Failure to Preserve Library Historic Features Leads to $2M Fundraising Setback
No State Tax Credits for Building Project Says DirectorAt the July 9 Jones Library Building...
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Jones Library Director Suppresses Bad News About Expansion Project
The Jones Library Director has known for over half a year that the nearly $2...
Jones Library Consultant Amps Up the Vitriol
Few would attempt to assail the integrity and commitment to justice of former federal prosecutor...
Letter: Library Repairs a Fraction of Expansion Cost
The following letter appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. The Jones Library’s “Plan B”...
Letter: Jones Library Expansion Project – It’s Time to Move On
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and the Jones Library Trustees...
Indy Rewind: Will Most of the Jones Library’s Original Millwork Survive the Renovation?
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Historical Commission, January 8, 2024 Editor’s Note: At...
Indy Rewind: Greenwashing the Jones Library (Opinion)
By Jeff Lee and Art Keene The article “Greenwashing the Jones Library (Opinion)” by Jeff Lee...
Council Passes Regional School Budget With Reservations and Warnings
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, June 24, 2024 This meeting was...
Library Trustees Slam Plan B as They Develop It
Director Sharon Sharry began recording the June 17 online meeting of the Jones Library Buildings...
Letter: Escalating Jones Library Expansion Costs Threaten Town’s Sustainability Goals and Public Schools
As the Amherst Town Council and Town Manager prepare to put the Jones Library demolition...
Opinion: More Money for the Library but Not for the Schools
by Art and Maura Keene The Town Council Meeting of June 17 (see also here)...
Council Removes Restrictions on Funding for High School Track. Consents to Jones Library Redesign Expenditure
Report on the Meeting of the Town Council, June 17,2024. Part 2 This meeting was...