Friends of the Jones Library System News

12/9 6 p.m. Wildwood Elementary School Town Listening Session to collect comments from the public on the need for four major capital investments facing the Town and to provide guidance to the Town Council in setting priorities. Members of the School Committee and Jones Library Trustees have assisted in development of the information for these sessions and will be present at each session. 12/16 5:30 p.m. Woodbury Room, Jones Library   Annual meeting of the Friends of the Jones Library. Come learn what we do and how we do it!

Hey Jones Library, everyone knows what a bookmobile is  but whaddya say to a FOODmobile?  The NY Public Library has one going on .    

"She was a true weirdo outsider artist who reinvented the rules of poetry and managed to contain infinitely huge ideas on miniature scraps of paper." Read more about the Belle of Amherst here .

Have cold-weather clothing you no longer need?  Have the children in your life outgrown last year's coats/boots/mittens?    Please, oh please, bring your gently used clothing to  the Jones Library Children's Room any time between now and 11/30.      (Click on image to enlarge.)  With gratitude, your Friends.

Book sale! Book sale! Read all about it! Friday, 6:30-7:30, for members (you can join on the spot!) and Saturday, 9:00-3:00, at the Jones Library.

Bring your own pith helmet.   (Click on image to enlarge.)

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A book AND bake sale!  Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15-16, Friends.  Members get a jump on the crowds at our  Friday Night Friends Only Hour (like cocktail hour but even more fun).  Then Saturday 9-3 for the entire community .  Come for the books,  stay for the brownies. (Click on image to enlarge)

You think the weather's bad here? Could be worse, Friends.  Could be worse. TOMORROW NIGHT!     (Click on image to enlarge.)

The Town Council will hold four Listening Sessions to collect comments from the public on the need for four major capital investments facing the Town and to provide guidance to the Town Council in setting priorities.  Members of the School Committee and Jones Library Trustees have assisted in development of the information for these sessions and will be present at each session. The Listening Sessions will be held on the following dates and times: T uesday, December 3 rd at 3:30 p.m. at Bangs Center Large Activity Room Tuesday, December 3 rd at 7:00 p.m. at Crocker Farm Elementary School, Cafeteria Monday, December 9 th at 3:00 p.m. at Fort River Elementary School, Cafeteria Monday, December 9 th at 6:00 p.m. at Wildwood Elementary School, Cafeteria The Town has a clear need to make significant investments in four major capital projects –elementary school(s) (Fort River Elementary School and Wildwood Elementary School), Department of Public Works facility, Fi...