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Looking for a place to show your art? Check out these local galleries. Call to artists listings Arts Hub Western Mass: Opportunities Valley Arts Newsletter Northampton Arts Council Community lists…ery A3 http://www.gallerya3.com/ 28 Amity Street, 1D, Amherst, 256-4250 Burnett Gallery https://www.joneslibrary.org/204/Burnett-Gallery Jones Library, 43 Amity Street, Amherst Mill District Local Art Gallery https://www.generalstorelocalgallery.com/gallery 91 Cowls Road, Amherst Hope & Feathers https://hopeandfeathersframing.com/ 319 Main Street, Amherst, 835-0197 Lane Family Reading Room Gallery http://www.sunderlandpubliclibrary.org/gallery Sun…

General Resources Community Action Pioneer Valley’s Community Resources & Advocacy program https://www.communityaction.us/ 413-582-4230 or 1-800-339-7779 For information about programs throughout Hampshire County, such as fuel assistance, food stamps, health needs, employment,…care, domestic violence, housing, substance abuse, etc. ServiceNet https://www.servicenet.org/ ServiceNet provides a wide range of human services. Their programs include acute mental health services; outpatient clinical and counseling services; adolescent support programs; an employee assistance program; early intervention for young children; home health care; rehabilitation and residential programs for those with mental health issues, mental reta…

AANE Women’s Support Group Support for women on the autism spectrum. Contact: Stephanie Birkdale (events@aane.org) Please register: www.aane.org/events/ ADHD Parent/Caregiver Support Group 1st TUESDAY of Every Month 6:30 pm to…ealth support group.P.O. Box 623 (Northampton) freedomcenterinfo@gmail.com www.freedom-center.org Gamblers Anonymous Meets Mondays at 7 p.m. 35 Fruit St. (Northampton) Nonsmoking.Mass. GA Hotline: (855) 222-5542 More meetings and resources: www.gamblersanonymous.org/ga/locations The Garden Children’s bereavement support at Cooley Dickinson Hospital (Northampton).Contact Shelly Bathe Lenn at 413-582-5312 or slenn@cooleydickinson.org www.cooleydicki…

Passes giving free or reduced admission to area museum can be borrowed with a CW MARS library card and are available for check out from the Main Circulation Desk. Museum…n 5 and under free. Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra (Check availability) www.pvsoc.org Pass admits up to 4 people Smith College Museum of Art scma.smith.edu The Smith College Museum of Art is now free to all. No pass is necessary! The Trustees Go Pass (Check availability) https://thetrustees.org/content/go-pass/ GO Pass admission is equivalent to the admission benefit of a Trustees Family level Membership: two adults and children under 18 Go pas…

Here is a selection of places in Northampton & nearby where it is possible to reserve space for meetings. (Forbes Library also has meeting rooms which may be reserved.) Meeting…lobby – no food or drink allowed in recital hall or studio rooms. https://www.ncmc.net Northampton Elks Lodge No. 997 Hall Rental 17 Spring Street, Florence https://sites.google.com/view/northampton-rental-hall/home 413-584-0297 Northampton Friends Meeting House 43 Center Street, Northampton “We happily rent our space to like-minded groups who seek spirit led solutions…”. Classrooms (seat about 12), $25; Social Room (seats about 40 – includes con…

Forbes Library permits patrons to connect their own equipment to the Internet via wireless networks. The library’s wireless networks are unencrypted. Data transmitted on unencrypted networks can be monitored or…o use the library’s network resources only for lawful purposes. Prohibited uses include: Using the Internet for illegal purposes Using the Internet in violation of the Massachusetts General Law 272 Section 31, the Harmful to Minors statute Unauthorized copying of copyright-protected material in any format Transmission of spam or junk mail of any type Transmission of threatening, harassing, defamatory or obscene materials Unauthorized access to rem…

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…services implies agreement with all Library policies, including its Social Networking Policy and Internet Use Policy, and the Terms of Service of each individual third-party service. If a user does not agree to these terms, they are not to use the services provided. The role and utility of social networking sites will be evaluated periodically by library staff, and may be terminated at any time without notice to subscribers. Adapted from the Whitm…

Coolidge Museum Endorses Statement on Civility in Politics September 25, 2023 Press Release – For immediate release Contact: Lisa Downing, Library Director, director@forbeslibrary.org or 413-587-1016 The Calvin Coolidge Standing Committee of the…pe to see you there soon and, for now, Happy New Year. VOTE!!! September 9, 2014 Tuesday September 9, 2014 is Primary Day in Massachusetts!Who would Coolidge vote for? The answer is a simple one. Calvin Coolidge would tell his constituents to get out and vote, to care about their government, and to exercise their duty as citizens. As you make your decision whether or not to go to the polls and then how to vote, remember the words of Calvin Coolidg…

The Library provides access to the Internet to help meet the diverse needs of its patrons. Internet resources offer a wealth of information that augments library collections. The library has…de equal access to all library resources for all library users. Prohibited Uses of the Internet: Using the Internet for illegal purposes Using the Internet in violation of the Massachusetts General Law 272, Section 28, Matter harmful to minors, dissemination; possession; defenses Unauthorized copying of copyright-protected material in any format Transmission of chain mail, broadcast letters, or junk mail of any type Transmission of threatening, ha…

Welcome to the Virtual Hosmer Gallery Community Art Exhibition! From April 2020 through March 2024, we invited the community to participate in an online art exhibit. The original inspiration was…e, by Roxanne Peloquin website smoke heat light, oil and acrylic on canvas, 20″ x 20″, by Robert Mace Bent website Mostrum Infantem #9, assemblage, 11×13″ by Bronwen Hodgkinson website English Garden, Munich, Germany. Photo by William McGhee Provincetown, photo by William McGhee Monterey, CA, photo by William McGhee Sea Plants ~ acrylic on canvas by Bonnie “fireUrchin” Lambourn website The Magician ~ acrylic on canvas by Bonnie “fireUrchin” Lambou…

Charles Ammi Cutter The Cutter Expansive Classification system is a library classification system devised by Charles Ammi Cutter, who was Librarian at the Forbes Library from 1894-1903. Like other classification systems…y which follows the Seventh. For examples of how these classifications are used in the existing collection, you can look up any subject in the library’s online catalog. Subject areas (by initial letter of each class) A list of the subjects found under each initial letter provides a rough overview of the classification: A General Works: encyclopedias, almanacs, index, and quotations B Philosophy, psychology, and some religion C Christian and Jewish…