A fantastic collection of new and old Scottish fiddle tunes, with Alasdair Fraser on fiddle and Natalie Haas on cello. Alasdair Fraser is a master and Natalie Haas’s cello playing…ddle and Natalie Haas on cello. Alasdair Fraser is a master and Natalie Haas’s cello playing his perfect complement. Natalie plays beautiful counterpoint, but she has also mastered the fiddler’s “chop”, and uses it effectively in her driving rhythmic accompaniments. Having listened to this recording I find it difficult to understand why the cello is not used more often in this style of music!…
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Calvin Coolidge At Home in Northampton
Using original material from the collections of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum, Well presents the daily life and residences of Calvin Coolidge in Northampton, Massachusetts. She uses new…Using original material from the collections of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum, Well presents the daily life and residences of Calvin Coolidge in Northampton, Massachusetts. She uses new sources to document the unique and interesting personal life stories of Coolidge’s landlords and neighbors. Copies are also available to purchase in at the library or in our online store….
Emerson & Eros
Emerson is considered to be a man of mythic proportions. His influence on his era was incalculable and extends forward into our own. What made a man who was unremarkable…Emerson is considered to be a man of mythic proportions. His influence on his era was incalculable and extends forward into our own. What made a man who was unremarkable and uninspired into a legend who started a philosophy (Transcendentalism) and spurred others into action on large causes (women’s suffrage, anti-slavery, etc…)? Gougeon explores these tantalizing questions….
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…out Calvin Coolidge, his family and career. The Coolidge Museum mission focuses on collecting Coolidge materials 1895-1957 and collaborates with the President Coolidge State Historic Site, The Coolidge Foundation and the Vermont Historical Society to collect, loan, exhibit and share materials Materials representing the creative life of the community, including artists’ interpretations of local places and works by local artists (limited as to displ…
At Home
At Home: A Short History of Private Life is not particularly short, and it is too rambling and unfocused to be a useful history, but it is full of surprising…ey got that way. We learn about architecture, gardening, furniture, food, sanitation and much else besides. Although we learn a little about life in ancient times, and a wee bit about homes in the Middle East and in North America, the bulk of the content focuses on British homes in the last few hundred years. Many sections of the book tell us little about the lives of all but the most wealthy, which is disappointing but also understandable, but By…
The life and death of Old Main
The life and death of Old Main: Images preserve the legacy of a now-demolished Northampton State Hospital building by Sarah Dunlap [Originally published in The Daily Hampshire Gazette on: Thursday, December 13,…nt called Village Hill at Northampton. When Majeski entered the building in 2002, he was surprised both by the building’s size and some of its features, such as a theater, complete with a stage and a balcony. “The old main building – it used to be called Old Main – was about a football field in length and had three floors, a basement and a sub-basement. I was kind of surprised it was such a vast place,” said Majeski in a phone interview Thursday,…
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…future for everyone in our community. Eric Klinenberg wrote on September 8, 2018 in a New York Times opinion piece: “Libraries are the kinds of places where people with different backgrounds, passions and interests can take part in a living democratic culture. They are the kinds of places where the public, private and philanthropic sectors can work together to reach for something which is higher than the bottom line.” We couldn’t agree more. Join…
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…elected position will be decided at the city elections Tuesday, November 3, 2015. Potential candidates must be Northampton residents and at least 18 years old. Election papers are available at the City Clerk’s office in City Hall. These papers must be signed by at least fifty registered Northampton voters and turned into the Northampton Registrar of Voters by July 24th. Anyone interested in becoming a member of the Forbes Library Board of Trustees…
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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…rtainment and information.” Forbes Library patrons borrowed 45,589 items in 2020, among the top five libraries in CW MARS. The highest-circulating title Forbes Library readers borrowed through OverDrive in 2020 was Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. Fiction was the most popular in a vast catalog that includes romance, thrillers, biography, children/young adult, and much more. The top 5 ebook titles borrowed through Forbes Library’s digital co…
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…ibrary card in good standing from Forbes or another library in the CW MARS network. The E-Reader must be checked out and returned at the Forbes Library Arts & Music desk on 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…
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…n for Safe Technology, that is focused on safety with respect to Electromagnetic Fields emitted by electronic devices, and her own concerns about their effects on people with electromagnetic hypersensitivity. Issues discussed include: 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…
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