Want to exhibit at the Burnett Gallery?

Applications to exhibit in the Burnett Gallery of the Jones Library for the season beginning June 2014 are now available. They are due in the Jones Library Office by 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday, October 15, 2013. The jury process begins thereafter.

Individuals and groups in Amherst and surrounding towns are welcome to apply. See the application form for more details.

Paper copies are displayed on the metal rack in the library atrium and also at the reference desk. You may also see them at other locations.

The similar online version is available at www.joneslibrary.org/burnett.

Come see The Hobbit!

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Rated PG-13; 169 minutes; 2012

Saturday, July 20, 2pm
The Woodbury Room of the Jones Library

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.

Artist-in-Residence Chris Demarest!

Saturday, July 20, 10am-12pm

The Woodbury Room of the Jones Library

Artist-in-Residence Chris Demarest began working on a visual tribute to the Greatest Generation over two years ago at the Women’s Memorial at the gates of Arlington National Cemetery. Inspired by a single black and white photograph of a WW II fighter pilot, this traveling exhibit now encompasses over 70 portraits of veterans. Demarest’s hometown is Amherst, making Amherst the logical beginning of the national tour of the exhibit. His father, a C-47 pilot, is one of eight Amherst WW II veterans whose portraits hang at the Jones Library.

This event will include a Powerpoint presentation of the photographs, paintings and stories surrounding the exhibit. The public is encouraged to share their stories, photographs, and artifacts.

For more information, please contact Chris Demarest at 603-306-1949.

Recipes, recipes, and more recipes!

And while you've got your cookbooks out, CISA's got a challenge for you and your little chefs.

Friends in the Gazette!

Hey, did you see our article in the paper last month?  Be sure to get your recipes in!

Come watch "Holes" at the Jones!

Stay cool this summer while enjoying "HOLES," rated PG, Saturday, July 13, at 2 pm in the Woodbury Room!

Free and open to the public.  For more information, please contact Janet Ryan at 413/259-3223.

Many thanks to Captain Video for co-sponsoring this series!

Come see James and the Giant Peach!

Stay cool this summer while enjoying feature films for the family every Saturday afternoon at the Jones Library.  This summer film series starts July 6 and runs through August 31.

This week’s film is (Saturday, July 6, 2013; 2pm; Woodbury Room):

JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
Rated PG; 80 minutes; 1996

Free and open to the public.  For more information, please contact Janet Ryan at 413/259-3223.

Many thanks to Captain Video for co-sponsoring this series!

Groundbreaking Reads

“Groundbreaking Reads” is the theme of the Jones Library’s 2013 Adult Summer Reading Program.  This program, which includes book recommendations, discussions, and prizes, is open to adults ages 18 and older.

As a part of the program, there will two Brown Bag Book Discussions, led by librarian Linda Wentworth and a special guest local author, where the public is welcome to come and talk about the books they are enjoying this summer.  Bring your lunch and join the discussions on Wednesday, July 24 and Wednesday, August 21.

Register and pick up a reading log at the Library’s reference desk.  For more details, please call the reference desk at 413.259.3096 or visit the website.