May 11, 2018 — Western Massachusetts artists in all media are eligible! Online Application and Info For Artists From May 14 through June 15, 2018, artists may apply to exhibit their work in the Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library next year. Submissions are due by 5 PM on June 15, 2018. Exhibits will take place between December 2018 and December 2019. Forbes is celebrating its 125th year in 2019. In recognition of this anniversary, some historical materials from th…
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Endurance: a year in space, a lifetime of discovery
Scott Kelly reads the parallel stories of how a boy from blue collar New Jersey, son of alcoholic parents, became an astronaut and how he endured a year on the…told in alternating chapters. Once you get used to his somewhat deadpan (I’m a tough fighter pilot, man of few words) delivery the parallel stories are engaging. Details of training in Russia and life aboard the ISS are fascinating. For those with an interest in the space program and science in general….
Urn Burial
An English country house mystery, but set in the Australian countryside in the 1920s. Greenwood’s Phryne Fisher, a woman of independent means and modern attitudes, detects the solution to a…An English country house mystery, but set in the Australian countryside in the 1920s. Greenwood’s Phryne Fisher, a woman of independent means and modern attitudes, detects the solution to a number of mysteries involving her hosts and fellow guests including a servant’s murder. Fans of Dorothy Sayers’ Lord Peter should give this series a try….
Forbes Library, Historic Northampton and Wistariahurst host States of Incarceration, a traveling exhibition
March 1, 2017 — STATES OF INCARCERATION A NATIONAL DIALOGUE OF LOCAL HISTORIES March 13-30, Forbes Library, 20 West St, Northampton, MA and Historic Northampton, 46 Bridge St., Northampton, MA Opening reception: March 13,…MA Opening reception: March 13, 5-8 PM; featuring a guided tour of the exhibit at 6pm at Forbes, led by local residents who are featured in the exhibit, and a public reading by Voices from Inside at 7pm at Historic Northampton. Forbes Library and Historic Northampton are partnering to present States of Incarceration, the first national traveling multi-media exhibition and coordinated public dialogue to explore the history and future of mass incar…
CANCELED: Friends of Forbes bus trip to Hyde Park, NY, National Historic Sites
February 1, 2017 — [Update: The Friends of Forbes Bus Tript to Hyde Park has been canceled due to low enrollment. 3/28/2017] The Friends of Forbes are presenting a 1-day bus trip on Saturday,…ich includes a donation to the Friends of Forbes and is based on 42-50 participants. Motor coach departs at 7:00 a.m. from Forbes Library, 20 West St., Northampton. Estimated return is 7:00 p.m. If you have not reserved a seat yet, you may use PayPal (below) or mail a check to Friends of Forbes Library, P.O. Box 1363, Northampton, 01061. For questions call 413.584.8334. You may park for the day on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the Smith College parkin…
Applications available for Hosmer Gallery
December 31, 2016 — Exhibit Opportunity for Western Mass. Artists in All Media Applications and details: http://forbeslibrary.org/gallery/info-for-artists/ From January 3 through February 5, 2017, artists may apply to exhibit their work in the Hosmer Gallery…-artists/ From January 3 through February 5, 2017, artists may apply to exhibit their work in the Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library next year. The application can be completed online or printed and mailed with a CD of images. Criteria for review include technical and artistic quality, a coherent theme, and contribution to an interesting and varied program for the year. Artists living and working in the greater Northampton area are eligible to apply…
Holds Request Form
You may use this form to place an interlibrary loan (ILL) request. Requests placed using this form will not be filled as quickly as those placed through the…You may use this form to place an interlibrary loan (ILL) request. Requests placed using this form will not be filled as quickly as those placed through the…
Snuff
One Terry Pratchett Discworld novel is much like another, and I mean that as a compliment, the way I would about the Marx Brothers or P.G. Wodehouse. Pratchett is reliably…about the Marx Brothers or P.G. Wodehouse. Pratchett is reliably funny, satirical, detailed, and quick, coming at you from all sides (including footnotes). In Discworld there are no sacred cows, and in this latest installment cows feature prominently since streetwise city detective Sam Vimes has been lured by his formidable wife to her country estate on vacation. Pretty soon the deceptively sleepy village reveals there’s more than manure to meet t…
Telegraph Avenue
Michael Chabon’s mastery of language alone is enough to recommend anything he writes. But the characters in Telegraph Avenue provide much more to enjoy. The story centers around two friends…dwifery practice. All of them are beleaguered by cultural and economic realities that endanger their livelihoods, but they keep doing what they believe in. Meanwhile their children have their own troubles which are drawn sympathetically yet realistically. The neighborhood, customers, relatives, friends and enemies are portrayed with a warts-and-all detail that makes them very multi-dimensional, believable and relatable. The story unfolds at a deli…
Border Songs
Brandon Vanderkool’s extreme dyslexia and height give him a peculiar perspective, which proves handy once his father pushes him off their Washington dairy farm into the Border Patrol. Though he…derkool’s extreme dyslexia and height give him a peculiar perspective, which proves handy once his father pushes him off their Washington dairy farm into the Border Patrol. Though he used to just jump over the ditch into British Columbia, he’s uncomfortable in this uniformed role and instead indulges his obsession with birds and art while incidentally spotting smugglers and illegal immigrants who are provoking an already paranoid society….
McCartney
Paul McCartney’s first solo album, which was certainly unpopular with many critics and his colleagues at the time of its 1970 release, has proven to be an immensely influential and…ul McCartney’s first solo album, which was certainly unpopular with many critics and his colleagues at the time of its 1970 release, has proven to be an immensely influential and enjoyable, homemade recording. This album was produced mostly at McCartney’s house in London using a simple technique of sending tracks directly into a tape machine. He also performed each instrument himself and the majority of the vocals (some background vocals were sung…
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….
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