Great Barrington’s Library Gets a Crash Course in What Amherst Has Learned the Hard Way
Great Barrington’s Ramsdell Library renovation is running into a familiar set of problems — ones...
Jones Library renovation
Opinion: Will Taxpayers Inherit the Jones Library Debt?
When does reality become too obvious to ignore? From what I remember, the Jones Library...
Library Project’s Failure to Repay Town Discussed at Finance Committee
This meeting was held over Zoom and was recorded. Money Coming To the Town Town...
Jones Library Move-in Delayed Until June or July 2027
Report on the Meeting of the Jones Library Building Committee, September 14, 2026 This meeting...
Jones Library Building Project Financial Status, September 2026: $8.4 Million Still Owed to Town
Since the last update in August 2026, the Jones Library has made no additional payments to...
Town Must Revisit Library Budgeting Warns Sarat
“As we contemplate what will occur in the town’s budgeting process over the next several...
Jones Library Building Project Financial Status Update, August 2026: $8.5 Million Owed to Town
This is the first of a recurring series of reports in the Amherst Indy to...
Jones Library Building Project’s Contingency Down to Half; Construction Expected to End by Early March 2027
Report on the Meeting of the Jones Library Building Project, August 10, 2026 This meeting...
Opinion: On the Wisdom of Borrowing from One’s Endowment
A Lesson the Jones Library Should Heed In 2010, Wells College, my alma mater, again...
Library Trustees Acknowledge That Fundraising Gap Will Be Substantial
At their July 30, 2026 meeting, the Jones Library Trustees finally received a fundraising update...
Under Budget Constraints, Library Building Committee Begins Furniture Shopping
On Monday, July 6, 2026, the Jones Library Building Committee (JLBC) Design Subcommittee met to...
Opinion: Library Trustees Silent on $9 Million Owed to Town
The Jones Library Trustees held their monthly meeting on July 9. It lasted all of...