This Week at the Jones Library
Where has the time gone?! The calendar flips to October at the end of the week and we move into a New England autumn. Many community activities have now resumed, as have events here at the library. Check out this week's news below, and visit our webpage to connect with our catalog, news, and online resources.
Early Release Teen Lounge
Monday, September 26 from 1:30 - 3:30 pm
School's out early and you're looking for a place to hang with your friends? Stop by the Woodbury Room for some pizza, games, and fun times. No reservation required. For ages 11-17
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Jones Libraries.
Kids Chess Club
Saturday, October 1 from 3:30 - 5 pm
Join Andy Morris-Friedman to learn the basics of chess and advance to other exciting strategies of the game! We will meet on the first Saturday of the month, October through March. This program is for children ages 9 and up. To register and learn more, send us an email!
This program is made possible thanks to the Friends of the Jones Libraries.
Reading with the AHM Curator
Join the Amherst History Museum Visiting Curator, Diana Lembach Lempel, for a book discussion of Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel's Classroom by Ariel Burger on Zoom on Wednesday, October 19 at 7:00 pm. Copies of the book are available at the reference desk. To attend the Zoom book discussion, please contact Linda Wentworth.
Kid’s Room Scavenger Hunt
Fall is finally here, the nights are getting longer, and the Kids' Room is filling up with bats! Find the folded paper bats hiding around the Kids' Room and complete the Flight of the Kids' Room Bat Colony activity handout. This activity is available anytime you visit the Jones Library.
New release from Zine Club!
Copies of the latest issue from the Jones Library Zine Club are now available! "Beyond the Beaten Path" is inspired by our 2022 summer reading theme and includes various musings from the community on the natural world. Thanks to everyone who submitted! Grab a paper copy while they last or find a digital copy here.
