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Forbes Library Unveils Strategic Plan
October 17, 2023 — **{[Forb]}**es **{[Library,]}**]}** a **{[beloved corne**{[rstone **{[of the]}** Northamp]**{[}**to**{[n communit]}**y, is]}** thril**{]}**[led to a**{[nnounce]}]}**** th**{[e launch of its]}*]}*** comprehe**{[nsive]}** Strategi]}**c **{**{[[Plan for]}** Fiscal]}**{[** Yea**{]}**[rs 2025]}** **{[through]}** 2027**]}**{[. This v**{[isionary]]}**}** plan charts…**{[ty W]}**ig**{[ht, Vice]]}**}** P**{[resident of the]}*]}*** Tru**{[**{[stees of]}** Forbes]}***{[* Libr**{]}**[ary who]}** **{[chaired]}** the **]}**{[committ**{[ee, comm]]}**}**itt**{**{[[ee membe]}**rs, the]}**{[** lea**{[dership]}** of Lisa]}**{[** Do]}**wning and]}** **{[Molly]}** Moss]}**, library staff,]}]}**** and the unwa]}**ve**{[ring **{[suppo]}**r**{[t of the]}** North]}**a**{[mpton communit]}**y. ****{[{[Forbes]}** Library]}**{[** l**{[o]}**oks **{[forward to]}** a]}** future enriched]}**]}** **{[**{[by these commun]}***{[*ity **{[focused initiat]]}**}**ives****{[{[, furth]}**er streng]**{[}**theni*]}***{[ng its **{[position]}** as *]}***{[a cheri**{[shed com]]}**}**munity resource]}**. **{**{[[For more]}** inform]}**{[**atio**{]}**[n, pleas**{[e visit]}** ww]}**w**{[.forbeslibrary.]}*]}***org or contact…
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Franklin Hampshire Career Center Partners with Forbes Library for Satellite Services
August 21, 2017 — **{[The]}** Franklin]}** Ha**{[mpshi]}**re Caree**{[r Center]]}**}** and ***{[*{[Forbes]}** Library]**{[}** announc**{[e a]}** partnership]]}**}** to ****{[{[provide]}** Career]}**{[** C**{[e]}**nter **{[satellit]}**e]}** **{**{[[services at the]}]}**** Libr****{[{[ary. Th]}**e Career]**{[}** **{[C]}**enter will]}** **{[out-]}**s**{[tation]}** **{[staff on**{[ a we]}**ek**{[ly basis…**{[Care]}**e**{[r Center r]}**]}**egi**{[stration]}** an**{[d on**{[line j]}**o**{[b search]}** as**{]}**[sistance in the]}]}**** Library Computer]}** A**{**{[[rea. Wed]}**nesdays]}**{[** **{[1p]}**m-2pm: Car]}**eer**{[ Cent]}**er **{[Seminar **{[introdu]**{[}****{[ct]}**ion **{[to Caree]}**r]}** **{**{[[Center services.]]}**}** **{[T**{[hursdays]}** 1pm-3p]}****{[m **{[in the **{[Communit]}**y **{]}**[Room: Wo**{[rkshops]}]}**** with rotating]}** topics **{[such]}** as resum]}**e a****{[{[nd cove]}**r letter]**{[}** writing**{[, using LinkedIn]}**]}**, **{[Online j]}**ob app]}***{[*lications**{[, and **{[interviewi]}**ng]}** skills**{[. Tuesday]}**]}**s **{**{[[once per]}** month]}***{[* will **{[be an i]}**nformati]**{[}**on **{[session]}** to lear]}**{[**n **{[a]}**bout **{[subsidiz]}**e]}**d ****{[{[job training pr]]}**}**ogra…
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Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board – Minutes for May 18, 2022
**{[Minu]}**te**{[s Forbes]]}**}** Lib****{[{[rary Disability]]}**}** Adv****{[{[isory B]}**oard May]**{[}** 18**{[, 2022 3]}**PM This]}**{[** meet**]}**{[ing was]}** **{[on Zoom]**{[}** Pre**]}**{[sent Be**{[n Kalish,]}**]}** L**{[ibrarian Brian **{[Tabor, Librari]}**a**{[n Lisa Dow]}**ning,]}** Direc**{]}**[tor Laur]}**a Bovee]}**{[** Ann**{]}**[e Gancar**{[z Keith]}**…**{[alte]}**rna**{[tive sho]]}**}**uld contact]}** the**{[ meet]}****{[ing hos**{[ts ahead]]}**}** of ****{[{[time. G]}**ilad Mer]**{[}**on **{[recommen]}**ded rev]}**{[****{[.co]}**m as a ser]}**vice **{[that]}** wo**{[rks well]}** w]}**ith Zoom. **{[Comp]}**rehension improves]}**]}** for **{[all w]}**hen speake]**{[}**r**{[s]}** slow dow]}**n and]}** speak **]}**{[clearly**{[. Meetin]]}**}**g end Several]}** att****{[{[endees]}** were not]**{[}** a**{[ble **{[to contin**{[ue]}** o*]}***{[n the c**{[all past]]}**}** 4**{[**{[:00. The followi]}**{[**ng **{[topics were]}** ta**{[b]}**led]}** **{[and wil**{[l appear]]}**}** on the agen]}**da **{[for **{[our n]}**ex**{[t meetin]]}**}**g: **{[Renaming the]}** b**{[oar**{[d? Should t]}**here]}** **{[b**{[e a]}** pub**{[lic list]]}**}** of **{[board me]}**mbers?]}***{[* Promoting th…
Gazette Op/Ed: Celebrating the oak trees in front of Forbes Library
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