Minutes Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board Initial Meeting. 13 July 2015. Present: Barbara Black Jo-ann Bowen Lisa Downing (Forbes Library, assistant director) Rick Ely Ben Kalish (Forbes Library, reference librarian) Janet Moulding (Forbes Library, director) Deidre Muccio Sandra Shelton Mary Jo Stanley After brief introductions Janet, Lisa, and Ben provided updates on the libraries work on the Serving People With Disabilities Grant: Update…
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Forbes Library Homebound Delivery Service Patron Release
By taking part in the Forbes Library Homebound Delivery Service, I acknowledge and agree to the following: I am unable to visit the library on a regular basis due to…elivery Service, I acknowledge and agree to the following: I am unable to visit the library on a regular basis due to a disability, long-term illness or transportation restraint. I understand that a volunteer will check out and return library materials for me and will have access to my online library account for the purpose of placing holds and keeping track of materials loaned to me. My new library account password will be my volunteer’s last nam…
Our Community Sing 2018
In 1918 when thousands gathered on the Forbes Library lawn for a community sing, a sole photographer documented the event. On Sunday September 23, 100 years later, those gathering on…Forbes Library requests that those who are interested in including their digital photos in the Library Archive to email them to arts@forbeslibrary.org or share a google drive folder with arts@forbeslibrary.org. Picnic on the Forbes Library lawn at 6PM, Sunday, September 23rd, 2018, followed by a sing-along at moonrise. The Picnic Bring blankets or lawn chairs and a picnic from home or takeout from one of the sponsoring Northampton restaurants and…
Janet Moulding, Director at Forbes Library, announces retirement
June 1, 2016 — Janet Moulding, Director of Forbes Library since 2004, has announced her retirement, effective the end of this year. Under Moulding’s leadership the library renovated both the Anna Gertrude Brewster Children’s Room…nce room, making both more attractive and functional for library users. Additionally, the building envelope was restored. Moulding’s goal was always to make the library a more welcoming place for patrons; in 2015 the handicap lift which was frequently out of service was replaced by a fully functioning Victorianesque style elevator insuring that the library met Moulding’s goal of always being “accessible to all.” Moulding served on the CW MARS (Cen…
Out of the Silent Planet
In this early work of science fiction (Out of the Silent Planet was first published in 1938) C.S. Lewis tells the story of a philology professor, much reminiscent of Lewis’s…shed in 1938) C.S. Lewis tells the story of a philology professor, much reminiscent of Lewis’s friend J.R.R Tolkien, who, while exploring a mysterious house in the English countryside, is kidnapped and brought to the mysterious planet of Malacandra aboard a strange space–going vehicle. The professor escapes his captors soon after they land, and he finds himself terrified in an unfamiliar world. His curiosity overcomes his fear, however, when he di…
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Moving Memories Lab Grant Awarded
October 18, 2019 — We have great news! Forbes Library was awarded the Accelerating Promising Practices for Small and Rural Libraries grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to develop the Moving Memories Lab, which will allow community members to record and preserve their stories, photos and other memories. This project, with its focus on building and preserving community memory, draws on our ongoing multimedia work in collecting local history and e…
Food Assistance
Information on free meals and food subsidies in the Northampton area. Information as listed on organization websites and subject to change. Free meals in Northampton Manna Soup Kitchen Manna Soup Kitchen’s free meals program has transitioned to to-go meals only. Pick up times are: Monday: 11:30 – 1:30pm at St. John’s Episcopal Church Tuesday: 11:30 – 1:30pm at St. John’s Episcopal Church Wednesday: 6:00 – 7:00pm at Edwards Church Thursday: 11:30…
Special Collections Policy
Forbes Library Special Collections Collection Development Policy Forbes Library is the public library for Northampton, Massachusetts. Its Mission Statement applies to all collections and services. Special Collections are also…ce of Museums’ Code of Ethics for Museums, and the Society of American Archivists’ Core Values Statement and Code of Ethics. The Special Collections consist of materials relevant to the history and culture of Northampton and Hampshire County, and the life and career of President Calvin Coolidge, in a variety of physical and digital formats. They include printed books, manuscripts, maps, photographs, prints, periodicals, scrapbooks, original works…
Display/Exhibit Policy
The Forbes Library welcomes the opportunity to allow community groups and individuals to use the various display and exhibit areas in the building, as part of its mission to provide…e Forbes Library welcomes the opportunity to allow community groups and individuals to use the various display and exhibit areas in the building, as part of its mission to provide a wide range of information and materials, and to encourage and support the civic, intellectual, and cultural pursuits of the community. Space is provided for displays of an educational, cultural, intellectual, charitable or recreational nature, and for exhibiting works…
Taking a Year
May 6, 2014 — Selected nonfiction in which folks take a year or so to do something different, from keeping bees to reading the OED. Compiled by Forbes Library Staff | Summaries from ContentCafe,…Compiled by Forbes Library Staff | Summaries from ContentCafe, NoveList, Wikipedia, Amazon.com | May 2013 The happiness project : or why I spent a year trying to sing in the morning, clean my closets, fight right, read Aristotle, and generally have more fun Rubin, Gretchen Craft. c2009. Call number: BIY.R824h 2010 Sundays in America : a yearlong road trip in search of Christian faith Shea, Suzanne Strempek Call number: CC.Sh31s 2008 The cloister…
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