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….
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Biography and History
Looking for a biography? Want to learn about history? These online resources are great place to begin your research. Of course, we have lots of materials available in the library…Looking for a biography? Want to learn about history? These online resources are great place to begin your research. Of course, we have lots of materials available in the library too. Try…
Law
Looking for information about law? These online resources are a great place to start. You may also want to check out our list of Legal Resources for the Northampton Area….Looking for information about law? These online resources are a great place to start. You may also want to check out our list of Legal Resources for the Northampton Area. Can’t find what you’re looking for? Try searching the catalog or asking a librarian….
Form 1040 is here!
February 18, 2015 — Federal income tax form 1040 has arrived and can be found in the reference room, along with forms 1040A and 1040EZ which were already available. The library also has the 2014…Federal income tax form 1040 has arrived and can be found in the reference room, along with forms 1040A and 1040EZ which were already available. The library also has the 2014 Massachusetts Resident Income Tax and Massachusetts Nonresident or Part-Year Resident Income Tax booklets. For information about tax forms in the library, where to find forms online, and local tax assistance, please see our community resource page on taxes….
Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board – Minutes for March 31, 2016
Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board Second Meeting. 31 March 2016. Present: Lisa Downing (Forbes Library, assistant director) Ben Kalish (Forbes Library, reference librarian) Mary Jo Stanley Joel Dansky (formerly of…community wide read with a book focused on disability. She would particularly recommend something focusing on deafness to combat the stigma against the deaf and hard of hearing. Suggestions for community read: What Is Visible? Books related to FDR? Possible FDR related field trip? iPhones: there are lots of ways to use it, but how to use it best? Apps? Additional hardware? Class taught by a nerdy teenager with a hearing cochlear implant? A public…
Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board – Minutes for July 13, 2015
Minutes Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board Initial Meeting. 13 July 2015. Present: Barbara Black Jo-ann Bowen Lisa Downing (Forbes Library, assistant director) Rick Ely Ben Kalish (Forbes Library, reference librarian)…ork with the reference desk staff to determine the name of the book. Rick Ely has planned a presentation about how described video is made Rick Ely will do a presentation or series on the portrayal of disability in Hollywood Assistive technology trainings Jo-Ann Bowen suggested programs with the purpose of increasing awareness of the need for accessibility throughout Northampton Program ideas generated during group discussion: JAWS trainings Techn…
2021-03-19 Agenda
Agenda Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board 19 March 2021 2:00 PM Delivery Homebound Delivery Service Pandemic Delivery Service Questions / Discussion Online programs Benefits Barriers Questions / Discussion Curbcuts, Sidewalks,…niture New purchases this summer: tables and chairs Feedback to improve accessibility is welcome! Safer Technology Other topics?…
Library Giving Day – April 3, 2024
Donate Online Your gift to Forbes Library will support everything from new books to the new performance stage — our community hub where you can attend story time and summer reading programs and jazz concerts. The Friends of Forbes will match up to $25,000 in donations, so your gift goes twice as far! Every day we open our doors and work to provide the excellent resources our community relies on during good times, and even more in challenging ones…
Wine Tasting Tickets Now Available
August 6, 2019 — Online tickets…Online tickets…
A Letter from the Director
May 22, 2020 — As we come upon the end of our second month of the building being closed, I want to let you all know how much our staff miss seeing you and…ry’s phased resumption of services will follow these steps: First, staff only will come back to the building. They will work in staggered shifts following safety protocols, including wearing masks and gloves, and remain socially distant. Tasks will include handling returns that have sat in quarantine for at least three days. At some point, curbside pickup will begin. Patrons will be able to request materials from the library’s collection online or…
Library Card Application (children under 12)
Children under 12 and their parent or guardian: please apply online using the form below. Adults and teens 12 and over, please use this form instead. Please provide all the requested information for best results. Entering your date of birth on the form will help us ensure that you get the correct type of library card. Entering your email address will allow us to send your card number quickly. Child’s First Name(required) Child’s Middle…
Self-Service Holds Pickup
Forbes Library offers self-service, in-library pickup of holds during the library’s open hours. Appointments are not required. An alternative, Curbside Pickup is also available. You may place holds through the Library’s…ary card to use at the self-check station. Enter the building and immediately turn right into the reference room. Holds are arranged on the shelves alphabetically by the first four letters of your last name, followed by the last four numbers of your library barcode/card number. Take your items to a self-check station to check out. (Self-check stations are available in the Reference Room and the Lobby.) You will find self-check instructions at each…
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