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…
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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…
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…ne vehicle for the day. Not valid for camping. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston www.mfa.org Children 6 and under are free. Each pass allows 2 adults for $10 each (special exhibition + general admission) and up to 4 children ages 7 – 17 for $10 each (special exhibition + general admission). Please email reference@forbeslibrary.org or call 413-587-1012 to receive a coupon code. New Britain Museum of American Art (Check availability) www.nbmaa.org/ Pass a…
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…
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…Summit View Banquet & Meeting Hall 555 Northampton Street, Holyoke https://www.hamelssummitview.com/about-hamels-creative-catering/summit-view/413-538-7431 The Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence Main Street, Northampton Large basement room holds 50+ people, depending on configuration. Must be a non-profit & non-government or community group. Other rooms may also be available, and kitchen use for an additional $75. Fee: $50, plus $25 dep…
Taking a Year
May 6, 2014 — Selected nonfiction in which folks take a year or so to do something different, from keeping bees to reading the OED. Compiled by Forbes Library Staff | Summaries from ContentCafe,…eague prize Jager-Hyman, Joie. 2008. Call number: IX83.J182f 2008 Courtroom 302 : a year behind the scenes in an American criminal courthouse Bogira, Steve. 2005. Call number: KA.B634c 2005 One L : an inside account of life in the first year at Harvard Law School Turow, Scott, 1988 Call number: KAT.T862o.1988 The outermost house : a year of life on the great beach of Cape Cod Beston, Henry, 1992. Call number: MAS844C.B464o The view from Lazy Point…
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…price $121,716 Children’s Books Borrowed 67,428 $17.00 Amazon.com average price $1,146,276 Audiobooks Borrowed 42,749 $9.95 Audible.com average price $425,353 Interlibrary Loan Requests 35,345 $25.00 Amazon.com average price plus shipping $883,625 eBooks Downloaded 8,665 $15.00 Average Barnes & Noble/Amazon average $129,975 Magazines Read 11,310 $5.00 Estimated purchase price average $56,550 Newspapers Read 3,900 $2.00 News stand average $7,800 M…
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…president of the United States. The official cause of death for the sixty year old Coolidge was listed as a coronary thrombosis and, while it was not widely known, he had been in failing health for some time. During the presidential campaign of 1932 he had promised Herbert Hoover he would make two major speeches supporting him. The first was in New York and Coolidge, suffering from a severe shortness of breath, was barely able to complete the tal…
Collection Development Policy
The Library’s Mission Forbes Library exists to provide a wide range of information and materials to all of the people of Northampton, using traditional and innovative technology, and to encourage…Appendix A: American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights https://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill/ Appendix B: Forms Donated Goods Receipt Form (available in Library Business office) Deed of Gift Form and Thank You Letter (available in Library Business office) Statement of Concern About Library Resources Form (also available in Library Business office) Appendix C: Objections to Library Resources Procedure for Objections to Lib…
Forbes Library Launches New Logo Inspired by Building and Library Values
June 7, 2023 — Forbes Library has a brand new look! The new logo is inspired by the shape of the sandstone arch over the front doors and also suggests the open pages of…and reconnect with current patrons as we emerge from the pandemic,” said Lisa Downing, Library Director. The library’s new logo can be seen on its website, Forbeslibrary.org and soon there will be giveaways to pick up including stickers and magnets along with branded items for sale….
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…
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