Local Newspapers Daily Hampshire Gazette https://www.gazettenet.com/ News and Information for Northampton by the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Forbes Library patrons can find articles from 1994 to the present in NewsBank. For index and archive of Gazette articles, please contact the Reference Librarian. MassLive.com https://www.masslive.com/ Current news and Classifieds from Western Massachusetts newspaper, The Springfield Republican. Index and archiv…
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Internet Use Policy
The Library provides access to the Internet to help meet the diverse needs of its patrons. Internet resources offer a wealth of information that augments library collections. The library has…nt found on the Internet, including information that may be inaccurate, out-of-date, offensive or illegal. Patron Rights: Users should not be restricted or denied access for expressing or receiving constitutionally protected speech. The library must provide access to information on all subjects that serve the needs or interests of each user, regardless of the user’s age or the content of the material. It is left to each user to determine what is a…
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month Display at Forbes Library
September 12, 2022 — Forbes Library is joining the cause to bring awareness that September as FASD Awareness month, and September 9th as International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day. The goal is to…agnosed, specific facial characteristics. Studies show that up to 1 in 20 U.S. school children may be on the FASD spectrum, a rate more than double that of autism. Unfortunately, FASD is under recognized, with supports and services not widely available, and far too few diagnostic and treatment services currently available. In addition to public health messaging on the importance of avoiding alcohol while pregnant, it is crucial to bring recognitio…
PDR (Physicians’ Desk Reference) is a reference aid providing drug summaries and FDA communications for prescription drugs.
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Janet Moulding, Director at Forbes Library, announces retirement
June 1, 2016 — Janet Moulding, Director of Forbes Library since 2004, has announced her retirement, effective the end of this year. Under Moulding’s leadership the library renovated both the Anna Gertrude Brewster Children’s Room…d wise counsel. You have only to visit the Library to appreciate her legacy. Janet will be missed by all who have worked with her. The Trustees feel a deep loss, but wish her a long and healthy retirement,” said Russell Carrier, President of the Board of Trustees. Moulding’s first professional position was Director of the Gaylord Library in South Hadley; she was named the first Librarian (Director) of the Renaissance Center at the University of Ma…
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…
Food Assistance
Information on free meals and food subsidies in the Northampton area. Information as listed on organization websites and subject to change. Free meals in Northampton Manna Soup Kitchen Manna Soup…eet, Amherst https://chd.org/programs-services/emergency-housing-assistance-western-ma/not-bread-alone/ Craig’s Doors/UU Society Community Breakfast Wednesday breakfast from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. The breakfast is open to the public free of charge and everyone is welcome to attend.Breakfast will be served in the Willie Eaton Social Hall at the Unitarian Meetinghouse, 121 North Pleasant St. at the corner of Kellogg Ave. https://www.craigsdoors…
Our Community Sing 2018
In 1918 when thousands gathered on the Forbes Library lawn for a community sing, a sole photographer documented the event. On Sunday September 23, 100 years later, those gathering on…rmation about Our Community Sing as it develops. This event is presented by Northampton Senior Services and Forbes Library with support from Historic Northampton, Northampton Senior Services, Northampton Community Arts Trust, A.P.E. Ltd., Northampton Community Music Center, and Smith College. This program is funded in part by a grant from the Northampton Arts Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a sta…
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet begins when Ashby Santoso, the captain of a tunnelling ship, hires a young woman from Mars to be the ships first clerk….the book is light hearted and whimsical–it’s not as outrageous or as tongue-in-cheek as The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, but Douglas Adams fans will certainly find much to appreciate here. And, while established science fiction fans will appreciate the numerous homages to classic science fiction (I was delighted by reference to Ursula K. Le Guin and Vernor Vinge), it is also approachable for those new to science fiction. Some may complain th…
Law/Legal Resources for the Northampton Area
Massachusetts Access to Justice The Massachusetts Access to Justice initiative works to provide equal access to the court system for the public, including self-represented litigants, those with limited or no…help you solve your problem. Legal Research Hampshire Law Library https://www.mass.gov/locations/hampshire-law-library 99 Main St., Courthouse, Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 586-2297 The law library is open to everyone. The Hampshire Law Library is on the ground level 1st floor of the old historic courthouse. The doors are locked; please check in at the Hampshire Superior/Northampton District Court located 15 Gothic Street and you will be escorted…
Trustees’ Award
Each year the Trustees honor a community member who has given exceptional volunteer service to Forbes Library. Congratulations to Marjorie Hess, the Forbes Library Gertrude P. Smith Trustees Award winner…08 David Bloomberg, Anne Keppler 2007 Diana Martin Gordon 2006 Elliot Offner 2005 Joseph Donohue 2004 Stephen A. Callahan 2003 Mary Ann P. Cofrin 2002 Alan Dayno, Sally M. Griggs 1999 Dilman J. Doland, Kathryn A. Gabriel 1998 Electa Johnson, David W. Shearer 1997 Donna Kenny 1996 Janet M. Hemminger, Patricia B. Keating 1995 Allison Lockwood 1993 John H. Detmold 1992 Richard C. Garvey 1989 Lawrence E. Wikander 1988 Silvio O. Conte, Michael J. Russe…
Out of the Silent Planet
In this early work of science fiction (Out of the Silent Planet was first published in 1938) C.S. Lewis tells the story of a philology professor, much reminiscent of Lewis’s…of science fiction (Out of the Silent Planet was first published in 1938) C.S. Lewis tells the story of a philology professor, much reminiscent of Lewis’s friend J.R.R Tolkien, who, while exploring a mysterious house in the English countryside, is kidnapped and brought to the mysterious planet of Malacandra aboard a strange space–going vehicle. The professor escapes his captors soon after they land, and he finds himself terrified in an unfamiliar…
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