues & Analyses: Amended Agreement Leaves Town on the Hook
In advance of a Town Council vote on December 18 to authorize another $10 million...
Letter: Oppose Library Profiteering and Cronyism
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on December 5, 2023. Dear...