Public Comment: Who’s Watching the Books?
The following public comment was made by Maria Kopicki at the April 16, 2024, Finance...
Jones Library renovation
Bid Deadline for Library Project Slips Again Without Explanation
Potential Bidders Continue to Seek ClarificationThe Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) has contractually imposed...
Jones Library Collections to Be Moved to 101 University Drive
Location Will Offer Library Services During Expected Two-year Renovation/Expansion Project Source: amherstma.gov The Town of...
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...
Lynnfield Demonstrates Danger of Juggling Building Projects
Voters Squash Nine-year-old Library Plan as Public Safety Complex Costs JumpAs Amherst awaits construction bids...
Library Leaders Clash over Fundraising and Programs
Treasurer Bob Pam Concerned Over Capital Campaign Trend and Programming Cutbacks The Jones Library Budget...
Letter: Amherst Schools Must Be Top Priority
by Mickey Rathbun and Chris Benfy The following letter appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire...
Political Cartoon: Parts of a Library
by Darcy DuMont and Ira Bryck
APEA Offers Alternatives To Proposed Instructional Cuts
Source: Amherst Pelham Education Association The Amherst Pelham Education Association released the following talking points...
Belmont Shows How to Constrain Library Project Costs
Wealthy Boston Suburb’s Project Planning and Decision-making May Offer Lessons to AmherstLike Amherst, the town...
Library Construction Bid Deadlines Pushed Back
Changes in state plumbing codes have forced some delays in acquiring bids for the reconstruction...