Friends of the Jones Library System News

For you to borrow, some libraries have to go begging.   Check out NPR's short little story about the fiscal state of America's libraries.

Hot Summer Saturdays Movie Matinées continue in August, with themes of travel, adventure, and summer fun. Get away from it all and take a quick vacation without leaving town! On Saturday August 24, join us at 2 p.m.  in the Woodbury Room for a screening of: Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrara, Blake Lively, Alexis Bledel Warner Bros.; Directed by Ken Kwapis Rated PG; 119 minutes; 2005 Based on Ann Brashares’ best selling novel, this film takes us through a very special summer for a group of four 16-year-old friends who are separated for the first time. The girls find a magical pair of jeans that fits each of them perfectly and they use this enchanted outfit as a way to keep in touch.

A library on a bicycle?  Seattle's getting books to their patrons  any way they can .   Check it out .

When the Friends of the Jones contacted local poet Dara Wier about starting up a poetry reading series at the Jones several years ago, Dara knew who to turn to: Rob Casper. Founding publisher of the prominent literary journal jubilat , Rob was looking for a place to re-locate jubilat 's stellar reading series from Somerville, MA.  Rob was delighted to join with the Jones to establish a local, state, & regionally attuned series that would bring to Amherst a good variety of new and established poets to read in tandem with poets who live closer to home, here in Amherst and through-out the Valley, Western Massachusetts and 5 College area. In 2012 jubilat / Jones was honored by being named one of the 10 best reading series in New England by LitBridge, a comprehensive guidebook resource for poets and writers. In the 2012-2013 season, the series welcomed a dynamic range of new poets: Blueberry Morningsnow, Mike Young, Zach Savich, John Colletti, Noelle Kocot, Emily Toder,...

Is your attic getting too crowded with cedar chests, lava lamps, and old china?  Want to know how much your great-grandma's antique chabudai is worth?  Check out PriceIt! on the Jones Library's website. (Want to know what a chabudai is? Check out wikipedia !)

This Friday the Jones Library will close at 12pm for the Town Employee Picnic.  Woo hoo!! And?  The Jones will be closed all day on Monday, August 26 for our annual cleaning day.  Because only Oscar the Grouch likes to be dirty... Good news! Both the North Amherst Library and the Munson Memorial Library will maintain normal business hours each day. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

And bonus: no due dates or overdue fines. The complete list of magazines available to Amherst cardholders is posted at www.joneslibrary.org.  Questions?  Call the library reference desk at 413-259-3096.

Come watch MOONRISE KINGDOM in the cool air-conditioning of the Woodbury Room of the Jones Library t omorrow!  Saturday, August 3, at 2pm Rated PG-13; 94 minutes; 2012 Many thanks to Captain Video for co-sponsoring this series! Free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Janet Ryan at 413/259-3223.