Guest columnist Alex Kent: Build a library for all Staff photo/Ken Heidel
Published: 4/14/2021 2:36:50 PM
My father has often said, “You could tear down just about every building on a campus and still have a university … as long as you leave the library.”
I agree. The library is by far the most important building on any campus. The same holds true for a town. Even more so than Town Hall itself, the centerpiece of Amherst is and must remain the Jones Library. The proposed renovation and expansion of the Jones is the surest way to guarantee that the library will remain centrally relevant to Amherst for decades to come.