Details on our use of controlled vocabulary, reparative language efforts, descriptive terms, and content warnings in Special Collections Records in our online special collections were migrated from an older system…Abbie Benfield, Smith College class of 2023, for leading this research. In 2021 in anticipation of migrating our database to a new system, Forbes Library staff began a review of subject words, search terms and descriptions for use of racist, sexist, oppressive, offensive language. Forbes Library is committed to continually reviewing the past and current cataloging practices. Specific projects, grants, virtual exhibits, and collections have and wi…
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Expanded Hours
September 6, 2021 — Beginning on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, the library’s open hours will include evenings Monday through Thursday as well as additional hours on Saturday. Our new hours will be: Monday-Thursday 10…Beginning on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, the library’s open hours will include evenings Monday through Thursday as well as additional hours on Saturday. Our new hours will be: Monday-Thursday 10 am-8 pm Friday-Saturday 10 am-6 pm In addition, the Children’s and Young Adult Department will be open whenever the library is open! We’re excited for our new, expanded hours and hope to see you soon….
Priscilla Pike: A Friend of Forbes, Indeed
February 9, 2022 — Priscilla PikePriscilla (Pris) Pike, who died in November 2021, bequeathed a substantial gift to Forbes Library. Born in the hilltown of Chester, just east of Pittsfield, Pris moved to the Valley to attend UMass and Smith College. For more than four decades, she worked in Northampton and for six decades, she was a library patron at Forbes. Pris taught at The Clarke School for the Deaf when it was a residential school program and she resided on ca…
Celebrate New Art Works in Forbes Library’s Collection, February 4
January 18, 2023 — Reception Saturday, February 4, 2-3:30 PM The public is invited to a reception spotlighting the new art works by local and regional BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) artists which…, People of Color) artists which we have acquired in the last two years. In 2021, Forbes Library received a $10,000 anonymous donation with the express intent of supporting the library in its desire to diversify its permanent art collection. The Trustees of Forbes Library then matched the gift and appointed a committee to identify potential artists and recommend works of art to acquire for the permanent collection. Committee members reached out to…
Forbes Library Eliminating Late Fees for All Patrons
May 19, 2021 — Forbes Library eliminated late fees for children and young adults in 2019 and has now stopped charging adults late fees as well. The Trustees of Forbes Library unanimously approved this…es of Forbes Library unanimously approved this policy change at their April 2021 meeting upon the recommendation of the library’s Racial & Social Justice Committee. Research shows that rather than encourage people to return library materials in a timely manner, overdue fines often instead result in patrons not returning items at all because they are discouraged by the fees or unable to afford them. This means that the library does not get these it…
Art Middleton
Art MiddletonArt Middleton, Writer-In-Residence Emeritus, served from 2018-2020. He is a writer, educator, and parent interested in exploring the experience of work, time, care, and community, themes that have shown up in his zines, fiction, prose, performance, and curation. His work has been published and performed in many independent presses and spaces, most recently a collaboration with poet Nicole Trigg in the zine Macaroni Necklace out of Oa…
Strategic Plan 2019-2023
Please download the library’s strategic plan here: Message from the Chair (PDF / 1 page) Strategic Plan Summary (PDF / 4 pages) Complete Strategic Plan (PDF / 40 pages) Completed…munity with 125th anniversary events Sample activities: develop a Historian-in-Residence Program to create and present new work based on our collections launch a crowdsourced transcription project partner with local schools to offer a student research project based on the library’s collections develop an archive of born digital content pertaining to the ongoing history of our community 3. Access & Innovation Forbes Library connects all patrons to…
Coolidge and Civil Rights
Resources Regarding Calvin Coolidge’s Record on African-American Rights, Native American Rights and Immigration The Board of Trustees of Forbes Library recently renewed its commitment to “seek out and eliminate underlying…ynching measure was defeated in the United States Senate, a total of twenty-nine Afro-Americans had been hanged by mobs. Anticipating the reintroduction of the Dyer Bill in Congress in 1924, Coolidge took a courageous step in urging Capitol Hill legislators to pass the anti-lynching measure. The chief executive’s recommendation for a biracial commission for easing the settlement of southern black migrants in northern industrialized areas amounted…
Trustees’ Award
Each year the Trustees honor a community member who has given exceptional volunteer service to Forbes Library. Congratulations to Marjorie Hess, the Forbes Library Gertrude P. Smith Trustees Award winner…Trustees’ Award recipients by year Year Recipient 2022 Marjorie Hess 2020 & 2021 Elaine Reall, Martha McCormick, and Dr. Melvin Hershkowitz 2019 Daria D’Arienzo, George Snook 2018 Tim Umbach 2017 Jarrett Krosoczka, Mikki Michon 2016 Bonnie Burnham, Peter Rowe 2015 Susan Stinson 2014 W. Michael & Judy Ryan 2012 Kari S. Knapp, Christine Nolan 2011 Gerald Budgar, Mo & Cher Willems 2010 Mary Harding 2009 Margaret Bowhill, Elinor Dole 2008 David Bloomb…
Scholarships for Northampton Area Students
This list includes scholarships which target students from Western Massachusetts and Massachusetts generally. High school students in Northampton should also check out the Northampton High School’s scholarship page which includes many small…ho are permanent residents of Massachusetts attending vocational schools, 2- or 4-year colleges or universities offering degrees in radio and television broadcasting. Massachusetts Medical Society Scholarships In addition to a large number of scholarships for MMS members, the Massachusetts Medical Society also offers the Hampshire District Medical Society and the Rollin M. Johnson, M.D. Student Grants Program which assists Full-time student in med…
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