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…) 586-8729 Lawyer Referral Service – Massachusetts Bar Association https://www.masslawhelp.com/ (866) 627-7577 Massachusetts Court Service Centers https://www.mass.gov/service-details/learn-about-court-service-centersCourt Service Centers help people navigate the Massachusetts court system. Centers are available to all court users without attorneys and there are no income or immigration status requirements. All of the services in the Court Service…
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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…a Barrett screw the timing, analog collage by Carson McGrath website slightly bitter, analog collage by Carson McGrath website ode to western mass, analog collage by Carson McGrath website Bryant Park, Photography by Denise M. Riggs website Boca Abstract, Photography by Denise M. Riggs website Portland Museum, Photography by Denise M. Riggs website Texture Painting, acrylic on canvas by Carl Bowlby website Texture Painting No. 2, acrylic on canvas…
Online Day of Giving Established to Support Local Libraries
March 26, 2019 — ONLINE DAY OF GIVING ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT LOCAL LIBRARIES Three local libraries are raising funds through an inaugural Library Giving Day campaign. This one-day online fundraising event will occur on…y are raising funds for a future new library project. They have been actively and creatively fundraising for a new Shutesbury Library since 2012 when efforts to secure matching funds for a Library Construction Grant were unsuccessful. Through multiple efforts including Valley Gives, Spring Spruce-Ups and support from Town Meeting, the Library now has more than $365,000 saved for a future project, about a third of the amount needed to match the pre…
Vox Tox
On March 21, 2020, Sandi Toksvig posted a video on a new YouTube, Vox Tox. It opens with the calming sound of a slow piano rag and a view of…ed to find the positive in this enforced separation from the world and the bit I’m finding is how lovely to have the time to dip in and out of some ancient volume I haven’t looked at for ages. I struggled a great deal with loneliness when I was a child and it was always books which kept me company. Vox Tox is “a daily amble through the library of Sandi Toksvig”. It’s also a wonderful amble through the mind of Sandi Toksvig, whose interests are wid…
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,…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, Transportation Planned changes on library grounds Problems near the library Picture Main Street project Questions / Discussion Outdoor Furniture New purchases this summer: tables and chairs Feedback to improve accessibility is welco…
All Hamptons Read 2018
This program ran in 2018. It is archived here for those who are interested Four communities are coming together during October and November in a partnership called All Hamptons Read….ach community. Ebooks and eaudio are also available through Overdrive. Exhibits Concurrent with All Hamptons Read, there will be a series of exhibits in the community focused on the themes of the Underground Railroad and enslaved peoples. From Nov. 2nd-30th, the traveling exhibit Lewis Hayden and the Underground Railroad is coming to Northampton at Forbes Library. An opening reception and talk about Lewis Hayden will be held Monday November 5th fr…
Exhibit History
2002–present: Hosmer Gallery 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Virtual Exhibits 2021 2022 2023 Up to 2001…992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Hosmer Gallery exhibit by Karl Knapp…
MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career Center Update
March 18, 2020 — MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career Centers are temporarily closed to the public for in-person services in an effort to protect our customers and staff from potential exposure to Coronavirus (Covid-19). Forbes…ent benefits online at: (This is the quickest option at this time) https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-unemployment-benefits or at the TeleClaim Call Center phone 877-626-6800 Monday-Friday 8:30 am – 4:30pm. Please note the Department of Unemployment Assistance is creating a virtual call center which is expected to be up and running on Monday, March 23 – until then the Call Center is not available. If you are unable to apply for Unemployment Ben…
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…ential Library & Museum endorses or sanctions any viewpoints therein. This online exhibit will continue to evolve, with the help of feedback from visitors and users. Please share your thoughts and reactions by contacting the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library & Museum at coolidge@forbeslibrary.org. Contents African-American Rights Primary Sources Historical Analyses Native American Rights Primary Sources Historical Analyses Immigration Primary S…
Neighborhood Free Book Boxes
November 12, 2021 — Getting to the library during the pandemic has been difficult for readers of all ages and Forbes has worked hard to fill the need by offering a robust curbside pickup…announce our Neighborhood Free Book Box Project. In collaboration with Lilly Library, beautifully refurbished newspaper boxes will provide children, teens and adults access to free books in their neighborhoods. Boxes are replenished weekly by staff and volunteers, assuring that they remain neat, clean and easily accessible. Businesses and organizations throughout Northampton, Leeds and Florence are invited to contact us about providing outdoor sp…
The Penny Whistle Book
A couple months ago, I saw The Penny Whistle Book come up to the Arts & Music library and happened to notice that it was penned by the Incredible String…ing illustrations that reference the era in which the pieces were most likely composed. The sheet music is also perfect for playing instrumental accompaniment like guitar or banjo because chords are placed at the top of the staffs. The penny whistle is a fun and simple instrument to play. You really don’t need to be able to read musical notation or have special technique in operating a mouthpiece. You just place your fingers on the holes and blow!…
Fish Tank
This Cannes Jury Prize award winning indie film from British Director Andrea Arnold captures an English ‘Coming-of-Age’ tale far from the stereotypical pastoral village green. Set in a bleak Essex…for her short film Wasp, directs the film with a skilled hand, anchoring it in social realism without wallowing in cliché or misery. It is decidedly not a light hearted family film but also not without hope or joy….
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