March 10, 2016 — The Forbes Library Outreach Delivery Service provides access to library materials for residents who are unable to visit the library because of short or long-term illness or disability. We are…elow. Volunteers Please complete the online Volunteer Application form. Volunteer application Patrons Please complete the online application form, or print, fill in and mail the printable form. If you are unable to print or complete it online, please call 413-587-1017 and request that an Outreach Delivery Service application be mailed to you. Applications are processed on a first come, first served basis. Online application for Outreach serv…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
Forbes Library Hosts Toiletries Drive To Benefit Friends of Hampshire County Homeless Individuals, Inc.
January 27, 2023 — Throughout the month of February, Forbes Library is collecting toiletries to support local residents who are experiencing homelessness. The following supplies are needed: deodorant, shampoo, shaving materials, lip balm, small…nated to our can drives, and we’re optimistic that our patrons will similarly enthusiastically support this toiletries drive,” said Lisa Downing, Director of the Forbes Library. “Small, portable items like this are a godsend to people who don’t have a home bathroom with a well-stocked medicine cabinet. They are always much appreciated! We are grateful to Forbes and its patrons for helping out,” said Rick Hart, President of Friends of Hampshire Cou…
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 Exhibit on the theme of “Home”. Home has many facets. We envision a range of creative work that engages with any aspect of the theme, including (but not limited to) how we live and who live with, what makes us feel at home, making a home, homesickness, houses versus homes…
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