The Massachusetts Daily Collegian

UMass Amherst library hosts webinar on the First Amendment and book banning

On Thursday April 3, the University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries held a web seminar titled “Book Bans and Your Right to Read.” The webinar featured a lecture from UMass librarian Laura Quilter ...
WAMC

Inside the Jones Library in Amherst, in line for major renovation

Jones Library trustee Lee Edwards (bottom right) guides a tour through the Special Collections wing of the facility on Saturday, March 30, highlighting the collections of Robert Frost and Emily ...
MassLive

"Why Cookbooks Matter": UMass Amherst Libraries To Host Discussion and Reception October 5

On Sunday, Oct. 5 from 2-4 p.m., the Friends of the UMass Amherst Libraries will hold their 10th Annual Fall Reception in Memorial Hall at UMass Amherst. The speakers will include cookbook collectors, ...
Daily Hampshire Gazette

Area briefs: UMass Libraries to honor founder of Black Feminist Archive; Third annual Magic for Maddie fundraiser Oct. 19

AMHERST — The University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries will celebrate Irma McClaurin, the founder of the university’s Black Feminist Archive (BFA), at its annual reception on Saturday, Oct. 19 ...
WAMC

Amherst library committee discusses next steps as Jones Library project stalls

The atrium within the Jones Library in Amherst, Massachusetts. According to the library's website, the atrium was added in 1993, but has been "problematic for much of its lifespan," causing leaks and ...