Supervisor: Head of Children’s and Young Adult Services Salary and benefits: Grade 4 25 hrs/week ($16.09-$18.47/hr) including evenings and some Saturdays. Benefits including health insurance, sick time, vacation time If you…materials (e.g., clothing). Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally; or up to 10 pounds of force frequently. Ability to work around dust, mold, adhesives and other potential allergens. Closing date: August 25, 2021 To apply: Please submit cover letter, resume and names of three references to Sarah Johnson, Head of Children’s and Young Adult Services, via email at sjohnson@forbeslibrary.org Revision Date: 7/2021…
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Submarine
Olivier Tate (played by young actor Craig Roberts), the protagonist in Richard Adoaye’s quiet, quirky, charming, dark and thoroughly enjoyable film Submarine is a likeable precocious Welsh boy searching for…girl. The cast is fantastic, both Paige and Roberts inhabit their roles fully and believably, while the adult characters (Sally Hawkins and Noah Taylor as Olivier’s parents), are comically stuck in their own lazy unspoken despair, too wrapped up in their own ridiculous melodramas to offer guidance to Olivier. Paddy Considine appears as an almost incongruously broad comic foil and rival to both Olivier Tate and his father. Adoaye, most famous for h…
Cutter’s Way
“These are just the facts, Rich. I mean, I haven’t even begun to let my imagination loose on this thing.” A film about our first head librarian? Telling a tale…elf on the front page of the paper. Cutter, in turn, becomes obsessed with this case and is convinced he knows who has committed the terrible act. Cutter’s Way is an overlooked film that explores the limits of friendship and expertly combines the genres of drama, mystery, comedy, adventure and film noir….
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…hat the media landscape was changing, and the American presidency was rapidly becoming an office heavily reliant upon a cultivated image and press coverage. Although Coolidge’s astute self-awareness about the evolving demands of the presidency provided prescient, many of his beliefs about Native Americans were firmly grounded in the previous century’s predominant paternalistic policies of assimilation. In that sense, Calvin Coolidge’s relationship…
Steampunk
April 23, 2014 — Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction and alternate history premised on a Victorian world where steam power is still widely used. Compiled by Forbes Library Staff | Summaries from…th mechanical machinery, forms an alliance with Deryn, who is learning to fly genetically-engineered beasts. Land of Hope and Glory by Geoffrey Wilson In an alternate Europe ruled by the Indian empire Rajthana, veteran Jack Casey’s efforts to avoid an uprising are shattered when the Rajthanans offer to dismiss his daughter’s death sentence if he captures the rebel’s leader, his best friend. The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder T…
Summer Hours
Three siblings’ memories of the past and aspirations for the future collide when confronted with their shared inheritance of an exceptional 19th century art collection and the family’s country house…ced to celebrate the Musée D’Orsay’s twentieth anniversary (the other film, The Flight of the Red Balloon, also starred Binoche). Despite these heady themes and what sounds like a relatively mundane plot, the film remains focused and often riveting due to its great casting and exceptional cinematography. French Language, with subtitles….
Celestial navigations : Short Films of Al Jarnow
The first DVD release from Numero Group, known for archiving and resurrecting forgotten folk, pop and soul classics and private press musical gems on CD and LP. Beautifully restored 16mm…es, imaginative leaps, and whimsical illustrations of letters, numbers, animals and the world around us were the work of one man is astounding and inspiring. Includes 45 of his award winning shorts and experimental films, including pieces now in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, and a 30-minute documentary with Al explaining his creative process. Highly recommended for young and once-young audiences alike….
The Fifty Review Club: An Unconventional Post
Fifty Films I was glancing at the sidebar on the Forbes Staff Picks Blog and noticed that the number fifty was next to my initials. Fifty reviews. Moments later I…-arts and crafts A Serious Man -Jefferson Airplane Simon of the Desert -the funniest religious film Small Change -one of the few realistic portrayals of children Smiles of a Summer Night -wait, Bergman’s funny?? The Squid and the Whale -Pink Floyd plagiarism Straw Dogs -a violent film that strongly advocates nonviolence Sullivan’s Travels -Sturges makes a road movie They All Laughed -an ingredient in the Wes Anderson formula The Thin Man -my favor…
The story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Based upon the true story of the celebrated husband and wife dancing team who popularized ballroom dance, this film is the most realistic, the most tragic, and the most touching…st realistic, the most tragic, and the most touching of the Astaire-Rogers films. The film takes place in the years between 1911 and 1918, and the costumes and music are largely appropriate to that era. Most of the dance sequences emulate the Castle’s distinctive style—Astaire tap dances in only one number and Rogers not at all—and the musical numbers are fewer and more tightly integrated into the plot than in other Astaire films. Of course, the f…
Where We Live: Steve Alves’ Western Massachusetts Film Collection
Filmmaker Steve Alves has been making movies about Franklin County since 1997. These six short documentaries were produced over a period of several years and explore the cultural, economic…o be fascinated by the lives going on around us, both human and environmental. Steve really gets it, and he’s a fine director too. He is currently working on a new film called Food For Change. Watch for it!…
Position Title: Library Assistant – Children’s and YA Specialist
Supervisor: Head of Children’s and Young Adult Services Salary and benefits: Grade 5 37.5 hrs/week ($31,863-$39,167) including evenings and some Saturdays Benefits including health insurance, sick time, vacation time If…ace with lighter materials. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally; or up to 10 pounds of force frequently. Ability to work around dust, mold, adhesives and other potential allergens. Closing date: August 25, 2021 To Apply: Please submit cover letter, resume and names of three references to Sarah Johnson, Head of Children’s and Young Adult Services, via email at sjohnson@forbeslibrary.org. Revision Date: 7/2021…
Kes
Film recommendations certainly play a role in a day’s work at the Arts & Music department. It’s often my favorite task to help someone find a film that fits their…ices a nest on a neighbor’s property. He studies the science of training birds and eventually develops trust with a kestrel he appropriately christens “Kes”. His dedication and care earns him the respect from a group of classmates and a caring English teacher (who is possibly the only kind adult in the film). Kes, which is heartbreaking and desolate feeling at times, is a remarkable work. Loach’s nonjudgmental camera style, the simple and lyrical…
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