LETTER: LIBRARY PROPOSAL AS AN ENTICING SALES OFFER
Have you ever received one of those glossy mailers from a car dealership, trying to...
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LETTER: PROPOSED LIBRARY PROJECT NEEDS NEW PLAN TO UNIFY THE TOWN
The current proposal for library renovation has been controversial and divisive from the beginning. It would...
LETTER: THE JONES LIBRARY IN EXILE
There are many unanswered questions, particularly for those of us who feel the proposal is inappropriate, catastrophic, and financially unfeasible — a de-Jonesing of the library we love.
OPINION: CONFLICTING JONES LIBRARY DATA: ARE THERE 51,000 OR 18,593 BORROWERS AND WHAT DOES IT MATTER?
A cornerstone of the argument for the proposed $35.8 million demolition/expansion of the Jones Library...
LETTER: A LIBRARY ON WHEELS
I live a few minutes’ walk from the Jones Library in Amherst, one of the...
OPINION: EXPANSION OR REFURBISHMENT? TWO OPTIONS FOR THE JONES LIBRARY
The Jones Library Trustees are completing preparation of two options for the Town Council: acceptance...
COUNCIL MOVES FORWARD WITH SCHOOL FEASIBILITY BORROWING, NORTH AMHERST LIBRARY RENOVATIONS, LINCOLN AVENUE PARKING HEARING
REPORT TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (2/10/20) Highlights The Council: Approved borrowing $750,000 for school feasibility study...
OPINION: THE FUTURE OF THE JONES LIBRARY
I love the Jones Library. I would love to be a supporter of its plans...
OPPOSITION TO LIBRARY PLANS NOTED IN REPORT ON LISTENING SESSIONS
A report from The Logue Group, which facilitated four public listening sessions in December about...
LETTER: SOPHIE’S CHOICE: BIGGER LIBRARY OR NEW SCHOOL?
Editor’s note: this letter also appeared in the Amherst Bulletin. If you had to choose...
OPINION: JONES TRUSTEES TO SPEND $57,050 TO DEFINE POSSIBLE SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES
On Thursday, January 9, 2020, the Jones Library Board of Trustees voted to spend $57,050...