Issues & Analyses: Throwing Good Money After Bad: Why Every Expensive Project Needs An Exit Strategy
How does a project manager know when to pull the plug on a failing project...
Jones renovation
Letter: Please Halt The Jones Library Expansion Project
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Manager, Finance Director and Town Council...
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...
Letter: Living Within A Budget
The following letter was sent to the Jones Library Trustees and The Amherst Town Council...
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...
Funds Secured For Jones Library ESL Design
Source: amherstma.gov Amherst’s State Representative Mindy Domb, has secured $50,000 in the FY 23 Massachusetts...
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...
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...
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...