The Forbes Library reserves the right to use photographs or video taken at the library for publicity purposes in printed materials and online. Attendees and/or participants consent to having their…video taken at the library for publicity purposes in printed materials and online. Attendees and/or participants consent to having their photograph taken and used for such purposes. If a library patron does not wish themselves or their child to be photographed, the patron must notify the Library staff to that effect. No names will be used in conjunction with photos/video without express written consent. In keeping with the Library’s mission to pro…
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CANCELED: Friends of Forbes bus trip to Hyde Park, NY, National Historic Sites
February 1, 2017 — [Update: The Friends of Forbes Bus Trip to Hyde Park has been canceled due to low enrollment. 3/28/2017] The Friends of Forbes are presenting a 1-day bus trip on Saturday,…, who have paid to park there. Seats are limited. Deadline for reservations is March 29, 2017. Tickets may also be bought online via PayPal….
Special Collections Policy
Forbes Library Special Collections Collection Development Policy Forbes Library is the public library for Northampton, Massachusetts. Its Mission Statement applies to all collections and services. Special Collections are also…tition for collections. Library staff solicit gifts, consult with dealers, online vendors, and examine publishers’ catalogs and book review publications for the purchase or acquisition of the following types of material: Materials that record the history, development, and current life of the City of Northampton and the greater Hampshire County area. Materials that record the history and ancestry of Northampton area families. Materials that contrib…
Self-Service Holds Pickup
Forbes Library offers self-service, in-library pickup of holds during the library’s open hours. Appointments are not required. An alternative, Curbside Pickup is also available. You may place holds through the Library’s…rbside Pickup is also available. You may place holds through the Library’s online catalog. (If you are new to placing holds, you may wish to read the CW MARS Catalog Help page.) When your materials are ready you may come check them out anytime the library is open (library hours). Holds pick-up procedure Bring your library card to use at the self-check station. Enter the building and immediately turn right into the reference room. Holds are arrange…
Assistive Technology
Vision Aids Magnifying glasses Illuminated magnifying glasses of various sizes and strengths are available at the Reference Desk and the Arts and Music Desk. Desktop magnifier You can find an Optelec…dphones or induction loops for use with telecoil enabled hearing aids. Our online programs are captioned. Assistive Technology for Loan Forbes Library has a number of assistive devices that can be borrowed from the library for home use. Stop by the reference desk or call 413-587-1012 for more information. These include A Ruby HD Video Magnifier—a small handheld digital magnifier. Dome magnifiers—small lens that can be placed on a document to enlar…
Mango is an online language learning system that teaches real conversation skills for practical communication. Through fun and engaging interactive lessons, Mango makes learning a new language fast, easy and incredibly effective.
Provided by Forbes Library. Remote access requires a Forbes Library card. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
Gale Science in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of today’s most significant science topics. The new solution merges Gale’s authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
Free for all Massachusetts residents. Provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Massachusetts Library System. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
This interactive online database features more than 300 practice tests based on official school and career exams, including ACT, SAT, GED, ASVAB, Firefighter, Police Officer, Paramedic, EMT Basic, U.S. Citizenship, Postal Worker, Cosmetology, and Real Estate Sales Agent & Broker Exams, among others. Includes math & reading practice for 4th grade through high school, school and college admission tests and Advance Placement tests.
Provided by the Boston Public Library and available for free with a BPL eCard. Individuals who live in, own property in, or commute to work in Massachusetts may register for an eCard. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
The online version, published every 2 years by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Includes information about a huge range of occupations including job titles, nature and conditions of work, training or certification required, prospects for growth, and typical salaries.
This is a librarian recommended website. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
The National Library of Medicine’s gateway to over 14 million abstracts and citations for biomedical journal articles dating back to the 1950s. Links to sites providing full text articles. If full-text isn’t available online, ask the Reference Librarian about getting a copy through Interlibrary Loan!
Provided by the National Library of Medicine.
This is a librarian recommended website. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
A discontinued project by Google to scan and index historic newspapers, the Google News Archive is still available and a great resource which makes many difficult to find newspapers available freely online.
This is a librarian recommended website. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
Library Giving Day – April 3, 2024
Donate Online Your gift to Forbes Library will support everything from new books to the new performance stage — our community hub where you can attend story time and summer reading programs and jazz concerts. The Friends of Forbes will match up to $25,000 in donations, so your gift goes twice as far! Every day we open our doors and work to provide the excellent resources our community relies on during good times, and even more in challenging ones…
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