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Art Galleries in the Northampton Area

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…Northampton galleries the 2nd Friday of every month. A.P.E. Gallery http://www.apearts.org/ 126 Main Street and 33 Hawley Street, Northampton, 586-5553 Anchor House of Artists https://www.anchorhouseartists.org/ 518 Pleasant Street, Northampton Cooley Dickinson Hospital Art Galleries are managed by Friends of Cooley Dickinson 30 Locust Street and 22 Atwood Drive, Northampton Historic Northampton Contemporary Art Gallery http://www.historic-northam…

Borrow museum passes

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…t Admits: One carload Mark Twain House (Check availability) marktwainhouse.org Buy one adult admission, get one adult admission or two children’s admission for no charge. A discounted rate is available for up to 3 Living History Tour tickets. MASS MoCA (Check availability) Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art massmoca.org Admits 2 adults and 2 children (under 16) to MASS MoCA’s galleries during normal gallery hours. Not valid for performing ar…

Meeting Facilities in the Northampton Area

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…ter for the Arts 33 Hawley Street, Northampton 413-584-7327, NCFA@NOHOARTS.ORG https://www.nohoarts.org/rentals-managed-by-the-center Space is available, for a fee, for events of all kinds, including rehearsals and performances, community and private events, meetings, conferences, and classrooms. Northampton Community Music Center 139 South Street, Northampton Recital Hall A seats 75; $140 first two hours, $60 each additional hour Recital Hall B s…

Support Groups in the Northampton Area

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…ampton).Contact Shelly Bathe Lenn at 413-582-5312 or slenn@cooleydickinson.org www.cooleydickinson.org/programs-services/vna-hospice/the-garden/ Hearing Voices A peer led support group for those who hear voices, see visions or any extreme/intense experiences. A respectful and supportive environment, free of assumptions of mental illness.Every Wednesdays from 2-3 p.m at BHN’s The Living Room, (Entrance L). 21 Warwick St., Springfield For info call…

Social Services

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,…y in Western Massachusetts. Northeast Center for Youth and Families http://www.ncyf.org/ NCYF runs a number of programs to help at-risk children and adolescents throughout the region. Counseling and Psychotherapy Lifecourse Counseling Center https://www.lifecourse.net/ Provides LGBTQI people therapy, counseling, psychotherapy, consultation and education. Crime Victims The YWCA of Western Massachusetts http://www.ywworks.org/ The YWCA of Western Ma…

What’s Your Library Worth?

November 13, 2015 — Forbes Library provided $7,062,976 in services last fiscal year: A $42 investment per capita with a $278 return. Library Service Count (in FY2015) Unit cost (without library) Source of unit cost…ildren’s Program Attended 11,281 $7.00 Entertainment/program admission fee (estimated average per child) $78,967 Museum Pass Borrowed 1,607 $20.00 Museum admission fee (estimated average for two adults) $32,140 Computer Use (perhour) 33,852 $12.00 FedEx/Kinkos price $406,224 Database Searches 42,165 $19.95 Average cost for online article search $841,192 Reference Assistance 62,034 $7.00 Average library cost $434,238 The cost figures for library se…

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Coolidge Museum News and Articles

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…of Forbes Library. The first book to be discussed is “An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America,” by Henry Wiencek. Copies are available at Forbes Library. After the initial meeting, the club plans to meet every other month. “We will be tracing the history of the presidency, beginning with George Washington, and watching how American democracy evolved in ways the Founders never anticipated,” said Bill Scher, cha…

Food Assistance

Information on free meals and food subsidies in the Northampton area. Information as listed on organization websites and subject to change. Free meals in Northampton Manna Soup Kitchen Manna Soup…North Pleasant St. at the corner of Kellogg Ave. ​https://www.craigsdoors.org/​ http://www.uusocietyamherst.org/action/community-breakfast/ Food Pantries and Survival Centers Northampton Survival Center Food Distribution Hours: Monday 2pm-6pm Wednesdays 12pm-3pm Fridays 12pm-3pm Outdoors at the Northampton Survival Center at 265 Prospect St. https://www.northamptonsurvival.org/ Amherst Survival Center Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 1…

Law/Legal Resources for the Northampton Area

Massachusetts Access to Justice The Massachusetts Access to Justice initiative works to provide equal access to the court system for the public, including self-represented litigants, those with limited or no…es to low-income and elderly residents of central and western Massachusetts. CLA also provides free civil legal assistance to victims of crime and survivors of homicide victims. Disability Law Center https://www.dlc-ma.org/ The Disability Law Center is a private, non-profit organization responsible for providing protection and advocacy for the rights of Massachusetts residents with disabilities….

Our Community Sing 2018

In 1918 when thousands gathered on the Forbes Library lawn for a community sing, a sole photographer documented the event. On Sunday September 23, 100 years later, those gathering on…digital photos in the Library Archive to email them to arts@forbeslibrary.org or share a google drive folder with arts@forbeslibrary.org. Picnic on the Forbes Library lawn at 6PM, Sunday, September 23rd, 2018, followed by a sing-along at moonrise. The Picnic Bring blankets or lawn chairs and a picnic from home or takeout from one of the sponsoring Northampton restaurants and stores: Haymarket Cafe, Local Burger, Noodles, Pinocchio Pizza, Pita Poc…

Online Day of Giving Established to Support Local Libraries

March 26, 2019 — ONLINE DAY OF GIVING ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT LOCAL LIBRARIES Three local libraries are raising funds through an inaugural Library Giving Day campaign. This one-day online fundraising event will occur on…Mary Anne Antonellis, Director M.N. Spear Memorial Library https://sites.google.com/site/mnspearmemoriallibrary/ 413-259-1213 library.director@shutesbury.org 10 Cooleyville Road PO Box 256 Shutesbury, MA 01072 Lisa Downing, Director Forbes Library www.forbeslibrary.org 413-587-1016 ldowning@forbeslibrary.org 20 West Street Northampton, MA 01060 Katherine Hand, Director Sunderland Public Library www.sunderlandpubliclibrary.org 413-665-2642 director…

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