The WIR is a professional writer who furthers the library’s fundamental mission by volunteering numerous hours each week, creating and offering library programming. Forbes is in a unique and fortunate…adult programming the library currently offers. Diana was our first Writer-in-Residence, a role that she created and developed, and still advises and contributes to in many ways. She offers programs, advises on collection development, and acts as a liaison for the writing community at large. In 2006 she mentored a second WIR, Sue Case. Past Writers in Residence Diana Gordon: 2003-2006 Sue Case: 2006-2009 Susan Stinson: 2010-2015 Naila Moreira: 20…
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Print From Home
Forbes Library’s Mobile Print Service let you print virtually any document from your Internet connected device to the printer in the library. Print From Home Staff Mediated Staff mediated printing…email address used to send the print job in order to retrieve and print your documents. Black & White One-Sided northampton-bw@printspots.com Black & White Two-Sided northampton-bw-duplex@printspots.com Color One-Sided northampton-color@printspots.com Color Two-Sided northampton-colorduplex@printspots.com…
Coolidge and Civil Rights
Resources Regarding Calvin Coolidge’s Record on African-American Rights, Native American Rights and Immigration The Board of Trustees of Forbes Library recently renewed its commitment to “seek out and eliminate underlying…ynching measure was defeated in the United States Senate, a total of twenty-nine Afro-Americans had been hanged by mobs. Anticipating the reintroduction of the Dyer Bill in Congress in 1924, Coolidge took a courageous step in urging Capitol Hill legislators to pass the anti-lynching measure. The chief executive’s recommendation for a biracial commission for easing the settlement of southern black migrants in northern industrialized areas amounted…
Bequests / Deferred Giving
Please join the Forbes Library Legacy Society and follow in the steps of Judge Forbes and others like him. Your generosity supports the resources and programs that ensure that the…nd, the principal to be added to the endowed funds of the Library, and the net income there from, and such portion of the gains as determined by the trustees, to be used for ________________________.” Residuary Bequest Occasionally Forbes Library is named as the beneficiary of part of or the entire residue of an estate. “I devise and bequeath to THE TRUSTEES OF FORBES LIBRARY, a charitable corporation established by law at Northampton in the Commo…
Opening on Forbes Library Board of Trustees
May 6, 2015 — There will be a vacancy on the Forbes Library Board of Trustees for the term beginning January 2016. The volunteer, four year, elected position will be decided at the city elections Tuesday, November…of Voters by July 24th. Anyone interested in becoming a member of the Forbes Library Board of Trustees is encouraged to contact Library Director, Janet Moulding (director@forbeslibrary.org or 413-587-1016) or any of the current Board of Trustees of the library. More information is available on the library’s website at https://forbeslibrary.org/info/trustees/….
Forbes Library Hosts Toiletries Drive To Benefit Friends of Hampshire County Homeless Individuals, Inc.
January 27, 2023 — Throughout the month of February, Forbes Library is collecting toiletries to support local residents who are experiencing homelessness. The following supplies are needed: deodorant, shampoo, shaving materials, lip balm, small…ave generously donated to our can drives, and we’re optimistic that our patrons will similarly enthusiastically support this toiletries drive,” said Lisa Downing, Director of the Forbes Library. “Small, portable items like this are a godsend to people who don’t have a home bathroom with a well-stocked medicine cabinet. They are always much appreciated! We are grateful to Forbes and its patrons for helping out,” said Rick Hart, President of Friends…
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.
Contact
group portrait by Stan Sherer phone 413-587-1011 & choose options from the voice menu, or see Departmental Directory below text/SMS 413‑570‑0444 fax 413-587-1015 email info@forbeslibrary.org or see Departmental Directory below….ice menu, or see Departmental Directory below text/SMS 413‑570‑0444 fax 413-587-1015 email info@forbeslibrary.org or see Departmental Directory below. Forms make a suggestion ask a research question see all of our online contact forms Newsletters Sign up for our email newsletters to stay informed about Forbes Library programs and events. You can also sign up for weekly emails listing our latest books, movies, and music. By Mail Forbes Library 20…
CW MARS Surpasses 1.8 Million Ebook and Audiobook Checkouts in 2020
February 26, 2021 — Top 25 public library consortium worldwide in total digital circulation Northampton, Mass. – Forbes Library helped CW MARS, the Central and Western Massachusetts Resource Sharing network, reach a record-breaking 1.8…temporarily close our doors and limit some of our services due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our library staff immediately went to work to ensure we could still serve the public in new and creative ways. A big part of that service included increasing our holdings of ebooks and e-audiobooks, to keep up with the demand from our patrons who were quarantined at home and seeking new sources of entertainment and information.” Forbes Library patrons borrowed…
Borrow an e-reader
Borrowing Rules Patron must have a current library card in good standing from Forbes or another library in the CW MARS network. The E-Reader must be checked out and returned…n the second floor and handed directly to a staff person to check in. The E-Reader may not be returned to another library, nor placed in the book or media drop outside. E-Readers are loaned for three weeks and may be renewed twice. Any purchases made by patrons are patron’s sole financial responsibility. Replacement Charges The patron is responsible for replacement or lost or damaged E-Readers, parts and accessories. Replacement charges are as fol…
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…nclude: Concerns about the effect of the library’s recently strengthened Wi-Fi network. The possibility and potential difficulties of using signage to label EMF hotspots on library property. EMF on library grounds and their sources, including sources on neighboring properties. Whether or not it would be possible to shield parts of the library such as the entrance from EMF. The conversation was very speculative as no measurement of EMF at the libra…
Resources for Family Learning at Home
March 18, 2020 — Authors, illustrators, and educators are stepping up to provide free resources for all ages designed to encourage creativity and learning at home! Virtual Author Events, Resources and Read-alouds Mo Willems…ome. This site will update each Friday morning at 8am with read-alouds, how-to-draw demonstrations, and other original content from Dav Pilkey himself. Corinne Demas is sharing home-schooling resources, including an original picture book about kids living through these hard times that children can download and illustrate themselves. Storyline Online is a video series hosted by the SAG-AFTRA Foundation featuring favorite actors and other celebritie…
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