April 7, 2022 — Donate Online Thank you to the 181 library lovers who gave a total of $25,238 to support Forbes Library yesterday for Library Giving Day. This includes the $8,000 from the Friends of Forbes Library in matching funds and the additional $2,595 match from a group of generous donors. Hooray for every one of you! Your…
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Forbes Library Eliminating Late Fees for All Patrons
May 19, 2021 — Forbes Library eliminated late fees for children and young adults in 2019 and has now stopped charging adults late fees as well. The Trustees of Forbes Library unanimously approved this policy change at their April 2021 meeting upon the recommendation of the library’s Racial & Social Justice Committee. Research shows that rather than encourage people…
All Hamptons Read 2021
March 25, 2021 — Five communities are coming together during March, April and May in a partnership called All Hamptons Read. The inspiration 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…
The Right To Vote: Past, Present, Future — Mass Humanities grant
March 5, 2020 — A series of public presentations and discussions about voting in America Events On this 100th anniversary of the year U.S. women gained the right to vote, Forbes Library is presenting a series of scholar-led public discussions about voting in America. Forbes Library received support for the event series through “The Vote: A Statewide Conversation About…
“Coming to America” Reading Groups for Public Libraries
January 24, 2020 — Discussion dates Forbes Library is excited to be participating in the Yiddish Book Center’s “Coming to America” Reading Groups for Public Libraries. Forbes is one of twenty-two public libraries from eighteen states that have been selected to be part of the program. The “Coming to America” library project is being presented as part of…
Quark Quartet: New Musicians In Residence
January 10, 2020 — The Forbes Library is delighted to announce the Quark Quartet as our Musicians in Residence for 2020. In our fifth Musical Residency we’ll feature classical chamber music in programs for both children and adults. We are excited to present concerts for all ages in this year’s Musician in Residence program! The Quark Quartet is comprised…
Coolidge Library & Museum Launches Presidential Book Club Series
January 16, 2019 — First new initiative of newly reformed and expanded Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library & Museum Standing Committee (NORTHAMPTON, MA January 14, 2019) – A new book club dedicated to American presidents is being launched by the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library & Museum. The first meeting of the Presidential Book Club is scheduled for Monday, February 25th at 7:30 PM in the museum, which is located on the second floor of Forbes Library.…
Death of a President
January 16, 2019 — by Rich Szlosek During the afternoon and evening of Thursday, January 5, 1933 the nation was stunned to learn of the death in Northampton of Calvin Coolidge, the 30th 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…
125 and Counting
January 1, 2019 — by Rich Szlosek With all the festivities that take place between Halloween and New Year’s Day, you likely have not noticed yet another ongoing celebration that is underway in the Northampton area. Forbes Library, which first opened to the public in 1894 is commemorating its 125th anniversary in 2019 with a year long series of events. …
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