Political Cartoon: Parts of a Library
by Darcy DuMont and Ira Bryck
Jones Library
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...
Opinion: The Jones Library is Eating the Schools’ Lunch
Amherst Public Schools Face Painful Cuts and a Fiscal CliffHome to two colleges and the...
Trustees Downplay Library Payment Shortfall
Overdue Jones Library Remittance to Town at Least $900K ShortTrustee and Capital Campaign Co-Chair Lee...
Library Construction Documents: 3400 Pages of Specs Plus a Few Questions
Library Project Bid Documents Now Available OnlineAfter two years and close to $2 million in...
Amherst Looks To Library For Building Project Reimbursement Payment
$2 Million Due from Library by End of JanuaryMuch of the debate preceding a Town...
History Museum Seeks Protections and Concessions from Library Project
Despite sailing through the Planning Board permitting process, the Jones Library renovation-expansion must receive approval...
Trustees Reward Library Director with Extended Severance in New Contract
The main order of business at the December 19 meeting of the Jones Library Board...
Council Approves Costliest Library Project in Massachusetts
Amherst Commits $25 Million in Taxpayer Funds to Jones Library Expansion At its December 18...
Library, Historical Society at Odds over Easement
Jones Trustees Seek Access To 25-foot Swath Of Strong House Property To Support Construction In...
New Report Shows Library Project Contingency Funds Exhausted
Updated Financial Summary Omitted From Councilor Packet During Additional Borrowing Debate At the Jones Library...
Planning Board Approves Permits for Jones Library Expansion
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, December 6, 2023 This meeting was...