April 23, 2014 — Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction and alternate history premised on a Victorian world where steam power is still widely used. Compiled by Forbes Library Staff | Summaries from…spent a lifetime quietly carrying out his unique research. But when a half-bird, half-human creature known as the Garuda comes to him from afar, Isaac is faced with challenges he has never before encountered. The Kingdom of Ohio by Matthew Flaming Discovering an old photograph of a beautiful mathematical prodigy, antiques dealer Peter remembers his initial dismissal of the woman’s claim that she had discovered the key to time travel, a capability…
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Taxes
Forms Available at Forbes Forbes Library generally receives the following tax forms in late January: IRS Forms 1040 and 1040-SR (2023 forms are here!) IRS Instructions for Forms 1040 and…e of income. Call 413-376-1136 to make an appointment. Get Your Refund: All-Online VITA Service Free virtual non-profit tax preparation service for low-income households built by Code for America, in partnership with the IRS, with support from the White House and U.S. Department of Treasury. Eligibility is determined by income amount. Also offered in Spanish. Northampton Senior Center Tax Preparation Northampton seniors given first priority. Call…
Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board – Minutes for July 15th 2021
Minutes Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board 15 July 2021 4:00 PM This meeting was on Zoom. Present: Ben Kalish, Reference Librarian Molly Moss, Assistant Director Brian Tabor, Borrower Services Supervisor/note…ith a new name. A link on our website exists where the library provides an online service request. Deliveries will be made within one week. This service is different and separate from the library’s standard Outreach services for homebound patrons which involve volunteers making deliveries on a longer term basis to our patrons from Northampton, Florence, and Leeds. The accessibility of library programs as in person events resume.The library receive…
The Mighty Uke
Given the scores of people who have borrowed ukuleles from this library, it was time for me to watch a documentary on the uke. According to filmmakers Tony Coleman and…of a worldwide resurgence in popularity. Why? Well, it’s accessible, it’s cheap, it sounds pretty good right from the start, you can adapt a huge variety of music to it, and it’s small and easy to carry around. Who would have guessed, as our 1920s-era ukulele method books languished on the shelves since the last uke fad died out, that in the 21st century there would be ukulele clubs in every major city? Or that a virtuosic ukulele player (is ukul…
Local History/Local Novelists Reading and Lecture Series
From 2011–2015, Forbes Library presented the Local History/Local Novelists, a reading and lecture series which explored links between local history and contemporary novelists, held the first Wednesday of the month…Stinson is the author of three novels and a collection of poetry and lyric essays. Awarded the 2011 Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist Prize from the Lambda Foundation, she is also a writing coach, freelance editor, and gives cemetery tours. SPIDER IN A TREE, her novel about Northampton in the time of 18th century Calvinist preacher Jonathan Edwards, was published in October 2013. Her website is www.susanstinson.net/. Please see the archived Complete…
MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career Center Update
March 18, 2020 — MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career Centers are temporarily closed to the public for in-person services in an effort to protect our customers and staff from potential exposure to Coronavirus (Covid-19). Forbes…This is the quickest option at this time) https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-unemployment-benefits or at the TeleClaim Call Center phone 877-626-6800 Monday-Friday 8:30 am – 4:30pm. Please note the Department of Unemployment Assistance is creating a virtual call center which is expected to be up and running on Monday, March 23 – until then the Call Center is not available. If you are unable to apply for Unemployment Benefits online or by TeleCl…
Accessibility
Accessibility Contact Information For questions about accessibility and requests for accommodations please contact: email accessibility@forbeslibrary.org phone 413-587-1017 The Library Building An elevator within the library provides access to all floors…rowers to perform library transactions on their behalf. Technology Help One-on-one appointments are available. You can make an appointment online or call 413-587-1012. We can help you learn to use ebooks, phones, tablets, computers, and other technology. Please feel free to suggest a topic. We will help if we can. More Services Services for People with Limited Mobility Services for People with No or Low Vision and the Print Disabled Services for P…
Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board – Minutes for May 25, 2018
Minutes Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board Friday May 25 2018, 3:30 PM Present Ben Kalish, Barbara Black, Brian Tabor, Lisa Downing, Rick Ely, Joel Dansky, MaryJo Stanley, Dorothy Baker, Marie…fier in the Reference room and many handheld magnifiers. Outreach Delivery Service Lisa told the board that the library’s Outreach Delivery Service (ODS), the program that delivers materials to residents of Northampton, Florence and Leeds who have difficulty visiting to the library due to a short or or long term disability, is growing. The program is an established Forbes service that underwent a change last year—it is now run by a coordinator who…
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…public programming so as to enhance services to patrons who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or have vision difficulties. The library will also create a new disability advisory board to increase communication between the library and people with disabilities. A recent American Community Survey estimated that 7.2% of Northampton residents live with a disability including 5.3% with hearing difficulty and 5.7% with a vision difficulty. Forbes Library has m…
Racial and Social Justice Advisory Group
The Racial & Social Justice Advisory Group advises the Trustees of Forbes Library to ensure that the voices of diverse community members are represented in the library’s efforts to seek…ir work in community, study and practice. With a passion for organizing non-traditional sectors (service providers, medical & legal professionals, philanthropy), Lolan has cultivated an expertise in cross-sectoral nonprofit leadership, specializing in crisis response, program strategy, and organizational development that is grounded in an anti-oppression framework. Currently, they are the Organizer at Funders for Justice, and a Movement Leader Fel…
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…
Home cooking
Although Laurie Colwin is best known for her novels, she was also a gifted food writer, perhaps because her novelist’s sensibility provided a lively and unusual perspective on the trials…h Laurie Colwin is best known for her novels, she was also a gifted food writer, perhaps because her novelist’s sensibility provided a lively and unusual perspective on the trials and joys of “ordinary” home cooking. To name just three of the essays—Stuffed Breast of Veal: A Bad Idea; Repulsive Dinners: A Memoir; Easy Cooking for Exhausted People—is to show that here is a writer staking out her own delightfully opinionated territory. And the recip…
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