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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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…
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…
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…
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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…
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…r ten words and type the first thing that pops into my head. See you at the 100th party. -JSM 8 1/2 -I’ve had dreams like this 24 Hour Party People -the Manchester scene as told by Tony Wilson 2001: A Space Odyssey -the effects are still unrivaled Arthur -a drunken love story Atlantic City -lemons After Hours -one of those really bad nights out Badlands – “Love is Strange” Blue Velvet -wha!!!???? The Blues Brothers -My first favorite film Breathle…
Reader’s Corner
New Books at Forbes (Wowbrary) List of the most recent additions to our collections. You can see a list of titles selected from our entire collection, or view lists restricted to…e, writing style, audience, and other criteria. Booklist Reader The latest reviews, Library Reads picks, and more from the American Library Association Staff Picks Reviews of books, audiobooks, movies, and music by Forbes Library staff Local Authors Many excellent authors have called the Pioneer Valley home Susan Howard Case Poetry Corner Local poets for in-library reading Your Next Great Read We can make you a personalized reading list. Just fill…
Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide
The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide (formerly The Harvard Gay & Lesbian Review, 1994-1999) is a bimonthly journal centered around a conceptual theme with contributions from leading scholars and writers in the given field. Also in each issue are interviews, poetry and both in depth and brief book reviews which are great for either catching up or for keeping current of interesting literary developments. Some notable contributors have included Andrew…
Susan Stinson
Susan StinsonPhotograph by Jody Wheat Susan Stinson, Writer-In-Residence Emeritus, served from 2010-2015. She is the award-winning author of four novels and a book of poetry and lyric essays. She has…san Stinson wins Lambda Literary Award Susan Stinson writes about the Writer in Residence program on the Library As Incubator Project 5 Ways Libraries Cultivate Community Art on The Huffington Post Susan Stinson on Wikipedia.org Reviews Spider in a Tree Books and Culture: A Christian Review The Concord Monitor (Concord, NH) The Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA) Historical Novel Society Publisher’s Weekly The Republican (Springfield, MA)…
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