February 22, 2018 — About the Writer in Residence Program The WIR is a professional writer who furthers the library’s fundamental mission by volunteering approximately five hours each week creating, offering and promoting library…l Provide: $2000 annual stipend upon completion of a successful year Forbes Library parking permit Free photocopies for use at programs or to promote programs Limited administrative support Public profile page on the library’s website Forbes Library email account Application: Please submit a letter of interest with your programming ideas and your resume to Molly Moss, Assistant Director, by email: mmoss@forbeslibrary.org Deadline to apply is Mar…
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Agreement for Judgement between the City of Northampton and the Trustees of Forbes Library
June 29, 2017 — On Thursday, June 29, 2017 there was a hearing before Judge Fidnick of the Hampshire Probate and Family Court about the Agreement for Judgement between the City of Northampton and…rk for both parties to work together going forward. The full text of the agreement can be found on the library’s website.…
Watch over 26,000 films on Kanopy! Kanopy is a streaming movie service, like Netflix or Hulu. You can watch must-see classic films from The Criterion Collection, learn about every subject imaginable from The Great Courses and PBS or indulge in festival indie or world cinema sourced from award-winning filmmakers globally. Kanopy makes it easy to watch any time, to share and discuss films. Create a login, enter your CW MARS card number, and you are ready to watch!
Provided by Forbes Library and available remotely to Northampton residents with a CW MARS card. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
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,…by the New School’s Humanities Action Lab, a coalition of 500 university students and formerly incarcerated individuals from 20 cities, including students and faculty from UMass Amherst Public History Program and several local community organizers. It explores the history of incarceration by focusing on human stories from 20 different local communities from across the U.S., including here in western Massachusetts. The exhibit offers a diverse gene…
The David Ruggles Center for Early Florence History & Underground Railroad Studies aims to collect and organize comprehensive copies of all materials pertinent to the early history of Florence and the Underground Railroad in western Massachusetts; providing historical exhibits, lectures and walking tours. The website contains historical and biographical articles on abolitionists and early African American residents.
This is a librarian recommended website. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
This site offers resources in Spanish for all ages in two unique interfaces, each with its own comprehensive encyclopedia: Enciclopedia Moderna for high school and college students and Britannica Escolar for elementary and middle school students.
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.
USAJOBS connects job seekers with federal employment opportunities across the United States and around the world. As the Federal Government’s official employment site, USAJOBS provides resources to help the right people find the right jobs.
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Forbes Library selects new Writer in Residence
April 29, 2015 — Naila Moreira Forbes Library has selected Naila Moreira as its new Writer in Residence. Ms. Moreira will begin a two year term in July succeeding Susan Stinson who has held…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 and nature writing course for h…
Twentieth Century
John Barrymore and Carole Lombard star in, what some site as the first screwball comedy, Twentieth Century. The film’s director, Howard Hawks, who delivered several box office smashes in the form of the more macho features (his credits include the original Scarface, Rio Bravo,the Big Sleep), was also adept to orchestrate the gut busting comedy piece. He later went on to direct other classics in this genre such asBringing Up Baby and His Girl Frid…
A portal to the rich cultural heritage held in museums, historical societies, colleges, libraries and other cultural repositories in Massachusetts. From this site you can search or browse the digital collections of over 100 member institutions throughout the state for manuscripts, images, historical documents, and sound recordings, providing you with enhanced access and retrieval of information.
Over a hundred organizations are members of Digital Commonwealth. As more of our members contribute their holdings, the variety and quantity of searchable objects will increase, and the richer and more valuable this portal will become.
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2022-05-18 Agenda
Agenda Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board Date Wednesday May 18, 2022 Time 3PM Announcements Accessibility updates Perkins Access webinars from the MBLC Accessibility comments and concerns Website improvements Accessibility pages…Agenda Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board Date Wednesday May 18, 2022 Time 3PM Announcements Accessibility updates Perkins Access webinars from the MBLC Accessibility comments and concerns Website improvements Accessibility pages Theme Methods of providing feedback Advocating for better services for the Deaf in the community Renaming the board? Should there be a public list of board members? Promoting the board? Other business…
For People Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
At Service Desks Listening systems are installed at every service desk. Use your own t-coil enabled hearing aid or ask for a headset—you will be able to hear library staff…grams Assistive listening systems are available at all library programs on site, and our online programs are captioned. Text Message Reference Service You can contact the library from your mobile phone using text messaging. Just send a text to 413-570-0444. Email Reference Service Please submit your reference questions using our online form. We will reply by email. (Need to contact us about something else? We have a list of all our contact forms.)…
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