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Welcome to the Virtual Hosmer Gallery Community Art Exhibition! From April 2020 through March 2024, we invited the community to participate in an online art exhibit. The original inspiration was…I Love You, In Blues. Mixed media fiber art by Susan Roylance website pict-self-portrait, pen and ink by Cheryl Freier website Escaping, pen and ink by Cheryl Freier website Soldiers on Oak Island, pen and ink and digital art by Cheryl Freier website The Nature of Self, graphite, by Jameson Martin Beach Kids, graphite, by Jameson Martin Lucy & Sue, graphite, by Jameson Martin Red Lentil (linocut print) by Catherine Aiello website Liz’s Cafe, Anyb…

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…prised when you lean back can be alarming. Some furniture designed for left-handed users can be similarly confusing if not designed well. The advantages of arms on benches—arms can help folks raise and lower themselves and can help delineate the ends of the bench. The importance of stability and strength in furniture. Molly told the board that the outdoor furniture must be light enough so that patrons can move it but not so easily moved that they…

Use fees are charged on a per image basis. The Application for Permission to Publish Images must be completed and signed, and all reproduction and use fees must be paid…ire Room, or Coolidge Museum. For information on image reproduction fees, click here. Approved by Board of Trustees 06-19-2018….

Forbes Library Appoints Two New Board Members Left to right: Lisa Downing, Anne Teschner, Russell Carrier, Katy Wight, Debin Bruce, Ruth Francis, Molly Moss The Forbes Library is governed by…ce began: 1982 Term expires: 2026 406 Park Hill Road Florence, MA 01062 413-586-8048 russellcarrier@gmail.com Katy E. Wight, Vice President Service began: 2016 Term expires: 2028 20 Northern Avenue Northampton, MA 01060 413-387-9631 katywight@gmail.com Debin Bruce Service began: 2022 Term expires: 2026 46 Columbus Ave Northampton MA 01060 debinbruce@gmail.com Anne F. Teschner   Service began: 2024 Term expires: 2028 54 South Main St. Florence, MA…

Homebound Delivery Service patron receives books and instruments from his dedicated volunteer. Photo by Sandra Matthews. Forbes Library offers delivery service options for residents of Northampton, Leeds and Florence. As‑Needed…y Service PDF Call 413-587-1019 and leave your name and phone number. Short-term Delivery Service Short-term Delivery Service is available to residents of any age who will need delivery service for less than 4 months.  This is the service to use while recovering from surgery or a prolonged illness, etc. To request SDS, please fill out this simple form Short‑term Delivery Request or call 413-587-1019. As-Needed Delivery Service Our As-Needed Delive…

The Library’s Mission Forbes Library exists to provide a wide range of information and materials to all of the people of Northampton, using traditional and innovative technology, and to encourage…ector administers policy set by the Trustees and is responsible for all day-to-day operations of the Library. Individual decisions regarding selection and acquisition of materials, deselection, and discarding are delegated to specific staff members who are responsible for subjects and sections in their areas of expertise, and guided by the criteria in this policy. Selection Criteria All materials, whether purchased or donated, are considered in te…

Details on our use of controlled vocabulary, reparative language efforts, descriptive terms, and content warnings in Special Collections Records in our online special collections were migrated from an older system…ect headings and the Art & Architecture Thesaurus as well as our own local terms. For oral histories, content warnings for drugs or violence have been added and when possible, the narrators’ own language is used to identify these topics and their own experiences in the descriptions. The library’s historical collections contain materials from the 1600s to the present. Some materials contain language no longer acceptable today. We have not censored…

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…orbes Library lawn at 6PM, Sunday, September 23rd, 2018, followed by a sing-along at moonrise. The Picnic Bring blankets or lawn chairs and a picnic from home or takeout from one of the sponsoring Northampton restaurants and stores: Haymarket Cafe, Local Burger, Noodles, Pinocchio Pizza, Pita Pockets, Provisions, State Street Fruit Store, Tart Baking Co, and Woodstar Cafe Our Community Sing As the sun disappears and the autumn moon rises, we’ll si…

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…gal 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 over to the library after being…