Executive session minutes, trustee appointed committee meeting minutes, and minutes prior to 2011 are available upon request by contacting director@forbeslibrary.org or 413-587-1016. 2024 January 21, 2024 (9 pages PDF) February…21 (8 pages PDF) May 20, 2021 (11 pages PDF) June 24, 2021 (9 pages PDF) July 22, 2021 (9 pages PDF) September 15, 2021 (9 pages PDF) October 21, 2021 (11 pages PDF) November 18, 2021 (8 pages PDF) November 18, 2021 special meeting (2 pages PDF) December 16, 2021 (7 pages PDF) 2020 January 23, 2020 (10 pages PDF) February 19, 2020 (6 pages PDF) June 18, 2020 (9 pages PDF) July 17, 2020 special meeting (3 pages PDF) July 30, 2020 (7 pages PDF) Sept…
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Display/Exhibit Policy
The Forbes Library welcomes the opportunity to allow community groups and individuals to use the various display and exhibit areas in the building, as part of its mission to provide…ng the exhibit on the agreed upon date. The exhibitor shall remove the exhibit promptly on the agreed upon date. All displays/exhibits must be set up and removed with as little interference as possible to the daily operations of the Library. Once the exhibit is installed, changes may be made only with Library approval. The library has the right to remove exhibit materials if they aren’t picked up by the agreed upon date. Exhibit materials may be d…
Children’s and YA Department Staff Picks
Click on the book cover images in the PDFs below to view the books in the CWMARS catalog. 2024 January 2024 February 2024 March 2024 2023 Best of 2023December 2023November…022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 2021 Best of 2021 December 2021 | page 2 November 2021 October 2021 | page 2 September 2021 | page 2 August 2021 July 2021 2020 May 2020 February 2020 January 2020 2019 Best of 2019 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 2018 Best o…
Forbes Library, Historic Northampton and Wistariahurst host States of Incarceration, a traveling exhibition
March 1, 2017 — STATES OF INCARCERATION A NATIONAL DIALOGUE OF LOCAL HISTORIES March 13-30, Forbes Library, 20 West St, Northampton, MA and Historic Northampton, 46 Bridge St., Northampton, MA Opening reception: March 13,…ed by Picture Projects. The Spanish-language exhibit catalog was created by María José Giménez (translator) and Maggie McDonald (graphic designer). The Carceral Commonwealth was created by UMass students and local residents and designed by Jennifer Luxton. Wistariahurst created the photographic exhibit about Holyoke-based community organizations, and Historic Northampton and UMass students collaborated to create the exhibit components on incarcera…
Accessibility Advisory Board
The Forbes Library Accessibility Advisory Board is made up of local disability and accessibility experts and community members with disabilities. The board meets approximately every four months. (Three times a…s 2022-09-28 Agenda 2022-09-28 Minutes 2022-05-18 Agenda 2022-05-18 Minutes 2021-11-04 Agenda 2021-11-04 Minutes 2021-07-15 Agenda 2021-07-15 Minutes 2021-03-19 Agenda 2021-03-19 Minutes 2020-01-23 Agenda 2020-01-23 Minutes 2019-09-25 Agenda 2019-09-25 Minutes 2019-05-03 Agenda 2019-05-03 Minutes 2019-01-18 Agenda 2019-01-18 Minutes 2018-09-26 Agenda 2018-09-26 Minutes 2018-05-25 Agenda 2018-05-25 Minutes – 2016-03-31 Minutes Agenda 2015-07-13 201…
The Artist
I had heard great things about Michel Hazanavicius’ award winning silent film The Artist. How could I not have? The film won five Oscars, three Golden Globes, and a host…r error? There is no doubt that the film is intended as an homage to older films. The film is presented in black and white and everything from the acting, to the intertitles, the score, and even the aspect ratio of the screen is designed to resemble the films of the silent era. And yet, the film feels quite modern, in part, because of the self-awareness it brings to its imitation, but also because the film looks at Hollywood in the late twenties i…
Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board – Minutes for March 3, 2021
Minutes Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board 19 March 2021 2:00 PM – 3:20 PM This meeting was held over Zoom Present Benjamin Kalish, Reference Library Molly Moss, Assistant Director Brian…ment if they aren’t captioned (captioning is becoming more common, thankfully) Molly Moss announced that the library is looking at how to improve our online programs and how to do more hybrid programs in the future and that the library has applied for a grant to get a special camera to make it easier to do hybrid programs in the Coolidge museum. Curbcuts, Sidewalks, Transportation Benjamin Kalish briefly described known issues near the library and…
All Hamptons Read (2021): Station Eleven
This program ran in 2021. It is archived here for those who are interested Five communities are coming together during March, April and May in a partnership called All Hamptons…ation for this multi-community initiative is the book Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, an ALA Notable Book and Arthur C. Clarke Award winner. Spearheaded by the public libraries in Northampton, Florence, Easthampton, Southampton, Westhampton, and Williamsburg, All Hamptons Read is partnering with the Big Read Pocumtuck Valley, the Libraries in the Woods, New England Public Media, and other local organizations to give readers throughout our…
2021-03-19 Agenda
Agenda Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board 19 March 2021 2:00 PM Delivery Homebound Delivery Service Pandemic Delivery Service Questions / Discussion Online programs Benefits Barriers Questions / Discussion Curbcuts, Sidewalks, Transportation Planned changes on library grounds Problems near the library Picture Main Street project Questions / Discussion Outdoor Furniture New purchases this summer: tables and chairs Feedback to improve accessi…
2021-07-15 Agenda
Agenda Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board 15 July 2021 4:00 PM Changes to curbside service Expanded home delivery service The accessibility of library programs as in person events resume Mass Humanities grant for equipment to live stream and record programs. There will be opportunities for community members to participate in test runs of the new system and give feedback on the visual, auditory and captioning experiences. The possibility of…
Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board – Minutes for July 15th 2021
Minutes Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board 15 July 2021 4:00 PM This meeting was on Zoom. Present: Ben Kalish, Reference Librarian Molly Moss, Assistant Director Brian Tabor, Borrower Services Supervisor/note taker MaryJo Stanley Changes to curbside service. Appointments are no longer required but patrons are asked to give staff 15 minutes notice so bags may be processed. Curbside service may be requested for any reason by any patron. Expan…
Friends of Forbes Newsletter – Summer 2021
June 25, 2021 — Friends of Forbes Summer 2021 Newsletter (6 pages PDF)…Friends of Forbes Summer 2021 Newsletter (6 pages PDF)…
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