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…as follows: Kindle Paperwhite: $160 USB or power adapter cord: $10 Tote bag: $15 Battery: $50 Responsibility The Library is not responsible for any liability, damages or expense resulting from use or misuse of the device, connection of the device to other electronic devices, or data loss resulting from use of device. The Library is not responsible for downloaded content on the device. Any use of the device for illegal purposes, unauthorized copyin…
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Strategic Plan 2025-2027
Please download the library’s strategic plan here: Strategic Plan Summary (PDF / 4 pages) Complete Strategic Plan (PDF / 34 pages) Summary Our Mission Forbes Library exists to provide a…Welcoming: We offer an inclusive space that builds community and belonging. Inspiring: We foster curiosity, creativity, fun, and lifelong learning. Equitable: We ensure that the library is accessible and free for all. “I’m truly awed by the dedication of the Forbes Library staff, Trustees, Friends, and the advisory groups behind this beautiful and comprehensive FY2025-FY2027 Strategic Plan embracing a Forbes Library for all. I wholeheartedly supp…
The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World
Eric Weiner is a grump with a mission — trying to discover the happiest places in the world, and what makes them that way. From the World Database of Happiness…Eric Weiner is a grump with a mission — trying to discover the happiest places in the world, and what makes them that way. From the World Database of Happiness in Rotterdam, Netherlands, to the Gross National Happiness of Bhutan, from binge drinking and happiness in Iceland to binge drinking and unhappiness in Moldova, Weiner travels the world and discovers some of what makes different people happy, and the many paths one can take to get there….
Livemocha provides lessons in a large number of languages including Spanish, Bulgarian, Mandarin Chinese, and many more. Every lesson includes practice in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Livemocha is a social network applied to a useful purpose—your exercises will always be reviewed by another user of the site who is a native speaker of the language you are learning—and there are many opportunities to interact with users in a large variety of languages.
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Community
Forbes Library engages with the local and regional community in a variety of literature, history, arts, cultural and educational collaborations. Forbes initiatives Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum Hosmer Art…Franklin Hampshire Career Center Arts Night Out Northampton Center for New Americans Digital Commonwealth Help Yourself! edible garden Northampton Open Media Northampton Film Festival Paradise City Cultural District Pioneer Valley History Network All Hamptons Read (2018) Hamptons + Holyoke Read (2017) States of Incarceration (2017) [via archive.org] Being Mortal (2016) Midnight to Midnight (2014) Guides to community resources Forbes Library maint…
NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts
I recently discovered this delightful corner of the internet and have treated myself to these eclectic short musical sets ever since. I’ve experienced some great new artists and some sets…w which are home editions. There is something for all musical tastes and will tide you over until you can get out to your next live performance….
Forbes Library Adding Pollinator Garden
September 10, 2019 — Forbes Library is adding pollinator friendly plants to the grounds with the help of young gardeners from the library’s Preschool Storytime Explorers on Tuesday, September 17th at 1:45. The group…library’s Preschool Storytime Explorers on Tuesday, September 17th at 1:45. The group will gather at 1:30 to listen to a storybook about pollinators and then head outside to help the library plant its new garden. Heather Cupo of Plant Euphoria in collaboration with Owen Wormser from Local Harmony chose mostly native plants for the garden that will provide habitat and food for pollinators. This project is being coordinated by the Western MA Pollin…
Death of a President
January 16, 2019 — by Rich Szlosek During the afternoon and evening of Thursday, January 5, 1933 the nation was stunned to learn of the death in Northampton of Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president…florists had difficulty in keeping up with the requests for floral bouquets. Mrs. Coolidge quickly made several decisions. She decided to keep the funeral ceremony short and simple with no eulogy and rejected all suggestions for official observances in Washington and Boston. She determined the funeral would happen in Northampton at the Edwards Congregational Church with burial in the family plot in Plymouth Notch, Vermont and that the funeral woul…
Forbes Library seeks applications for next Writer In Residence
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…ccount 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 March 16, 2018….
Library Legislative Breakfast on Friday, February 2
January 12, 2018 — Forbes Library is hosting a Library Legislative Breakfast on Friday, February 2, 2018 at 7:30 AM. This free event is open to the public and is a great opportunity to…ices is at an all-time high. To register or for more information about the breakfast, contact director@forbeslibrary.org….
The Dispossessed: A Novel
Shevek is born in a world created by anarchists. This world, a moon in fact, is home to a planned society in which the concept of property does not exist and…very little contact with the world from whence they came—the capitalist planet of Urras. Shevek is a brilliant physicist whose groundbreaking work is too advanced to be understood by his colleagues. If he wishes to continue his research he must, therefore, visit Urras and work with the scientists there. Le Guin’s writing is excellent. In telling the story of Shevek, of his research, and of his journey, she also subtly explores some very interestin…
Make an appointment for: Exam Proctoring
For students whose schools require remote study, the Forbes Library is happy to proctor exams subject to staff availability and the requirements of the school. Fill out the form below…e conditions are acceptable to your school. If you will be taking your exam: on paper: a librarian will sign you in and out, fill out the necessary paperwork, and return mail your exam. You must provide a stamped, addressed envelope. If your exam must be printed you will be responsible for the $0.20 per page printing cost. on a library computer: you will need to reserve a computer in advance. If specific software is required, please indicate it on…
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