The Jones Library was at the town parade!

Children and adults carried colorful banners celebrating the town libraries at the 250th anniversary parade on September 27th. In spite of the rain, the banners looked great!

Fundraising for the Jones at the Harp on October 4th

Join the fun at the Harp on October 4th!

Come celebrate our libraries!
Help re-open the Jones on Friday afternoons!

All-You-Can-Eat Barbecue

The Harp
163 Sunderland Rd.,
North Amherst

Sunday, October 4th
12 noon to 5 p.m.
Rain or shine

Live Celtic music
Games for kids

Tickets $20 for adults, $10 for children
On Sale at the Children's Desk at the Jones Library

Tickets are contributions to the Jones Library, Inc. and qualify for a $3000 anonymous matching grant. $11,000 reopens the Jones on Friday afternoons from Oct. 9th to June 2010.

Many thanks to our co-sponsors: Mark "Harpo" Power and Collective Copies.

Museum Passes all over New England!

Are you aware of all the museum passes that the Friends sponsor for patrons of the Jones?
You can pick up the passes, or reserve a pass for the date that you're planning to visit one of the museums, at the Children's Desk in the Jones Library. Here's the list. Click on any museum to go to the institution's home page to check on hours, exhibits, directions, etc. Start exploring all the wonderful resources in and around Amherst!
Amherst History Museum - Strong House
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Forest Park Zoo
Historic Deerfield
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston
MassMOCA in North Adams
MA State Parks
Mystic Seaport in Mystic CT
Smith College Museum of Art
Springfield Museums
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown
Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford CT

Mother's Day Projects on Saturday

Happy Mother's Day!

Here is a photo of the Friends' birdfeeder/birdbath project which was organized by Sterling Bush.
All the children chose their own decorative tea cup and saucer and went home with a hand wrapped gift for Mother's Day.

New Pastel Painting Workshop in June

How to Pastel Paint As Impressionists:
Monet’s Magic Garden
A Pastel Workshop for adults with award-winning pastel painter Gregory Maichack (www.GregoryMaichack.com)

Tuesday
June 9, 2009
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
at the Jones Library
43 Amity Street, Amherst MA

All materials included: pastels ( Nupastels & Rembrandts), Canson
pastel paper, & pastel pencils.
No Experience Needed.
Seating may fill quickly so call (413)- 259–3090



This program is supported in part by the Friends of the Jones Library and by a grant from the Amherst Cultural Council, a local agency, which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

Every 2nd Grader A Reader Program

This spring, the Friends are once again sponsoring a program that introduces every 2nd grade student in the Amherst public schools to the Jones Library and encourages them to get a library card. Each 2nd grade class is bussed to the library on a Monday morning, where the students are treated to a tour of the children's rooms, a snack, a story and paperback book of their choice to take home. Volunteers from the Friends serve the snack and show the students how to paste a bookplate in the front of the book they choose. Those who don't already have a library card can sign up for one and can take their cards to Barts for a free ice cream cone! This very popular program is underwritten by funds from the Giles-Santangelo Fund. The Friends would like to thank Tina Harding at Barts and the staff at Barnes and Noble for their support of this program.

250th Anniversary Daffodils

Keep watching for the daffodils that the Friends donated to celebrate the town's 250th Anniversary! They should be blooming soon all around the library building.