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Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board – Minutes for January 25, 2023
**{[Minu]}**te**{[s Forbes]]}**}** Librar**{[y Acc]}**essibility]**{[}** Advisor**{[y Board Minutes]]}**}** Date 25 Janua]}**ry**{[ 2023]}** **{[Time **{[3PM Attend]}****{]}**[ing Mary Biddle,]]}**}** Library Staff]}** Lisa **{[Downi]}**n, Library**{[ ]}**Director]}** **{[Ben Ka]}**lish]}**, Library Staff]}*]}*** Molly ***{[*{[Moss, Assistant]**{[}** Director…**{[atio]}**n **{[Ben provi]}**d**{]}**[ed an up**{[date on]}]}**** ana**{[lysis of]}** the**{[ fre*]}***{[e-text]}** r**{[esponses]]}**}** to **{[the comm]}**unity **{[su**{[rvey. While]}** **{[the]}** **{[analys]}**i**{[s is not]}** yet *]}***{[comple**{[te, some]]}**}** tren***{[*{[ds hav]}**e emerged]**{[}** whi**{[ch are]}** relevant]**{[}** to **{[this gr]}**oups wor]**{[}**k**{[: Twenty r]}**espons]}***{[*es m]}**ention accessi]]}**}**bili****{[{[ty spec]}**ifically.**{[ **{[This puts]}** acces]}**sib**{[ility **{[among th]}**e]}** top **{[twent]}**y concerns]}** **{[**{[from the]}** survey]}***{[*. Wi]}**th regard **{[to]}** **]}**{[program]}**ming, ma]**{[}**ny **{[folks ha]}**ve aske]}**{[****{[d f]}**or either **{[in-]}**pe*]}***{[rson or **{[virtual]]}**}** eve****{[{[nts, suggesting]]}**}** **{[a need for]}** more]}** **{[hybrid p]}**rogr…
125th Anniversary
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Behavior Policy
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Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board – Minutes for September 25, 2019
**{[Minu]}**te**{[s Forbes]]}**}** Lib****{[{[rary Disability]]}**}** Ad**{**{[[visory B]}**oard 25]}**{[** S**{[e]}**ptem**{[ber 2019 3:00]}** **{[PM Attending:]}** **{[Barba**{[ra Black,]}** B**{]}**[en Kalis**{[h, Joel]}]}**** Dansk***{[*{[y, Lis]}**a Downing,**{[ **{[Mary **{[Jo Stanley]}****{]}**[, Doroth**{[y Baker]}]}**** **{[Announcements]**{[}** Scen**{[t-free]}** r**{[estrooms]}**…**{[oom]}** upgrades]}** **{[(Commun**{[ity]}** Block Grant)]}** **{[**{[– An appl]}**icatio]}***{[*n wa]}**s submitte]}**d t****{[{[o the C]}**ommunity]**{[}** Preserv**{[ation **{[Committe]}**e]}** t****{[{[o fund a master]]}**}** gr**{**{[[ounds pl]}**an that]}**{[** will *]}***{[include **{[additio]]}**}**nal **{[curb cut]}**s. We **{[will find out]}** **{[if we **{[rece]}**ive**{[d it lat]]}**}**er **{[this yea]}**r. We **{[are planning]}** to**{[ sub*]}***{[mit a]}** C**{[ommunity]]}**}** Block **{[Grant applicat]}**ion ***{[*{[to mak]}**e accessi]**{[}****{[bility **{[upgrades]}** t**{]}**[o the li**{[brary’s]}]}**** restrooms early]]}**}** next **{[year.]}** Transpor]}**ta**{**{[[tion iss]}**ues and]}**{[** **{[aw]}**areness – **{[The]}** libra]}**ry **{[has rece]}**ntly]}** a**{[dded inf**{[ormation]}** abo…
Online Day of Giving Established to Support Local Libraries
March 26, 2019 — **{[ONLI]}**N**{[E DAY OF G]}**IV**]}**{[ING EST**{[ABLISHED]]}**}** T**{[O SUPPORT]}** LOCAL]}** **{[LIBR]}**ARI**{[ES Three]}** l]}**ocal librarie]}**s ar***{[*{[e rais]}**ing funds]**{[}** throu**{[gh an]}** **{[inaugural**{[ Lib*]}***{[rary Gi**{[ving Day]]}**}** cam****{[{[paign. This one-**{[day **{[online]}** **{[fundrais**{[ing *]}***{[event w**{[ill occu]]}**}**r on…**{[and]}** th**{[e myriad]]}**}** of **{[services]}** they **{[provide. And]}** i**{[t is **{[an op]}**p**{[ortunity]}** fo**{]}**[r the co**{[mmunity]}]}**** to **{[come tog]}**ether **{[in **{[support of]}** the**{[ wor*]}***{[k our l**{[ibraries]]}**}** ar**{**{[[e doing now and]}**{[** in **{[the futu]}**re. For]}**{[** **{[mo]}**re **{[informat**{[io]}****{]}**[n contac**{[t: Mary]}** An]}**ne **{[Antonell]}**is, ***{[*{[Director M.N. S]**{[}**pear **{[Memori]}**a**{[l Librar]}**y]}** https://sites.**{[**{[google.com/]}**site/]}****{[mnspear**]}**{[memoria**{[llibrary/]}**]}** 41**{[3-259-1213]}** lib**{[r]}**ary*]}***{[.directo**{[r@shutes]]}**}**bury****{[{[.org 10]}** Cooleyvi]}****{[lle Road PO]}** Box ***{[*{[256 Sh]}**utesbury,**{[ MA **{[01072]}** L**{[isa Down]}**ing**{]}**[, Direct**{[or Forbe]]}**}**s Library w…
NEW DATE- Forbes Library Presents Living Books: Personal Experiences in Story and Conversation
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Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board Minutes for May 3, 2019
**{[Minu]}**te**{[s Forbes]]}**}** Lib****{[{[rary Disability]]}**}** Adv****{[{[isory B]}**oard Fri]**{[}** M**{[ay 3 2019. **{[3:00]}** PM.]}** Present: **{[Lisa]}** Downing**{[, Benjami]}**n Kalish**{[, Mar]}**yJo **{[Stanley]]}**}**,]}** Joel Dansky.]}** **{[An****{[{[nouncem]}**ents New]**{[}** libr**{[ary ho]}**u**{[rs (Lisa)]}**:]}** **{[Forbes l**{[ibrary]}*]}*** is now open…**{[staf]}**f **{[meeting t]}**o **]}**{[talk ab**{[out how]}]}**** to **{**{[[make the]}** librar]}**{[**y **{[more **{[accessib**{[le]}****{]}**[. This c**{[ommittee]]}**}** com**{[plements]}** the ***{[*{[work b]}**eing done]**{[}** **{[by the advi]}**sory]}** **{[board]}** and can]}** f**{[ocus **{[on the **{[implemen]}**]}**ta**{**{[[tion details of]}]}**** i**{[ssues raised]}** by**{[ the]}** **{[board**{[. All sta]}**f]}**f **{[meeting (Lisa)]}***{[*: Some staff]}** met ***{[*{[to dis]}**cuss acce]**{[}**ssi**{[bility a]}**nd came]}**{[** up **{]}**[with som]}**e very]}***{[* use]}**ful **{[suggesti]}**ons.]}** **{[One of the topi]}**cs ****{[{[was how]}** to impr]**{[}**ov**{[e awarenes]}**s and]}** util]}**iz**{[ation of the ass***{[*{[isted]}** listening]**{[}** s**{[ystems that]}** are]}** ava*]}***{[ilable**{[. New add]}**…
Scholarships for Northampton Area Students
**{[This]}** **{[list inc**{[lu]}**d**]}**{[es scho**{[larships]]}**}** which **{[target students]}** **{[from **{[Western **{[Ma]}****{]}**[ssachuse]}**tts and]}**{[** Massac]}**husetts generall]}**y. ****{[{[High sc]}**hool stu]**{[}**dents **{[in No]}**r**{[thampton]}** sh**{]}**[ould als**{[o check]}]}**** out ****{[{[the Nor]}**thampton]**{[}** **{[High School’**{[s s]}****{[cholars]}**hip page]**{[}** whic**{[h incl]}**u**{[des many]}** small]}**…**{[univ]}**ers**{[ity. The]]}**}** Frank Buntin]}** A**{[ward **{[for C]}**iv**{[ic Engag]]}**}**ement and Soci]}**al**{[ Jus*]}***{[tice re**{[cognizes]]}**}** African **{[American**{[ and]}** **{[Hispan**{[ic males]]}**}** wh**{**{[[o are ac]}**tive in]}**{[** **{[their **{[communit**{[y]}** **{]}**[while pr]}**omoting]}**{[** soc**{]}**[ial just]}**ice and]}**{[** e**{[q]}**uality through]]}**}** colle**{[ctive]}** communit]}**y ac***{[*{[tion, community]**{[}** awar**{[eness]}** c**{[ampaigns,]}** ]}**and communit]}**y **{[engage**{[ment.]}** Applican]}**t**{[ must **{[be a]}** **{[graduati**{[ng]}** **]}**{[senior **{[from a h]]}**}**igh ****{[{[school in Weste]]}**}**r**{[n Massachu]}**setts]}** **{[and ]}**plan **{[to enrol]}**l]}** into **{[a 4 yea**{[r colleg]}**e]}** or **{[universi]}**ty.]}**…
Special Collections Policy
**{[Forb]}**es **{[Library]]}**}** Spec***{[*{[ial Collections]]}**}** Collec**{[t**{[ion]}** Dev**{[elopment]]}**}** Policy Forbes**{[ Libr]}**ary is the public]]}**}** library **{[for]}** Nor**{[thampton]]}**}**,]}** Massachusetts.]}** **{[Its Mission]}** S**{[ta]}**te*]}***{[ment ap**{[plies to]]}**}** all collecti]}**ons**{[ and **{[service**{[s. Speci]]}**}**al **{**{[[Collecti]}**ons are]}** also…**{[ment]}** **{[our curr**{[en]}**t *]}***{[times, **{[compleme]}**]}**nt ****{[{[our special col]]}**}**lecti***{[*{[ons an]}**d **{[reflect]**{[}** t]}**he **{[community as]}** a **{[whole. The Nor]}**tha****{[{[mpton C]}**ommunity]**{[}** Web **{[Archiv]}**e **{[is cont]}**in]}**ually updated.]}** ****{[{[Collect]}**ion De]}***{[*velo]}**pme**{[nt Goals]}** A]}**n active **{[effort]}*]}*** is made to add]}** to**{[ the **{[recogni**{[zed stre]]}**}**ngths **{[of th]}**e collecti]}**o**{[ns in the]}** Local]}** Hist]}**ory **{[and Spec]}**ial**{[ Collections Departments.]}** **{[We collabor]}**ate**{[ with]}** community partn]]}**}**ers ****{[{[such as]}** Histori]**{[}**c **{[Northampton, **{[Da]}**vid **{[Ruggle**{[s Center]]}**}** a**{[nd other local **{[his**{[tory **{[institutio]}**…
“Coming to America” Reading Groups for Public Libraries
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Use a library computer
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