September 12, 2016 — September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when the American Library Association and libraries nationwide join together to remind parents, caregivers and students that signing up for a library…it. Today’s public libraries are thriving technology hubs that millions rely on as their first or only choice for Internet access and digital content. In addition to books, magazines, DVDs, computers, games, software and other multimedia materials, libraries provide access to e-books. Often the library is the first point of contact in helping community members. From providing assistance to small business owners to assisting with access to e-gover…
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Sarah Johnson is new head of Children’s and YA Services
December 14, 2016 — Sarah Johnson Please welcome our new head of Children’s and Young Adult Services, Sarah Johnson! Sarah is originally from Mendon, Massachusetts and is thrilled to be back in her home…to be back in her home state. For the past five years she worked for Brooklyn Public Library in New York. While there, she launched a storytime at a nearby community garden, co-wrote the library’s strategic plan, helped create an online readers’ advisory service, and served on BPL’s Children’s New Books Showcase Committee. Some of her favorite parts of being a Children’s Librarian are introducing patrons to great books and hosting interactive sto…
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….
Business
These online resources are great place to begin your business research. Can’t find what you’re looking for? Try …These online resources are great place to begin your business research. Can’t find what you’re looking for? 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….
Calvin Coolidge At Home in Northampton
Using original material from the collections of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum, Well presents the daily life and residences of Calvin Coolidge in Northampton, Massachusetts. She uses new…Using original material from the collections of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum, Well presents the daily life and residences of Calvin Coolidge in Northampton, Massachusetts. She uses new sources to document the unique and interesting personal life stories of Coolidge’s landlords and neighbors. Copies are also available to purchase in at the library or in our online store….
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…ading to children from a braille book and presenting it in ASL simultaneously?) Announcements: We will be celebrating the elevator completion on Saturday April 30th, at 2:00. There will be a talk about historical elevators, food, and celebration We will host an author panel of writers writing about disability on May 4th. The featured writers are: Claire Blatchford, author of Coming to My Senses. Katherine Duke, author of Kissability: People with D…
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…
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