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…
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Gazette Op/Ed: Celebrating the oak trees in front of Forbes Library
September 1, 2017 — by Lilly Lombard https://www.gazettenet.com/Columnist-Lilly-Lombard-celebrates-the-stately-row-of-oak-trees-in-front-of-Forbes-Library-12183381 The iconic row of shade trees lining the front of Forbes Library is grand and stately like the building itself. In 1897, four years after the…tps://www.gazettenet.com/Columnist-Lilly-Lombard-celebrates-the-stately-row-of-oak-trees-in-front-of-Forbes-Library-12183381 The iconic row of shade trees lining the front of Forbes Library is grand and stately like the building itself. In 1897, four years after the library’s completion, one of Forbes’ founding trustees, Arthur Watson, planted 13 pin oak trees precisely along the property line, fulfilling the Greek proverb, “A society grows great…
The We and The I
Director Michel Gondry is mostly know for his heady, comedic films with cunning in-camera effects such as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind &The Science of Sleep and innovative music videos from Björk,…nny conversations and many heartfelt moments, too. Throughout, the dialog is natural; we almost feel as though we’re watching a a documentary at times. Despite this austere approach to filmmaking, Gondry’s presence is still felt with the occasional use of non-digital effects. A small boombox shaped bus rides around town at the intro. Later, we see an interesting scene where he superimposes a pizza shop directly through the window of the city bus….
Coolidge and Civil Rights
Resources Regarding Calvin Coolidge’s Record on African-American Rights, Native American Rights and Immigration The Board of Trustees of Forbes Library recently renewed its commitment to “seek out and eliminate underlying…ynching measure was defeated in the United States Senate, a total of twenty-nine Afro-Americans had been hanged by mobs. Anticipating the reintroduction of the Dyer Bill in Congress in 1924, Coolidge took a courageous step in urging Capitol Hill legislators to pass the anti-lynching measure. The chief executive’s recommendation for a biracial commission for easing the settlement of southern black migrants in northern industrialized areas amounted…
Strategic Plan 2025-2027
Please download the library’s strategic plan here: Strategic Plan Summary (PDF / 4 pages) Complete Strategic Plan (PDF / 34 pages) Summary Our Mission Forbes Library exists to provide a…ding a stage on the lawn, building new teen space, and adding more fun and useful non-book items to the circulating collection. Our local history collection is a valuable asset to the community and we’ll continue to expand its collections. We want to particularly focus on preserving resources around local cultural and political movements of the last 50 years including LGBTQIA+, music, arts, political activism, and journalism. This year is the 100t…
Social Networking Policy
In keeping with the Forbes Library’s mission “to provide a wide range of information and materials to all of the people of Northampton, using traditional and innovative technology, and to…all Library policies, including its Social Networking Policy and Internet Use Policy, and the Terms of Service of each individual third-party service. If a user does not agree to these terms, they are not to use the services provided. The role and utility of social networking sites will be evaluated periodically by library staff, and may be terminated at any time without notice to subscribers. Adapted from the Whitman Public Library (MA) Approved…
Across Asia on a bicycle
After graduating from George Washington University in 1890, Thomas Allen and William Sachtleben, two American students wishing to expand upon their education with practical experience, decided to travel around the…xperience, decided to travel around the world. Wishing to meet the people along their route, instead of being insulated from them as they would have been had they traveled by more customary means, the two young men chose the newly invented “saftey bicycle” as their primary method of transport. This book tells the story of the most exciting portion of their travels, their journey across Asia, taking the seldom used northern route from Turkey, throu…
Moving Memories Lab Grant Awarded
October 18, 2019 — We have great news! Forbes Library was awarded the Accelerating Promising Practices for Small and Rural Libraries grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to develop the Moving…the Center for New Americans — to train their staff and the public on the use of digitization equipment, caring for digital memories and files, and recording oral histories, and invite community members to add their digitized materials to our local history collection. Audio recording equipment will be available to borrow via our Library of Things program, and the grant will allow us to build upon the work already being done by our teen podcasting…
Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board – Minutes for September 26, 2018
Minutes Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board Wed September 26 2018 3:00 PM In attendance: Ben Kalish, Rick Ely, Anne Gancarz, Lisa Downing, Stephanie Levine, Brian Tabor, Mary Jo Stanley, Dorothy…ill be shared once it is finalized. Individuals can follow them up with one-on-one or small group instructional sessions. NVDA is now installed on all the library’s public use computers. It will soon be added to the catalog computers and instructional laptops. Anyone can sign up for an appointment for technology help. The library is happy to help whenever it can and does not limit help to just computers and e-books, so folks can ask for help with…
Taking a Year
May 6, 2014 — Selected nonfiction in which folks take a year or so to do something different, from keeping bees to reading the OED. Compiled by Forbes Library Staff | Summaries from ContentCafe,…ces. 2006 Call number: G12.M453y 2006 Before they’re gone : a family’s year-long quest to explore America’s most endangered national parks Lanza, Michael. c2012. Call number: G83.L298b 2012 Travels with Charley : in search of America Steinbeck, John, 1995 Call number: G83.St34t 1995 Wild : from lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail Strayed, Cheryl, 2013 Call number: G94.St82w 2013 Gap years for grown ups Griffith, Susan, 2011. Call number: GE.G…
Strategic Plan 2019-2023
Please download the library’s strategic plan here: Message from the Chair (PDF / 1 page) Strategic Plan Summary (PDF / 4 pages) Complete Strategic Plan (PDF / 40 pages) Completed…mmend the Board of Trustees for working with our community to create a long-term vision for sustaining it now and into the future.” – David J. Narkewicz, Mayor of Northampton As part of the planning process, we have rewritten the library’s Mission and Vision Statements so that they are aligned with our motto: Forbes for All. Everyone is welcome at Forbes. It is a safe space where access to information is free and discovery, participation, and dial…
Meeting Rooms and Grounds Use Policy
To reserve a meeting room, see: Reservations | Meeting Room Scheduler | Meeting Room Fee Schedule Forbes Library offers three meeting rooms: the Friends of Forbes Community Room, the Watson Room, and…and property are subject to restrictions set forth by the State of Massachusetts on the use of public buildings for political use. Elected officials can hold office hours and public forums at the library. A political party or political group may use space at Forbes library for a program provided that The event features a guest speaker on a theme or topic and is not a campaign rally The event is open to the public An admission fee is not charged I…
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