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One web page for every book ever published. The World’s classic literature at your fingertips. Over 1,000,000 free ebook titles available. Open Library account holders can borrow an eBook from the growing collection of mainly 20th Century titles available now. Each title can be borrowed by one patron at once, and you can read it in a web browser or in Adobe Digital Editions as a PDF or ePub.
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American Memory provides free and open access to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America, serving the public as a resource for education and lifelong learning.
Provided by the Library of Congress
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March 4, 2009 — March 4th 1929 Herbert Hoover was inaugurated as the 31st President and the Coolidges, after attending the inauguration, returned to their beloved Northampton. Grace Coolidge wrote that as she journeyed…he inauguration, returned to their beloved Northampton. Grace Coolidge wrote that as she journeyed back to Northampton from Washington D.C. that “I suddenly realized that I had come back to myself, that my husband was no longer the head of our great nation, and that he and I were free to come and go and order our lives according to the dictates of out hearts, responsible only to ourselves for the outcome of out decisions. Gone were the men of the…
This library contains digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts. Many of these videos are available for free download.
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October 12, 2009 — “…The glory of [Columbus’] exploit, great as it was, becomes almost unimportant when compared with its results. It marked the inception of the modern era. The minds of men were…on of the modern era. The minds of men were opened to new thoughts… The arts began to flourish… A new age appeared, great in captains, admirals, statesmen, poets and philosophers, and finally new nations dedicated to human freedom arose on this side of the Atlantic. These are partly the reasons why Christopher Columbus is entitled to be honored.” From “Calvin Coolidge Says” a syndicated newspaper column October 11, 1930 Happy Columbus Day!…
June 19, 2010 — “The stars and the red, white and blue colors have a significance of their own, but when combined and arranged into the flag of our nation they take on a…It represents our peace and security, our civil and political liberty, our freedom of religious worship, our family, our friends, our home. We see in it the great multitude of blessings, of rights and privileges, that make up our country. But when we look at our flag and behold it emblazoned with all our rights we must remember that it is equally a symbol of our duties. Every glory that we associate with it is the result of duty done. A yearly con…
May 10, 2021 — Forbes Library has established a fund to acquire artwork by local and regional BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) artists. The fund was the result of a $10,000 anonymous donation…information about the fund and this initiative, reach out to the library director at director@forbeslibrary.org or 413-587-1016….
May 19, 2021 — Forbes Library eliminated late fees for children and young adults in 2019 and has now stopped charging adults late fees as well. The Trustees of Forbes Library unanimously approved this…been on the decline over the past decade. Libraries are circulating more e-content that doesn’t generate late fees, as well as instituting automatic renewals of items for patrons on a system wide basis. Fee income will now be replaced in the book budget with donations, including the new Marie Hershkowitz Memorial Children’s Book Fund that was established last year. “We are confident that our community is committed to supporting the needs of reade…
Forbes Library has musical instruments available for loan! Instruments are available to adult patrons and children in sixth grade or above and can be kept for three weeks. Our musical…oharp Banjo (open back) Bass guitar (acoustic-electric) Bongo drums Buffalo drum Concertina Djembe drum Doumbek drum Electronic keyboard Guitars (acoustic, electric-acoustic, and electric) Guitar (left-handed electric) Kalimba Korg 25-key Analog Monosynthesizer Looper/phrase sampler Mandolin Mountain dulcimer Theremin Ukuleles (soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, and banjo uke) Violin (standard and half-size) Volca Beats rhythm machine Volca Keys synt…
Gale Science in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of today’s most significant science topics. The new solution merges Gale’s authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
Free for all Massachusetts residents. Provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Massachusetts Library System. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
March 26, 2020 — We are offering some library programs and events online so you can participate at home. Please see https://forbeslibrary.org/events/#virtual for the complete schedule. (more…)…We are offering some library programs and events online so you can participate at home. Please see https://forbeslibrary.org/events/#virtual for the complete schedule. Virtual events this month:…
We strive to make this website as accessible as possible and can provide much of its content in other formats upon request. If you find any content on this website…We strive to make this website as accessible as possible and can provide much of its content in other formats upon request. If you find any content on this website to be inaccessible, please contact us. Please tell us: the nature of the problem the preferred format in which to receive a response the Web address (url) of the requested material your contact information info@forbeslibrary.org 413-587-1012 (voice) 413‑570‑0444 (text/SMS)…
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