Forbes Library’s Mobile Print Service let you print virtually any document from your Internet connected device to the printer in the library. Print From Home Staff Mediated Staff mediated printing…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…
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Book Spine Poetry Contest: April 1-30, 2015
April 10, 2015 — 2014 Winner Adult Categoryby Ellen LaFlecheWhy I Wake EarlySeeing things before the dawn:Day lilies wash a kind of yellowinto the forest.A home at the end of the world.Just before dark,what…. ► Tweet it: tag it with @ForbesLIbrary and #bookspinepoetry ► Post it to Instagram: tag it with @ForbesLibrary and #bookspinepoetry You can include a list of the books you used, a transcription of the poem if you want, and any explanation you would like to add. Stop by the Reference Desk if you want help uploading your picture. Deadline: Add your photos by Thursday, April 30. Winners will be announced on Monday, May 11. Prizes: A grand prize of…
The Great Railway Bazaar
Have you ever considered traveling from England to Russia via Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, China, and Japan by train? Me either. Paul Theroux does just that…practically smell the pungent passenger sitting across from him. In other instances, he is blunt and to the point, relaying only that he is in a particular place to catch a train.The writing style mimics the ups and downs of traveling alone in foreign country and truly makes the reader feel as if they were riding the train alongside the narrator. Though Theroux rarely spends more than a day or two off the train, he manages to convey a surprising…
All He Ever Wanted: A Novel
If you like dark, involving, character-driven tales, pick up this one about a professor at a small New England college at the turn of the last century. The unlikable, perhaps…r is writing an account of his obsession with a woman he met by chance, is instantly enthralled with, and ultimately marries. I didn’t so much enjoy this very well written “memoir” as was possessed by it. As the object of the narrator’s desires, we see the female character only through the narrator’s eyes and she remains enigmatic. As is Shreve’s modus operandi there is another interlocking tale written years later called Stella Bain. Perhaps thes…
Forbes Library Wins Federal Grant
October 24, 2018 — Forbes Library was recently awarded a federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant for $7500 from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC). “This year’s grants illustrate the vibrant…lopment, and research help libraries and museums deliver valuable services that make it possible for communities and individuals to thrive. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Press Contacts: Molly Moss, Forbes Library Assistant Director, 413-587-1017, mmoss@forbeslibrary.org Heather Diaz, Forbes Library Reference Librarian, 413-587-1012, hdiaz@forbeslibrary.org…
Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board – Minutes for September 26, 2018
Minutes Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board Wed September 26 2018 3:00 PM In attendance: Ben Kalish, Rick Ely, Anne Gancarz, Lisa Downing, Stephanie Levine, Brian Tabor, Mary Jo Stanley, Dorothy…them up with one-on-one or small group instructional sessions. NVDA is now installed on all the library’s public use computers. It will soon be added to the catalog computers and instructional laptops. Anyone can sign up for an appointment for technology help. The library is happy to help whenever it can and does not limit help to just computers and e-books, so folks can ask for help with assistive technology. Anne told us that the Chicopee Librar…
Acorn People take up residence in diorama by Nancy Dickinson
September 25, 2018 — Stop by the Hosmer Gallery and check out the newly installed diorama by Nancy Dickinson. It’s a peek into the lives of her civilization of Acorn People. The scenes will change occasionally, probably with the seasons. Currently they’re spending a day in the park, strolling with their children, feeding the wildlife, or playing the flute. Nancy has been creating miniature worlds since childhood. About the Acorn People, she writes: “They live mostly…
Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board – Minutes for May 25, 2018
Minutes Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board Friday May 25 2018, 3:30 PM Present Ben Kalish, Barbara Black, Brian Tabor, Lisa Downing, Rick Ely, Joel Dansky, MaryJo Stanley, Dorothy Baker, Marie…JAWS. Ben asked the board to consider whether the library keep JAWS after installing NVDA. The library could still have JAWS on some computers and save money by switching from a network licence to a limited number of single user licenses. Barbara suggested the library could make do with only one computer running JAWS or even none at all. Barbara stressed the importance of training for new users. West Street crossing — how to make it safer? The cr…
HVAC Upgrades for Local History/Special Collections areas
January 25, 2018 — Forbes Library’s Special Collections areas including local history, photography and the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum are having a new HVAC system installed. This will provide more efficient and…lvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum are having a new HVAC system installed. This will provide more efficient and accurate climate control for the library’s unique and historic collections. The project is anticipated to be complete by mid-April. The Hampshire Room for Local History will be closed starting January 29 and it is expected to reopen on April 26. Access to local history materials and photograph collections is limited during con…
Gazette Op/Ed: Celebrating the oak trees in front of Forbes Library
September 1, 2017 — by Lilly Lombard https://www.gazettenet.com/Columnist-Lilly-Lombard-celebrates-the-stately-row-of-oak-trees-in-front-of-Forbes-Library-12183381 The iconic row of shade trees lining the front of Forbes Library is grand and stately like the building itself. In 1897, four years after the…nfant daughter, staring in wonder at the column of mighty oaks, and having instant clarity of thought, “I want to live in a place where people value trees like these and a library like this.” Six months later, Northampton became our permanent home. Today, Forbes remains tied for first place on my teenage kids’ list of favorite places in town. Tragically, in 2006, the Forbes Library oaks sustained critical root damage when the state widened Route 6…
Forbes Library Receives Access Award
October 25, 2016 — Forbes Library received a 2016 Paul Winske Access Award from Stavros in recognition of the improvements the library has made to accessibility for people with disabilities. In 2015 Forbes installed…ary has made to accessibility for people with disabilities. In 2015 Forbes installed a new elevator to provide safe and reliable access into the building. The library was also commended for providing accessible formats such as large print and Braille materials, audio books and videos with audio adaptations. In the Stavros Access Awards program Forbes is praised, “Just as exciting are the many new assistive technology devices and software applicati…
Snuff
One Terry Pratchett Discworld novel is much like another, and I mean that as a compliment, the way I would about the Marx Brothers or P.G. Wodehouse. Pratchett is reliably…ding footnotes). In Discworld there are no sacred cows, and in this latest installment cows feature prominently since streetwise city detective Sam Vimes has been lured by his formidable wife to her country estate on vacation. Pretty soon the deceptively sleepy village reveals there’s more than manure to meet the eye, and Vimes is entangled in crimes and secrets that rival his usual pastimes in the metropolis. Start anywhere; you won’t regret it….
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