Massachusetts Access to Justice The Massachusetts Access to Justice initiative works to provide equal access to the court system for the public, including self-represented litigants, those with limited or no…gal Research Hampshire Law Library https://www.mass.gov/locations/hampshire-law-library 99 Main St., Courthouse, Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 586-2297 The law library is open to everyone. The Hampshire Law Library is on the ground level 1st floor of the old historic courthouse. The doors are locked; please check in at the Hampshire Superior/Northampton District Court located 15 Gothic Street and you will be escorted over to the library after being…
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Food Assistance
Information on free meals and food subsidies in the Northampton area. Information as listed on organization websites and subject to change. Free meals in Northampton Manna Soup Kitchen Manna Soup…//www.mannanorthampton.com/ Edwards Church 297 Main Street, Northampton 413-584-5500 St. John’s Episcopal Church 48 Elm Street, Northampton 413-584-1757 Free Meals in Amherst Amherst Survival Center All meals provided to go. Groceries available. Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 12pm – 3pm for on-site services. Pantry open 3rd Saturday of the month from 9am-12pm. Delivery schedule varies based on location. 1200 North Pleasant Street http…
Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy Forbes Library strives to protect patrons’ privacy to the fullest extent of the law (Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 78, Section 7). Following the American Library Association’s Code of…carded when it is no longer needed. The library is a member of the CW MARS network (www.cwmars.org) which provides the library’s catalog, circulation system, and some online resources. Circulation, borrower registration, and usage records are managed by CW MARS and Forbes Library observes their privacy policy. Information may also be shared in these cases: ● For patrons younger than 12, a parent or legal guardian may request information about titl…
Friends of Forbes Community Room
The Friends of Forbes Community Room is located on the Basement level. It measures approximately 22′ x 31′. Tables and chairs are available. The Community Room shares a wall with…rary can help with requests for reasonable accommodations by contacting 413-587-1017 or info@forbeslibrary.org. films shown with captions, and promotional materials include language similar to the following: “For questions concerning access or to request disability-related accommodations, please contact PROVIDE PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS. Two weeks notice requested.” Reservations You may request a reservation by using the Meeting Room Schedule…
Coolidge Museum News and Articles
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…aged to contact Julie Bartlett Nelson at jbartlett@forbeslibrary.org or 413-587-1014 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 of the United States. The official cause of death for the sixty year old Coolidge was listed as a coronary thrombosis and, while it was not widely know…
Janet Moulding, Director at Forbes Library, announces retirement
June 1, 2016 — Janet Moulding, Director of Forbes Library since 2004, has announced her retirement, effective the end of this year. Under Moulding’s leadership the library renovated both the Anna Gertrude Brewster Children’s Room…presenting the Friends of Forbes, Martha McCormick, President, and Serena Smith. CONTACT: Marjorie Hess, 586-5569; 413-210-1922…
Library Cards
A library card is required to borrow most library materials and to place holds for those materials. When you get a library card you also get a library account you…pired for more than four years it may be deleted. Renew your account. Replacement cards The first replacement for a lost card is free. Additional replacements cost $1. For help contact the Circulation Department, 413-587-1011 ext2 or circulation@forbeslibrary.org. Notes 1 Any resident of a Massachusetts community which is certified by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners is entitled to a free library card….
Northampton’s Forbes Library turns page on first 125 years
February 25, 2019 — Springfield Republican/MassLive, February 24, 2019; reproduced by permission https://www.masslive.com/living/index.ssf/2019/02/northamptons_forbes_library_turns_page_on_first_125_years.html By Cori Urban Special to The Republican The Forbes Library in Northampton is turning the page on its first 125 years…ning, if they are disposed to learn.” William Brocklesby designed the three-story stone building, which is on the National Register of Historic Buildings. It was completed in 1893 and then took a year to open while the newly-hired director, Charles Ammi Cutter, went to Europe to assemble a collection in time for its opening in October 1894. He had created the Cutter Expansive Classification System when he was librarian at the Boston Athenaeum, and…
American Fried
Trillin is just as serious about food as some of the more earnest writers on this list, but also hysterically funny. His main thesis is that the local food usually…ore earnest writers on this list, but also hysterically funny. His main thesis is that the local food usually is best, not the “continental cuisine” served in the pretentious restaurants found everywhere which he names generically “La Maison de la Casa House”. This book is the first in his Tummy Trilogy, which moves on to Alice, Let’s Eat, and finishes with Third Helpings — a delectable three-course meal, all in our collection….
Five Candidates Vying for Three Seats on Forbes Board (GazetteNet)
August 16, 2019 — Article published in the Daily Hampshire Gazette August 7, 2019 https://www.gazettenet.com/Trustee-positions-at-Forbes-Library-draw-five-candidates-27540837…Article published in the Daily Hampshire Gazette August 7, 2019 https://www.gazettenet.com/Trustee-positions-at-Forbes-Library-draw-five-candidates-27540837…
Crash Course World History
Library users may know John Green best as the author of such popular books as The Fault in Our Stars and An Abundance of Katherines, but he is also a prolific YouTube…rse History. Crash Course History was the first series in the Crash Course brand and every episode consists of a short presentation by Green enhanced with clever animations. Green’s style is conversational and engaging. He treats us to occasional tangents and jokes, but the content remains focused and extremely informative, and he doesn’t shy away from difficult topics like imperialism, fascism, and slavery. Each episode is just over ten minutes l…
Virtual Hosmer Gallery
Welcome to the Virtual Hosmer Gallery Community Art Exhibition! From April 2020 through March 2024, we invited the community to participate in an online art exhibit. The original inspiration was…I Love You, In Blues. Mixed media fiber art by Susan Roylance website pict-self-portrait, pen and ink by Cheryl Freier website Escaping, pen and ink by Cheryl Freier website Soldiers on Oak Island, pen and ink and digital art by Cheryl Freier website The Nature of Self, graphite, by Jameson Martin Beach Kids, graphite, by Jameson Martin Lucy & Sue, graphite, by Jameson Martin Red Lentil (linocut print) by Catherine Aiello website Liz’s Cafe, Anyb…
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