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    Kate Green pulls a book off the shelf at the Jones Library, Saturday in Amherst. The library at 43 Amity St. will close at the conclusion of business hours on Wednesday to make way for a $46.1 million renovation and expansion of the library. The project is expected to begin in mid-to-late June. Library officials will next prepare for a move of services to a temporary location 101 University Drive for the next 18 months. Books will still be available for checkout and return at the temporary location. The library invited patrons last Saturday to meet with library representatives in the atrium for a farewell to the current building, including an overview of the project and a scavenger hunt. The library on Saturday lent 2,400 items, an increase of 200% above a typical Saturday. In addition to checking out books, Saturday’s farewell celebration at the Jones Library welcomed over 800 visitors, a 50% increase over typical Saturday attendance.
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    A man passes “Banks of the Marne,” by Paul Peraire, at the entrance of the Jones Library, Saturday, in Amherst. The library at 43 Amity St. will close at the conclusion of business hours on Wednesday to make way for a $46.1 million renovation and expansion of the library. The project is expected to begin in mid-to-late June. Library officials will next prepare for a move of services to a temporary location 101 University Drive for the next 18 months. Books will still be available for checkout and return at the temporary location. The library invited patrons last Saturday to meet with library representatives in the atrium for a farewell to the current building, including an overview of the project and a scavenger hunt. The library on Saturday lent 2,400 items, an increase of 200% above a typical Saturday. In addition to checking out books, Saturday’s farewell celebration at the Jones Library welcomed over 800 visitors, a 50% increase over typical Saturday attendance.
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    Library Assistant Jenny Berggren places books back on a shelf at the Jones Library, Saturday in Amherst. The library at 43 Amity St. will close at the conclusion of business hours on Wednesday to make way for a $46.1 million renovation and expansion of the library. The project is expected to begin in mid-to-late June. Library officials will next prepare for a move of services to a temporary location 101 University Drive for the next 18 months. Books will still be available for checkout and return at the temporary location. The library invited patrons last Saturday to meet with library representatives in the atrium for a farewell to the current building, including an overview of the project and a scavenger hunt. The library on Saturday lent 2,400 items, an increase of 200% above a typical Saturday. In addition to checking out books, Saturday’s farewell celebration at the Jones Library welcomed over 800 visitors, a 50% increase over typical Saturday attendance.
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    Aaron Berman walks through the Jones Library, Saturday in Amherst. The library at 43 Amity St. will close at the conclusion of business hours on Wednesday to make way for a $46.1 million renovation and expansion of the library. The project is expected to begin in mid-to-late June. Library officials will next prepare for a move of services to a temporary location 101 University Drive for the next 18 months. Books will still be available for checkout and return at the temporary location. The library invited patrons last Saturday to meet with library representatives in the atrium for a farewell to the current building, including an overview of the project and a scavenger hunt. The library on Saturday lent 2,400 items, an increase of 200% above a typical Saturday. In addition to checking out books, Saturday’s farewell celebration at the Jones Library welcomed over 800 visitors, a 50% increase over typical Saturday attendance.
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    People enter the Jones Library, Saturday, in Amherst. The library at 43 Amity St. will close at the conclusion of business hours on Wednesday to make way for a $46.1 million renovation and expansion of the library. The project is expected to begin in mid-to-late June. Library officials will next prepare for a move of services to a temporary location 101 University Drive for the next 18 months. Books will still be available for checkout and return at the temporary location. The library invited patrons last Saturday to meet with library representatives in the atrium for a farewell to the current building, including an overview of the project and a scavenger hunt. The library on Saturday lent 2,400 items, an increase of 200% above a typical Saturday. In addition to checking out books, Saturday’s farewell celebration at the Jones Library welcomed over 800 visitors, a 50% increase over typical Saturday attendance.
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    David Hanneke pulls a book off the shelf at the Jones Library, Saturday in Amherst. The library at 43 Amity St. will close at the conclusion of business hours on Wednesday to make way for a $46.1 million renovation and expansion of the library. The project is expected to begin in mid-to-late June. Library officials will next prepare for a move of services to a temporary location 101 University Drive for the next 18 months. Books will still be available for checkout and return at the temporary location. The library invited patrons last Saturday to meet with library representatives in the atrium for a farewell to the current building, including an overview of the project and a scavenger hunt. The library on Saturday lent 2,400 items, an increase of 200% above a typical Saturday. In addition to checking out books, Saturday’s farewell celebration at the Jones Library welcomed over 800 visitors, a 50% increase over typical Saturday attendance.