September 11 - 17, 2022
This Week at the Jones Library
Fall activities are resuming in our community and at the library as well. Check out our upcoming events highlighted below and visit our website for all the latest news, events, and resources. And consider joining us as we kick off Banned Books Week with a reading event on Saturday, September 17th (see below)!
Sunday Hours Resume
Summer is over, the academic year has begun, and Sunday hours are resuming at the Jones Library as of September 11. The Jones Library will now be open on Sundays from 1:00 - 5:15 pm.
Little Kid Yoga
Monday, September 12, 19, & 26 from 10 - 10:45 am
Join us for some gentle stretching and playful yoga in the Woodbury Room! This program is for kids age 0-5 and their caregivers. No registration required!
Sing with Your Baby
Tuesday, September 13 from 10:30 - 11:00 am
Our popular Sing with Your Baby program with Wendy Plummer is starting back up on Tuesday, September 13th and will run through November 1! Babies from birth through age 5 and their caregivers are invited to join us for songs and fingerplays outside in the tent.
In the event of weather, this program will be cancelled. Please check our website for updates, or contact the Kids Room at 413-259-3091.
Reading the Classics
Tuesday, September 13 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Join us for the first meeting of our fall virtual book discussion series, led by Amherst College professor Ilan Stavans. A collaboration of the Jones Library, the New York Public Library, and Restless Books, this online discussion will explore Poems, Protest and a Dream by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Learn more and register!
Senator Jo's Library Tour
Saturday, September 17 from 10:30 - 11:30 am
A continuation of Jo’s first library tour, which began in 2019, but ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this tour will celebrate the vibrancy of our region’s libraries and the critical role they play in our communities, as gathering places, resources, introductions to literacy, and so much more, as well as the resilience of our librarians and library staff who have worked to support our communities throughout the pandemic. Each visit will include opportunities for constituents to hear about Jo’s legislative work, ask questions, and join in conversation about pressing issues affecting their communities.
Amherst Reads Banned Books
Saturday, September 17 from 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Join us as we kick off Banned Books Week with a reading event that celebrates banned books and shows our support for libraries and intellectual freedom. State Representative Mindy Domb and State Senator Jo Comerford will be joined by local authors, elected officials, community residents, and local teens to read excerpts from their favorite banned books. Among the books on display will be novels by Salman Rushdie. As encouraged by PEN America, attendees may choose to read from his works, with videos of those readings posted to #StandWithSalman. This program is appropriate for both teens and adults.
Kids Nonfiction Book Club
Nonfiction Book Club is back! Join us on Thursday, September 29, from 4 - 5 pm in the Woodbury Room to discuss What's in Your Pocket? Collecting Nature's Treasures by Heather L. Montgomery, illustrated by Maribel Lechuga. We'll also be doing a STEAM activity together! This program is for children ages 6-9.
To register and learn more, email us!
