The electronic editions of record for local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as full-text content of key international sources. Each provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community, as well as a distinctive focus offering a variety of viewpoints on local and world issues. Includes local news, editorials, announcements and other sections from over 2,000 sources.
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February 26, 2021 — Top 25 public library consortium worldwide in total digital circulation Northampton, Mass. – Forbes Library helped CW MARS, the Central and Western Massachusetts Resource Sharing network, reach a record-breaking 1.8…ssachusetts including Forbes Library, is one of 102 public library systems worldwide that surpassed one million checkouts (complete list here). Forbes Library and other CW MARS member libraries have been providing readers 24/7 access to ebooks and audiobooks for several years through OverDrive and its award-winning Libby reading app. Reader interest and usage has grown every year. “This year ebooks and audiobooks took on a new level of importance…
The A&M Video shelving location is on the 2nd floor, on the west side of the library near the Arts and Music desk. It consists of two disjoint, non-adjacent regions…The A&M Video shelving location is on the 2nd floor, on the west side of the library near the Arts and Music desk. It consists of two disjoint, non-adjacent regions separated by the A&M Video Foreign shelving location. Feature films are in the northern region (towards the front of the library) and other films (documentaries, instructional videos, etc.) are in the region just past the foreign language feature films….
La galería de arte Hosmer, que abrió en el 2002, está diseñada para proveer oportunidades a artistas locales de exhibir su obra al público. Las exposiciones incluyen un gran rango…tras exposiciones. Hechos y normas en breve Las exhibiciones duran 1 mes. Grupos de 4 o más artistas pueden usar todo el espacio, artistas individuales generalmente utilizan de una cuarta parte a la mitad del espacio, con dos o cuatro exposiciones simultáneas. El espacio total de pared es de 160 pies lineares (usualmente de 40′-80′ para cada artista). El espacio de piso es de aproximadamente 900 pies cuadrados. Ver el plano de la galería La biblio…
April 23, 2014 — Unbroken : A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean…Dean In a novel that moves back and forth between the Soviet Union during World War II and modern-day America, Marina, an elderly Russian woman, recalls vivid images of her youth during the height of the siege of Leningrad. The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard In the aftermath of World War II, young men and women living in Europe and Asia reconstruct their lives, including a soldier who learns that material goods and success are not enough, and a wo…
Forbes Library is pleased to offer the following services for people with visual impairments: Handheld magnifiers Magnifying glasses in a variety of sizes and levels of magnification are available for use within…reference desk or call 413‑587‑1012 for more information. These include A Ruby HD Video Magnifier—a small handheld digital magnifier. A National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped digital talking book player. We also have a small collection of talking book cartridges. Videos With Audio Description Search for described videos: Search Forbes Library Search all CW MARS libraries You may also view a partial list of our videos wi…
Forbes Library subscribes to a number of newspapers for use in the library. In addition, we have online access to many newspapers, and a collection of historical newspapers on microfilm….spapers for use in the library. In addition, we have online access to many newspapers, and a collection of historical newspapers on microfilm. Current Subscriptions Newspaper Name In Reading Room In Storage Barron’s current week, past week none Boston Globe current week, past week none Boston Herald current week, past week none Daily Hampshire Gazette current month, past month any previous month not on microfilm Financial Times current week, past…
Coolidge Museum Endorses Statement on Civility in Politics September 25, 2023 Press Release – For immediate release Contact: Lisa Downing, Library Director, director@forbeslibrary.org or 413-587-1016 The Calvin Coolidge Standing Committee of the…dge museum and get a better sense of the amazing resources it holds,” said Russell Carrier, Forbes Library Board of Trustees President. While the Book Club will be exploring all of the American presidents, Coolidge will never be too far from the discussion. “You can’t understand Coolidge without understanding what came before and after him,” said Scher. “Coolidge is a pivot point in the story of the Republican Party. The Republican Party’s foundin…
Werner Herzog, director of Fitzcarraldo, Aguirre: the Wrath of God and Stroszek, has almost become equally as famous for his non-fiction work in recent years thanks to the success of…festival and also borrowing everything I could find by the director at the video library where I was then employed. The film chronicles a Buddhist pilgrimage to Bodh Gaya, India. At this destination, several artists create a giant, yet intricate, sand design or “sand mandala” (which is referred to as the wheel of time). The creation of the sand mandala is carefully constructed over a lengthy period of time and the viewer is constantly worried that…
The location name is given here as it appears in our online catalog. You may come across other location names as well. If you need help finding these, or anything…tions throughout the Children’s Department–please ask a librarian Juvenile Video Children’s movies In the nook to the left of the Children’s Desk Juvenile Video Holiday Holiday movies This collection is in storage—a librarian can retrieve titles for you, please ask Large Print Large print books 1st floor, on the shelves facing the back of the library and in alcove at end of tall red shelves Mezzanine Nonfiction with call numbers beginning A-U not…
October 4, 2012 — Two powerful men of the early twentieth century met and interacted. General of the Armies John Joseph ‘Black Jack’ Pershing, (1860-1948) and President Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933). Pershing, the most illustrious…ing and Vice President Coolidge were in Kansas City, Missouri at the groundbreaking ceremony for a large World War I monument, the Liberty Memorial. On that day, more than 100,000 people assembled to hear the supreme Allied commanders, who were together for the only times in their lives: General John J. Pershing of the United States Lieutenant General Baron Jacques of Belgium General Armando Diaz of Italy Marshal Ferdinand Foch of France Admiral D…
This site allows you to search and read newspaper pages from 1900-1910 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
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