group portrait by Stan Sherer phone 413-587-1011 & choose options from the voice menu, or see Departmental Directory below text/SMS 413‑570‑0444 fax 413-587-1015 email info@forbeslibrary.org or see Departmental Directory below….governed by our Social Networking Policy. Facebook Twitter Flickr YouTube Instagram Departmental Directory DepartmentEmailPhoneStaffBorrower Services circulation@forbeslibrary.org 413-587-1011 option 2 Mary Biddle Christopher “Tex” Teghtsoonian Children’s and Young Adult Services childrens@forbeslibrary.org 413-587-1010 Sarah Johnson Madison Socha-Bishop Adult Services, Reference, Instruction reference@forbeslibrary.org 413-587-1012 SMS: 41…
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Forbes Library Awarded Disabilities Grant
October 8, 2014 — Forbes Library, the public library in downtown Northampton, has been awarded a two year grant to improve library services to people with disabilities. The project is being funded through the…library has completed fundraising for a handicapped access elevator to be installed in the front entry to provide reliable access into the building. “The library is committed to providing services to all of its residents and we feel the time is right to address improvements to the services to people with disabilities”, said Janet Moulding, Library Director. Among the specific objectives for this grant are to make library programs more accessible…
413 Free Seeds at Forbes and Lilly Libraries
March 22, 2022 — Links 413 Free Seeds Resources Seeds of sustainability (Daily Hampshire Gazette, March 10, 2022) 413 Free Seeds FAQ How does it work? 413 Free Seeds has two Free Seed Box…m/413FreeSeeds or via QR code on the seed boxes. How do I reach you? Email 413seeds@gmail.com or message @413seeds on Instagram…
Social Networking Policy
In keeping with the Forbes Library’s mission “to provide a wide range of information and materials to all of the people of Northampton, using traditional and innovative technology, and to…information. Social software can include, but is not limited to, blogging, instant messaging, social networking sites, and wikis. Many social networking sites allow users of those sites to become a “friend”, “fan” or otherwise associate their own “profiles” or virtual presences with the Library’s profile on these sites. Examples of such sites are Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and YouTube. As with more traditional resources, the Library does not act i…
Health and Wellness Resource Center provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, over 700 health-related videos from partner Healthology, Inc., and articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Gale reference titles. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only.
Free for all Massachusetts residents. Provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Massachusetts Library System. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
If you liked The Inn at Lake Devine…
January 13, 2014 — Other Romantic Comedies by Elinor Lipman Into Love and Out Again: Stories Lipman’s short stories are filled with sweet, complex people in unusual relationships: gentle Tim, for instance, falls madly…illed with sweet, complex people in unusual relationships: gentle Tim, for instance, falls madly in love with unwed Hannah, who is in the ninth month of her pregnancy; sad Clair at last finds a true lover but breaks off with him because she senses parental disapproval of his low status as a supermarket produce man; Martha and Carl tenderly, tentatively exchange love and body fat. The stories, charming in a finely etched way, contain some wry, deli…
Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines. Available on your phone or tablet as well as your computer. The only system that lets you borrow library ebooks for your Kindle!
Free with any CW MARS library card, and provided by the CW MARS library network. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board – Minutes for January 25, 2023
Minutes Forbes Library Accessibility Advisory Board Minutes Date 25 January 2023 Time 3PM Attending Mary Biddle, Library Staff Lisa Downin, Library Director Ben Kalish, Library Staff Molly Moss, Assistant Director…s. The library plans to have equipment designed for lecture style programs installed in the Coolidge Museum, but there have been many delays and it is not yet ready. In the meantime, and for any programs in the Community Room, Ben suggested that someone might stream the program from a mobile device or streaming capable camera. Community Room Acoustics Mary Jo Stanley asked about the acoustics in the Community Room, noting that even when she had be…
Printing, Scanning, Copying, and Faxing
Scanning The computers in the Arts and Music department all have flatbed scanners. An “express scanning” station is also available in the Reference Room. Fax You can send a fax…le App Store PrinterOn Print Service in the Google Play Store If you can’t install the app you can: Upload your documents using our Print From Home form Send an email to our print service. Text and attachments will be printed. You will receive an email confirming that the print job has been received. At the library, you will enter the same email address used to send the print job in order to retrieve and print your documents. Black & White One-Sid…
Foodie Lit
April 23, 2014 — Eating Abroad This reading list was compiled by Forbes Library librarians as part of the 2011 Novel Destinations Summer Reading program. Novel Destination is sponsored by Friends of Forbes Library, the Massachusetts Library System,…ented by one hundred recipes. Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments, with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies by Laura Esquivel Despite the fact that she has fallen in love with a young man, Tita, the youngest of three daughters born to a tyrannical ranch must obey tradition and remain single and at home to care for her mother. The Recipe Club: A Tale of Food and Friendship by Andrea Israel & Nancy Garfinkel Lilly and Val, fri…
For People With Visual Impairments
Forbes Library is pleased to offer the following services for people with visual impairments: Handheld magnifiers Magnifying glasses in a variety of sizes and levels of magnification are available for use within…the reference desk. Screen reader software NVDA screen reader software is installed on all our public computers. Please ask at the reference desk if you would like assistance getting on a computer and setting up this software. Large Print Collection Forbes Library offers over 4000 large-print books including fiction and non-fiction. These books can provide a more comfortable reading experience for those with vision impairments. Additional large-p…
The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living
After accidentally setting her fancy Boston workplace on fire, pastry chef Livvy flees to Vermont where her best friend helps her get a job at the local bed and breakfast,…develops a crush on her. The local contra dance band has an opening for her and her banjo. When Livvy’s path crosses that of the kindly neighbors’ prodigal son, her connection deepens. She takes a few wrong turns and has to find her way back from another instance of flight before she finds her happy ending. Pastry descriptions will require a bakery jaunt to make it through, and readers can bake their own blue ribbon apple pie from Livvy’s recipe….
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