Jones Library in Amherst will temporarily relocate during renovations

back here this evening the Jones library in ammer has secured a new temporary location as Renovations continue on the historic building 22 news reporter kayy Collins is live at the Hampshire County bureau in Northampton with the latest on this project kayy Nick Siara the Jones Library will temporarily be moved to a space just about a mile away from its current location on AMD Street as Renovations and expansion moves forward it's a new chapter for the Jones Library as a temporary home has been found it's really exciting the library is set to temporarily operate from 101 University Drive in ammer a space that Library director Sharon Sherry says has its Parks lots of free parking and the spaces themselves are very light and Airy lots of lots of Windows Library staff had announced back in December they were on the hunt for a new space to allow for the long-awaited renovation project to take Place Library leaders say that this project has been 12 years in the making now and it's expected to be completed in another 2 years we will choose a general contractor and move out of the Jones in let's say June is um and hopefully open up in um at 101 in July it's just really exciting and I can't wait to bring my kids to the new facility and check it out and um I'm just really excited for the community it's going to be so fab fabulous for this town once it's done and Library staff will use the gap of time between when Jones closes and that new space opens up to pack up their collection and move they do intend to extend the hours at their other branches as well working for you live out of the Hampshire County bureau in Northampton Kaye Collins 22 News