Town Must Revisit Library Budgeting Warns Sarat
“As we contemplate what will occur in the town’s budgeting process over the next several...
Jones Trustees
Library Trustees Acknowledge That Fundraising Gap Will Be Substantial
At their July 30, 2026 meeting, the Jones Library Trustees finally received a fundraising update...
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...
Opinion: The $9 Million Issue We Need to Start Addressing
There is a monthly ritual at the Jones Library Trustees meeting that goes like this: ...
Jones Library Prepares for Fundraising Changing of the Guard
Plans are underway to reconstitute the Joint Friends of the Jones Library-Board of Trustees Development...
Fact Check: Did Only One Councilor Promise ‘Not a Penny More’ for the Jones Expansion Project?
At their April 7 meeting, the Finance Committee spent time debating whether the Jones Library...
Letter: Reserve CPA Funds for Their True Purpose
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on April 2, 2026. I...
Library Trustees Approve $3.25M FY27 Budget Request
At their March 24 meeting, the Jones Library Board of Trustees approved Director Sharon Sharry’s...
Jones Library Project Nears Halfway Point, but Delay May Loom. Fundraising Still $9M Short
Report on the Meeting of the Jones Library Building Committee, March 9, 2026 This meeting...
Steel Rising, Endowment Falling? Jones Library Leaders Wrestle with Uncertain Future
The February 18, 2026, meeting of the Jones Library Board of Trustees presented a study...
Opinion: Jones Library Request for More CPAC Funding Unjustifiable
The Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC) will begin deliberations on January 15 regarding how to...
Library Director Seeks Funding for Three New Hires
At their January 14 meeting, Jones Library Director Sharon Sharry presented the Board of Trustees...