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...
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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...
Letter: Operations of the Friends of the Jones Library Should Be Publicly Disclosed
Here is a link to the 2023, 2022 and 2021 Annual Reports of the Friends...
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...
APEA Marching for a Million Dollars (updated)
Source: Amherst Pelham Education Association The Amherst Pelham Education Association (APEA) issued a statement on...
Political Cartoon: Parts of a Library
by Darcy DuMont and Ira Bryck
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...