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Forbes Library, Historic Northampton and Wistariahurst host States of Incarceration, a traveling exhibition

March 1, 2017 — STATES OF INCARCERATION A NATIONAL DIALOGUE OF LOCAL HISTORIES March 13-30, Forbes Library, 20 West St, Northampton, MA and Historic Northampton, 46 Bridge St., Northampton, MA Opening reception: March 13,…ed by Picture Projects. The Spanish-language exhibit catalog was created by María José Giménez (translator) and Maggie McDonald (graphic designer). The Carceral Commonwealth was created by UMass students and local residents and designed by Jennifer Luxton. Wistariahurst created the photographic exhibit about Holyoke-based community organizations, and Historic Northampton and UMass students collaborated to create the exhibit components on incarcera…

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…ment if they aren’t captioned (captioning is becoming more common, thankfully) Molly Moss announced that the library is looking at how to improve our online programs and how to do more hybrid programs in the future and that the library has applied for a grant to get a special camera to make it easier to do hybrid programs in the Coolidge museum. Curbcuts, Sidewalks, Transportation Benjamin Kalish briefly described known issues near the library and…

Fast Food Nation

Analyzing the influence of the fast food industry on American society, an award-winning journalist explores the homogenization of American culture and the impact of the fast food industry on modern-day…Analyzing the influence of the fast food industry on American society, an award-winning journalist explores the homogenization of American culture and the impact of the fast food industry on modern-day health, economy, politics, popular culture, entertainment, food production, and more….

Forbes Seeks Status Quo

June 1, 2016 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Trustees of Forbes Library value a productive relationship with Northampton’s City government.  The current unfortunate dispute resulted from the Trustees’ receipt of a January 28, 2016…ervisor of Records, Public Records Division, February 13, 2008 From the Daily Hampshire Gazette: https://www.gazettenet.com/Northampton-mayor-s-quest-for-agreement-with-Forbes-Library-not-unprecedented-2421255 (June 10) https://www.gazettenet.com/Clarity-needed-on-Forbes-Library-status-2593823 (Editorial, June 4) https://www.gazettenet.com/Maintenance-key-concern-in-rift-between-mayor-Forbes-Library-trustees-2540522 (June 1) https://www.gazettenet…

Forbes Library Homebound Delivery Service Patron Release

By taking part in the Forbes Library Homebound Delivery Service, I acknowledge and agree to the following: I am unable to visit the library on a regular basis due to…lunteer. I understand that late or lost items may lead to fines and that only my volunteer should return materials to the library for me. I can cancel participation in this service anytime by informing my volunteer or calling the Forbes’s Library Outreach Delivery Service coordinator at 587-1019. Your Name(required) Address(required) Phone(required) Today’s date(required) Signature: By typing your name below, you are signing this release form…

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Collection Development Policy

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…m and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners provide many of the online products. Access to online products from the Boston Public Library with a BPL eCard is also available. Factors considered in the selection of reference materials are authority, reliability, scope, treatment, arrangement, format, cost, and existing holdings. 8. Local Authors An effort is made to acquire titles by local (Northampton and the towns in the Pioneer Valley)…

Hosmer Gallery

In Memory of Jean Elizabeth Hosmer (1954-1999) Upcoming Exhibits 2024-25 | Exhibit History | Information for Artists | Información para Artistas | Hours | Mailing List Virtual Hosmer Gallery Community…e public. Starting April 3, 2020, and continuing nearly four years, we invited all art makers in the greater Northampton area to participate in an online exhibit. Please enjoy these 549 images by 189 local artists….

Regional News and Media

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…on Open Media Local College Newspapers The Sophian – Smith College Student press. The Amherst Student – Amherst College Newspaper. The Daily Collegian – UMass Amherst’s college newspaper. Online Only Local News Sites Paradise City Press https://paradisecitypress.org/ A citizen’s journalism project from Northampton Community Television….

Fast Girls

Elise Hooper (The Other Alcott, 2017) finds three unheralded female athletes to share in a tale spanning three Olympiads: 1928 Amsterdam, when the first women’s delegation competed in track and…ture and the first female gold medal winner in track and field, but is nearly killed in a plane crash just weeks before the 1932 games. Louise is the oldest daughter in a poor black family, leaving school for domestic work to help support her younger siblings. Helen is an awkward farm girl with few prospects beyond working the family farm until her potential is seen by the local track coach at a church basketball game. Each makes her own way to ex…

Outreach Delivery Service

January 27, 2017 — Is it difficult for you or someone you know to get to the library? Let us bring the books to you! Forbes Library volunteers deliver and return library materials to…Is it difficult for you or someone you know to get to the library? Let us bring the books to you! Forbes Library volunteers deliver and return library materials to home bound residents in Northampton, Florence and Leeds. Apply online or pick up an application at the library. For more information call 413-587-1019….

Home : 2022 virtual exhibit of visual and performing arts and writing

January 11, 2022 — Submissions Closed: February 11, 2022 at 6 PM Online Virtual Exhibit: March 1 – April 30, 2022 Forbes Library invites western Mass. creatives to submit recent work for a Virtual…exhibitions and BIPOC artists, LGBTQIA artists and women artists are strongly encouraged to apply. Eligibility: creators must reside in one of the four counties of western Massachusetts: Hampshire, Hampden, Franklin, Berkshire. Work must have been created in the last 2 years (since January 1, 2020). Formats: Visual Art, Writing, Video, Music and Dance (in video format) Limit: 3 item submissions per person Written submissions (poetry, essays, stori…

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