The Children’s & Young Adult Department at Forbes Library distributes Teacher Cards to educators who live and/or work in Northampton. These cards allow educators to have a separate teacher account…o Apply Please email this completed application to childrens@forbeslibrary.org. (A photo of the application is sufficient.) Required Information The educator must present a school-issued ID or a dated document on school letterhead stating that the educator is employed at the institution. Either the educational institution must be based in Northampton or the educator must live in Northampton. Homeschooling parents and guardians must be Northampton…
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Borrow a Hotspot
This Hotspot Program supports the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners’ goal to Advance Equitable Access to Resources by promoting “excellent connectivity and technology infrastructure, training, and support frameworks to equitably meet…the book drop. Problems? Direct borrower technical support is provided by T-Mobile to library hotspot borrowers at: (844) 341-4834, or by calling the library reference desk at: (413) 587-1012 or emailing the library at reference@forbeslibrary.org. Disclaimers The Library is not responsible for any files, data or personal information accessed/transmitted using the hotspot. The Library will have no liability for direct, indirect or consequential dam…
Proxy Borrowers
If you have trouble getting to the library you can designate a friend or relative to borrow on your behalf. In the case where an adult cardholder cannot come to the…ter for one first. If you are unable to visit the library in person to obtain a library card, contact info@forbeslibrary.org or call 413-587-1017 to request an application be mailed….
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…
Get the Facts on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
March 11, 2020 — Check out these resources for up-to-date information: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Massachusetts Department of Public Health Northampton Health Department Just for Kids: A Comic Explaining the Coronavirus (NPR) How to Talk to Your Kids About Coronavirus and ease their fears (NBC) ncovid19.live Quick Facts (global data updated every 10 minutes) WorldOmeter World Health Organization (WHO) And check misinformation on this site: N…
Display / Exhibit Space Request Form
Applications for use of display space will be honored on a first-come basis. Organizations based in Northampton or serving primarily Northampton residents which have not used display space within the…or exhibited and that all items are placed on display at the owner’s risk. Contact/questions: Lisa Downing, 413-587-1017….
Forbes Library selects new Writer in Residence
May 29, 2018 — Forbes Library has selected Art Middleton as its new Writer in Residence. Mr. Middleton will begin a two year term in July succeeding Naila Moreira who has held the post…Nicole Trigg in the zine Macaroni Necklace out of Oakland, CA. In 2011, he organized the Magic Child Repository, a gallery exhibit celebrating small press and handmade book culture in Providence, RI. Informed by his experience as a nursing/personal assistant, adjunct professor, and food service employee (a wide but not entirely tangential resume), his fiction draws from the mundane and the everyday to ask questions about how individuals orient the…
Forbes Library Awarded Disabilities Grant
October 8, 2014 — Forbes Library, the public library in downtown Northampton, has been awarded a two year grant to improve library services to people with disabilities. The project is being funded through the…are to make library programs more accessible to people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing; to improve customer service at service desks to people with disabilities; increase community awareness of library services available to people with disabilities; and to create and maintain an ongoing relationship with the disability community in Northampton. The grant project will begin this October and be completed in 2016. The library will be collaborating wi…
Director Search – Public Meeting
October 28, 2016 — The Trustees have now finished all 4 director interviews. They will meet on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 3:15 pm in the Coolidge Museum to select their choice for director. The…The Trustees have now finished all 4 director interviews. They will meet on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 3:15 pm in the Coolidge Museum to select their choice for director. The meeting, like the interviews, is open to the public. Public feedback about the candidates is welcomed. Please send to directorsearch@forbeslibrary.org…
Library Card Application (Adults and Teens)
The library card application for adults and teens is hosted externally. This page should redirect you to https://forbeslibrary.org/help/library-card/ where you can learn more….The library card application for adults and teens is hosted externally. This page should redirect you to https://forbeslibrary.org/help/library-card/ where you can learn more….
Forbes Library Hosts Toiletries Drive To Benefit Friends of Hampshire County Homeless Individuals, Inc.
January 27, 2023 — Throughout the month of February, Forbes Library is collecting toiletries to support local residents who are experiencing homelessness. The following supplies are needed: deodorant, shampoo, shaving materials, lip balm, small…ave generously donated to our can drives, and we’re optimistic that our patrons will similarly enthusiastically support this toiletries drive,” said Lisa Downing, Director of the Forbes Library. “Small, portable items like this are a godsend to people who don’t have a home bathroom with a well-stocked medicine cabinet. They are always much appreciated! We are grateful to Forbes and its patrons for helping out,” said Rick Hart, President of Friends…
One Paragraph in the Will of Judge Forbes
When Judge Charles Forbes wrote the will, dated September 5, 1876, that resulted in the creation of Forbes Library, he included something generous about what he wished for people who…e context of Northampton history and the library I know today. I was Writer-in-Residence at Forbes from 2010 to 2015. I love the library that Judge Forbes made. Why would I want to dwell on something unpleasant in the will that has generated so much good? It’s because I believe that the more honest, complex, and nuanced the stories we tell ourselves about the past are, the more room there is for honesty, complexity, and nuance in the present. We n…
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