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“I DON’T GOLF EITHER BUT I LOVE THE JONES LIBRARY SO LET’S HEAD OVER TO THE AMHERST GOLF CLUB NOW AND WHACK THE HELL OUT OF A GOLF BALL PLUS THERE’S FREE WINE!!!”
Wine tasting, raffle, and putting contest at our upcoming Par 3 Golf Spree (Aug. 20) and there's still time to call and register! Call Dave Twohig at 413-256-6894. All levels of experience welcome, including newbies.
Enjoy a game of golf with friends, enjoy local treats and wine, and try your luck in a raffle—all to support our library system! Call Dave Twohig to sign up for a tee time (413-256-6894).
You can now call to register for the Friends' Par 3 Golf Spree, August 20th from 1-5pm at Amherst Golf Club! Just a beginner? No worries? All are welcome! Proceeds benefit our library system. fb.me/e/3kdVeejos
Registration is opening soon for our Par 3 Golf Spree to benefit Amherst's libraries! In the meantime, mark your calendar, find your best golf outfit, and invite all your friends. fb.me/e/20W2z1PxR
We had such a blast last year playing golf and raising money for Amherst's libraries, that we decided to do it again this year. Newbies, experienced golfers, adults and kids are all welcome. August 20, 2022 at the Amherst Golf Club.
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TODAY! 12PM-2PM!
Join the community envisioning for a new @JonesLibraryMA !
A reminder that the Open House hosted by the Jones Library Outreach Committee is today from 12-2. Stop @JonesLibraryMA to help create the Library’s future! There will be fun things for children, and the Friends will be on the spot to say hello! #joneslibrary #Amherst
Find out how the Amherst, MA library system promotes growth, connection, and imagination— and find out how you can support it this year! Check out the Friends' latest letter: mailchi.mp/6043a725f462/apri…
Sunday, May 1st, 12-2 PM, join the Jones Library Outreach Committee for an Open House to envision the future of the Library! There will be children's activities, too!
Good morning #Friends! It is #GivingTuesday! Give yourself the gift of #friendship or make a friend a friend. Give a gift with no fuss, no packaging, and no supply chain woes! All gifts help the wonderful libraries in #Amherst!
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Today’s featured book for #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth is Iwígara by Enrique Salmón, a guide to 150 plants of key importance to American Indians. @timberpress
Iwígara: ow.ly/Vh6Y50GEGqR
Native Lives, Native Stories #BPLBooklist: ow.ly/saaE50GEGqQ
ALT Book cover of Iwígara. Text reads: Iwígara | Enrique Salmón | Native American Heritage Month Book of the Day | Boston Public Library.
Happy #Thanksgiving from the Belle of #Amherst! One day is there of the series by Emily Dickinson. #Amherstma #poems poets.org/poem/one-day-there…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Plate 1: “Great American Cock Male-VULGO (WILD TURKEY-) Meleagris Gallopavo.” John James Audubon, The Birds of America. London : Pub. by the author, 1827-38.
catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/…
ALT Audubon image of a male wild turkey
Great reading list from @BPLBoston to help celebrate #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
Celebrate #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth by checking out one of these works of Indigenous Futurism! This #BPLBooklist includes sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles.
See the full list: ow.ly/v0PK50GJllT
ALT Collage of book covers. In the center of the image is a search bar that reads, "Indigenous Futurism."
Friends! #GivingTuesday, the International Day of Giving is on Nov.30! Help support the #Friends of @JonesLibraryMA - we provide funding for educational library programming & materials in #AmherstMa! givingtuesday.org/
Great article on the need for teen spaces in public #libraries! A #teen space is an important third space - not home and not school. #Amherst #AmherstMa @JonesLibraryMA americanlibrariesmagazine.or…
A wonderful statement from the Library Trustees! And #Friends, take note: The Munson and North Amherst Libraries are important to #Amherst and will remain open - absolutely, 100%! 📚
Our trustees intend for our expanded building to be one in which "all members of the Amherst community are and feel welcome" and "that all members of the community feel that the Library belongs to them." Read the full motion: joneslibrary.org/buildingpro… #amherstma
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