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Health and Medicine

Want to know more about a health issue? These online resource are a good place to start your research. Forbes Library has lots of art and music resources. Try searching the…Want to know more about a health issue? These online resource are a good place to start your research. Forbes Library has lots of art and music resources. Try searching the catalog or asking a librarian….

Consumer Information

These online resources are great place to look for consumer information, whether you are looking for product reviews or safety information. Can’t find what you’re looking for? Try searching the catalog or asking…These online resources are great place to look for consumer information, whether you are looking for product reviews or safety information. Can’t find what you’re looking for? Try searching the catalog or asking a librarian….

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,…niture New purchases this summer: tables and chairs Feedback to improve accessibility is welcome! Safer Technology Other topics?…

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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!

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Photography and Video Policy

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…

Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board – Minutes for July 13, 2015

Minutes Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board Initial Meeting. 13 July 2015. Present: Barbara Black Jo-ann Bowen Lisa Downing (Forbes Library, assistant director) Rick Ely Ben Kalish (Forbes Library, reference librarian)…adley We discussed how folks know what events are happening at the library Online calendar (lists all events) Email lists (selected events, by topic) Printed calendar (highlights just a few events each month) Deidre Muccio suggested we promote more events on WHMP Jo-Ann Bowen brought up accessibility for those with chemical sensitivity. Ben Kalish said the library is very careful when purchasing furniture, carpets, and cleaning supplies to reduce…

Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board – Minutes for March 31, 2016

Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board Second Meeting. 31 March 2016. Present: Lisa Downing (Forbes Library, assistant director) Ben Kalish (Forbes Library, reference librarian) Mary Jo Stanley Joel Dansky (formerly of…, etc.) to folks unable to visit the library. The library is working on an online library card sign up form, rules for proxy borrowers, and other ways of making it easier to use the library for folks who cannot visit the library. The first year of the grant focused on equipment and staff training. This second year of the grant is focused on programming. Library Collection Suggestions Lisa requested folks submit suggestions, during the meeting or a…

Naila Moreira

Naila Moreira, photo by Jeep Wheat Naila Moreira, Writer-In-Residence Emeritus, served from 2015-2018. Naila is an essayist, poet, and science journalist. Her work frequently focuses on themes of science and…s, including The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times, Science News, The Common Online, and Science News for Students. She is the author of the poetry chapbook Gorgeous Infidelities, an art book published by Impossible Dream Editions in collaboration with internationally recognized photographer Paul Ickovic. She works at Smith College as a lecturer in the English Department and a writing instructor in the Jacobson Writing Center, and teaches a science…

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…

Law

Looking for information about law? These online resources are a great place to start. You may also want to check out our list of Legal Resources for the Northampton Area….Looking for information about law? These online resources are a great place to start. You may also want to check out our list of Legal Resources for the Northampton Area. Can’t find what you’re looking for? Try searching the catalog or asking a librarian….

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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.

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Free State Wide

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.

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