The Jones Library Board of
Trustees in Amherst seeks six energetic and enthusiastic volunteers with
gardening, landscaping, and/or garden design experience to serve on the
Library’s newly established Jones Library Gardens Advisory Committee.
Under the direction of the
Library’s Facilities Supervisor and Library Director, in accordance with the
Board’s Gardens Policy, this Committee will assist in the planning,
development, and maintenance of all Library owned
and/or maintained green spaces. The Committee will also assist with the design,
development, and implementation of the Jones Library’s green spaces if the
Jones Library expansion/renovation project moves forward. (Please see attached
Jones Library Gardens Advisory Committee Charge and the Library’s Gardens
Policy for more information.)
The Trustees are committed to
building a culturally and socioeconomically diverse Committee and strongly
encourages applications from all persons with applicable experience. Committee
members will be selected based on expertise, experience, a commitment to
develop and maintain Library green spaces, and an appreciation for public
Library services.
Please submit a letter of
interest and résumé by Monday, July 31, 2017 to:
Sharon Sharry, Library Director
The Jones Library
43 Amity Street
Amherst, MA 01002
Beginning Monday, August 28,
2017, applicants will be interviewed by the Buildings and Facilities Committee
and recommendations then made to the Board of Trustees for appointment to the
Committee. In order to maintain staggered terms, initially, three Committee
member terms will be for one year and the remaining three Committee member
terms will be for two years.
(To ensure you're a shoo-in,
the Friends highly recommend you include a real smudge of authentic dirt on
your résumé and hand deliver it to show your green thumbs in person.)
