Minutes Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board May 18, 2022 3PM This meeting was on Zoom Present Ben Kalish, Librarian Brian Tabor, Librarian Lisa Downing, Director Laura Bovee Anne Gancarz Keith…t her experience at meetings offered by various Northampton organizations, online and in person, few of which offered accommodations for Deaf or hard-of-hearing folks. She also spoke about the need for a community group for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing, referencing a group that ceased meeting because of the pandemic. Several attendees offered similar stories and in the discussion that followed some potential paths towards improvement were identifi…
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Resources for Family Learning at Home
March 18, 2020 — Authors, illustrators, and educators are stepping up to provide free resources for all ages designed to encourage creativity and learning at home! Virtual Author Events, Resources and Read-alouds Mo Willems…children ages 3-11. The Academy at Charlemont is offering a range of free online summer learning opportunities for students in grades 6-12, including everything from Algebra classes to how to make sweater monsters! Reading Rockets: Activity suggestions, reading recommendations, science projects, and more. Scholastic Learn at Home: for families with children Pre-K to Grade 6+, Scholastic offers virtual field trips, author videos, and activities. B…
Collection Development Policy
The Library’s Mission Forbes Library exists to provide a wide range of information and materials to all of the people of Northampton, using traditional and innovative technology, and to encourage…m and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners provide many of the online products. Access to online products from the Boston Public Library with a BPL eCard is also available. Factors considered in the selection of reference materials are authority, reliability, scope, treatment, arrangement, format, cost, and existing holdings. 8. Local Authors An effort is made to acquire titles by local (Northampton and the towns in the Pioneer Valley)…
125th Anniversary
Forbes Library is celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2019. The library building was completed in 1893 and then took a full year to open while the newly hired director, Charles…4, 2019 Forbes Library Timeline An overview of Forbes Library’s 125 years. Online exhibits In celebration of Forbes Library’s 125th anniversary year, a variety of images and objects from the Library’s local history collections are featured in the Hosmer Gallery. These monthly displays can be seen in our online Images From the Archives. Our Community Sing 2018 We kicked off our 125th year with Our Community Sing on September 23, 2018. This year is…
Regional News and Media
Local Newspapers Daily Hampshire Gazette https://www.gazettenet.com/ News and Information for Northampton by the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Forbes Library patrons can find articles from 1994 to the present in NewsBank. For index…uage newspaper that covers news in Western Massachusetts both in print and online. Local Radio 88.5 FM WFCR Public Radio 89.3 FM WAMH Amherst College Radio 91.1 FM WMUA UMass Radio 91.5 FM WMHC Mt. Holyoke Radio 91.9 FM WOZQ Smith College Radio 93.9 FM WRSI The River 97.3 FM WLPV Living Waters Christian Radio 103.3 FM WXOJ Valley Free Radio 107.9 FM WMCB Western Mass Community Broadcasting in Greenfield 1400 AM WHMP Pioneer Valley news and talk Lo…
This site provides you with quick access to land records across Massachusetts. Most documents from 1948 on are searchable, and many other documents can be viewed online if the book and page number are known.
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Hosmer Gallery
In Memory of Jean Elizabeth Hosmer (1954-1999) Upcoming Exhibits 2024-25 | Exhibit History | Information for Artists | Información para Artistas | Hours | Mailing List Animal Portraits by Dan Chiamis, Renee Hill, Sarah Marquesen July 2-30, 2024 Reception: July…seen – even in your own backyard. Online: Community Art Exhibit Visit the online Community Art Exhibit at Virtual Hosmer Gallery. During the emergency building closure in 2020, The Hosmer Gallery began exploring new ways to support our mission of providing opportunities for local artists to show their work to the public. Starting April 3, 2020, and continuing nearly four years, we invited all art makers in the greater Northampton area to particip…
Applications are open for Hosmer Gallery 2019 season, through June 15
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…our community’s past, present and future. The application can be completed online or printed and mailed with a CD or flashdrive 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. First-time exhibitors, individuals and groups are welcome. The Hosmer Art Gallery is…
Board Game Arena
Board Game Arena advertises itself as “the world’s largest online board gaming community”. It is a community built and run online game platform with over 150 games, from classics like Hearts and Chess to more modern games like Sushi Go and Carcassonne. You can play with friends (playing with friends while on a simultaneous video chat is the closest I’ve come to a board game night during quarantine) or with strangers. On my own I’ve been playing l…
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Forbes Library shares an online catalog with over 150 area libraries in the CW MARS consortium. You can find items from Forbes and from all the other member libraries, and…Forbes Library shares an online catalog with over 150 area libraries in the CW MARS consortium. You can find items from Forbes and from all the other member libraries, and request items to be sent to your home library for pickup. The CW MARS help page answers many questions about using the online catalog. Please ask a librarian if you have any questions….
Forbes Staff Member Receives Competitive Award
June 20, 2018 — Dylan Gaffney, Senior Library Assistant at the Forbes Library, has been awarded the 2018 Paralibrarian of the Year award by the Massachusetts Library Association. This competitive annual award is given…ost 4000] These have engaged thousands of viewers and are our most popular online content. He always volunteers to serve on committees, attend community outreach events, mentor new staff members, or help the library reach its mission in any way he can. One important role he has taken on is the library’s video collection development which is especially significant in Northampton, because many of our patrons come to the library for our outstanding f…
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