The sometimes actor, television presenter/personality, unlicensed internet judge and humorist, John Hodgman, has a brilliant collection of nonsense in the universe called The Areas of My Expertise. Fear not, his writings do not simply float in the nebulous; it’s all compiled in a BOOK! In it we find delightful and ridiculous made up facts and anecdotes concerning hobos (he provides 700 hobo names), werewolves and various bizarre historical factoi…
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Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
A character-driven mystery set in rural Mississippi, we are slowly drawn into the stories and lives of Silas “32” Jones, a constable who twice daily has to direct traffic when…ng books than do most anything else, and Silas as a poor black boy with a single mother, recently moved from Chicago. They play and fish in the woods, until a neighbor girl goes missing while on a first date with Larry. Now, 20 years later, another girl has gone missing and the suspicion is back on Larry. The story goes back-and-forth between the two timelines, with an increasingly complex network of connections. Check out this ‘rural noir.’…
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
The Regency classic meets Buffy the Vampire slayer in this hilarious mashup of Austen’s best-known novel with flesh-eating undead. England is in the grip of a plague of zombies and…sh-eating undead. England is in the grip of a plague of zombies and the Bennet girls are keeping them at bay thanks to their arcane training in “the deadly arts.” Elizabeth is distracted from her battle against the zombies by the arrival of Mr. Darcy, who is also well known for his swordsmanship. Will she marry him? Will she get her brains eaten? Most importantly, can the rotting bodies climbing out of their graves cause enough mayhem to disturb t…
Halting State
This science fiction adventure takes place in a semi-dystopian future in which our reliance on internet technologies and mobile devices has increased just enough to appear both futuristic and close…the second person, follows a group of strangers brought together by a strange crime committed inside a computer game. The style takes some getting used to, but overall, this is a very fun book….
With Malice Toward None
Oates brings to life both Lincoln’s deep humanity and personal struggles, and his genius in guiding the nation through the Civil War despite political pressures on all sides (not least…Oates brings to life both Lincoln’s deep humanity and personal struggles, and his genius in guiding the nation through the Civil War despite political pressures on all sides (not least from his own cabinet). If you don’t have a profound respect for Abraham Lincoln as our greatest president, you will after reading this book….
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…resident Curtis, Chief Justice Hughes, Secretary of War Stimson, other Cabinet and Supreme Court members and various Congressional leaders. All the New England governors would be present at the service. The incoming president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, sent his son James and his wife, Eleanor, as his personal representatives. That meant there were three first ladies sitting in Edwards Church – Grace Coolidge, Lou Hoover and Eleanor Roosevelt. (FD…
“Mr. President!”
November 26, 2009 — “You have to stand everyday three or four hours for visitors. Nine-tenths of them want something they ought not to have. If you keep dead-still they will run down in…“You have to stand everyday three or four hours for visitors. Nine-tenths of them want something they ought not to have. If you keep dead-still they will run down in three or four minutes. If you even cough or smile they will start up all over again.” Advice to President-elect Herbert Hoober in 1929; The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: The Cabinet and the Presidency, 1920-1933, 1952 Can you imagine how President Obama is faring?…
Calvin Coolidge July 4, 1872-January 5, 1933
January 5, 2010 — John Calvin CoolidgeJuly 4, 1872-January 5, 1933 Calvin Coolidge died in his home, “The Beeches,” in Northampton on January 5, 1933 at the age of 60 of heart disease. Coolidge…January 7, 1933 reported that a special train from Washington, D.C. arrived to Northampton at 10 a.m. with 45 mourners including President and Mrs. Hoover, Vice-President Curtis and Chief Justice Hughes and members of Congress, Cabinet and old political and personal friends. The Washington delegation returned by train at Noon. Immediately following the Northampton funeral, 9 cars led by a police motorcycle traveled to Plymouth, Vermont where the…
Forbes Library Adding Pollinator Garden
September 10, 2019 — Forbes Library is adding pollinator friendly plants to the grounds with the help of young gardeners from the library’s Preschool Storytime Explorers on Tuesday, September 17th at 1:45. The group…ollinators. This project is being coordinated by the Western MA Pollinator Networks which is working to create pollinator gardens in public spaces throughout the region. “This garden will provide enjoyment to library patrons as well as sustenance to the pollinators who will visit it. It will also serve to raise awareness about the needs of pollinators and how we can help to support this critical component of the food chain,” said Lisa Downing, Lib…
Forbes Library Awarded Disabilities Grant
October 8, 2014 — Forbes Library, the public library in downtown Northampton, has been awarded a two year grant to improve library services to people with disabilities. The project is being funded through the…address improvements to the services to people with disabilities”, said Janet Moulding, Library Director. Among the specific objectives for this grant are to make library programs more accessible to people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing; to improve customer service at service desks to people with disabilities; increase community awareness of library services available to people with disabilities; and to create and maintain an ongoing relationshi…
Community
Forbes Library engages with the local and regional community in a variety of literature, history, arts, cultural and educational collaborations. Forbes initiatives Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum Hosmer Art…Franklin Hampshire Career Center Arts Night Out Northampton Center for New Americans Digital Commonwealth Help Yourself! edible garden Northampton Open Media Northampton Film Festival Paradise City Cultural District Pioneer Valley History Network All Hamptons Read (2018) Hamptons + Holyoke Read (2017) States of Incarceration (2017) [via archive.org] Being Mortal (2016) Midnight to Midnight (2014) Guides to community resources Forbes Library maint…
NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts
I recently discovered this delightful corner of the internet and have treated myself to these eclectic short musical sets ever since. I’ve experienced some great new artists and some sets by beloved familiar ones. They are all recorded live at the desk of All Songs Considered by host Bob Boilen, except for the last few which are home editions. There is something for all musical tastes and will tide you over until you can get out to your next live…
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