Amherst names Daniel Garcia as new Director of Senior Services
**Saturday, July 4** — Amherst Public Library is closed today as part of its Independence Day holiday closure running Friday, July 3 through Sunday, July 5; the library reopens Monday, July 6 at 9:30 a.m.
**Saturday, July 4 (all day)** — Town Manager Paul Bockelman has announced the appointment of Daniel Garcia as Amherst's new Director of Senior Services. Garcia is expected to begin the role on July 20.
**Saturday, July 4 (all day)** — The town is seeking one resident to join the Department of Public Works Building Committee, a temporary advisory body overseeing design and construction of a new DPW facility. Application review begins Sunday, July 6.
**Saturday, July 4 (all day)** — Renovations at the Bangs Community Center are ongoing, with improvements targeting health and safety, accessibility, the Senior Center, and the area adjacent to Room 101. The building remains open to the public, and project completion is expected in early 2027.
**Sunday, July 5, late morning** — The community calendar lists a public reading of Frederick Douglass's work, titled "Reading Frederick Douglass Together: Reaffirming Our Unalienable Rights," scheduled for Sunday, July 5 — a fitting complement to the holiday weekend.
**Monday, July 6** — The Amherst Town Library reopens after its holiday closure, returning to summer hours: Monday through Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
**Monday, July 6** — The Jones Library Building Design Subcommittee meets on July 6, the first public meeting on the calendar following the holiday weekend.
**Thursday, July 9, noon** — Amherst Town Library hosts its Cookbook Club in person at noon, followed by an in-person book discussion of *Revolutionary Summer* by Joseph Ellis at 6 p.m.
**Monday, July 20** — Daniel Garcia officially starts as Director of Senior Services, bringing new leadership to a department that serves the town's older residents out of the Bangs Community Center.