May 29, 2018 — Forbes Library will be celebrating its 125th Anniversary beginning in September 2018 and running through October 2019. Special events, exhibits and community outreach will take place during the course of…If the design includes color, then a monochromatic version should be provided as well. Please submit proposals by July 1st to Lisa Downing, ldowning@forbeslibrary.org including a sketch of your concept and your fee. The budget range for this project is $250-$500….
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Autonomous
Imagine a future in which genetic engineering is commonplace, artificial intelligence has advanced to the point where machine consciousness is taken for granted, and robots, which are built from a…ty drug. Meanwhile Paladin, an AI, and Eliasz, both employed by a military organization dedicated to protecting intellectual property, are on her trail. Told from varied perspectives, including the perspective of a new Artificial Intelligence learning about the world, Autonomous is a moving and engaging novel. With great characters, adventure, sci-fi, philosophy, and romance, it has a lot to offer. I enjoyed this book enormously! Content warning:…
2016 Giving Tree for children ages 0-15
December 2, 2016 — Forbes Library is collecting new and unwrapped toys, gifts, and clothes for kids ages 0-15 as well as gift cards for tweens/teens, from now until December 27th. This is the…asa Latina offers educational and community-supporting programming for the local Latino community. For more information contact 413-587-1010 or info@forbeslibrary.org….
Director Search – Public Meeting
October 28, 2016 — The Trustees have now finished all 4 director interviews. They will meet on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 3:15 pm in the Coolidge Museum to select their choice for director. The…The Trustees have now finished all 4 director interviews. They will meet on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 3:15 pm in the Coolidge Museum to select their choice for director. The meeting, like the interviews, is open to the public. Public feedback about the candidates is welcomed. Please send to directorsearch@forbeslibrary.org…
Program Accommodations
Forbes Library is committed to providing universal access to all of our events. For questions about accessibility or to request accommodations please contact Molly Moss at 413‑587‑1017 or info@forbeslibrary.org. Please let…Forbes Library is committed to providing universal access to all of our events. For questions about accessibility or to request accommodations please contact Molly Moss at 413‑587‑1017 or info@forbeslibrary.org. Please let us know at least two weeks before the event if you require any special accommodations….
The Homemade Pantry
The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying and Start Making, written by Great Barrington’s Alana Chernila is a practical guide to becoming more self sufficient in the kitchen….uide to becoming more self sufficient in the kitchen. The book is cleverly organized by aisle and features staples that many people buy at the grocery store including pasta sauce, jelly, granola bars, and even a homemade version of the beloved Pop-Tart. Every recipe is accompanied by a personal story so if you don’t have a lot of time for cooking you can still enjoy some light reading. I recently tried the recipe for whole wheat sandwich bread. Br…
ATLiens
ATLiens is Outkast’s follow up album (1996) to their debut Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (1994). The title is a portmanteau which combines the ATL abbreviation for their beloved Atlanta with the term “aliens”….r their beloved Atlanta with the term “aliens”. Outkast have always considered themselves outsiders in the world of hip-hop, geographically, stylistically and lyrically and on ATLiens these lyrical differences, with the emerging sound of production teams Organized Noize and Earthtone III set the album apart. ATLiens has the head-nodding beats, funky synth bass, rhymes about cadillacs and other trappings of typical mid-90’s hip hop but remains a cu…
Cutter Classification
Charles Ammi Cutter The Cutter Expansive Classification system is a library classification system devised by Charles Ammi Cutter, who was Librarian at the Forbes Library from 1894-1903. Like other classification systems…excerpts from his personal correspondence which which have not been published elsewhere. Also includes a biography and essays on Cutter’s contributions to library science. Miksa, Francis L. Charles Ammi Cutter: Nineteenth-Century Systematizer of Libraries. University of Chicago, June 1974. (Dissertation). See Also How to find books (and other stuff) at the library Dewey-Cutter Concordance (PDF) Cutter Call Numbers in Arts & Music (PDF)…
Forbes Library selects new Writer in Residence
May 29, 2018 — Forbes Library has selected Art Middleton as its new Writer in Residence. Mr. Middleton will begin a two year term in July succeeding Naila Moreira who has held the post…Nicole Trigg in the zine Macaroni Necklace out of Oakland, CA. In 2011, he organized the Magic Child Repository, a gallery exhibit celebrating small press and handmade book culture in Providence, RI. Informed by his experience as a nursing/personal assistant, adjunct professor, and food service employee (a wide but not entirely tangential resume), his fiction draws from the mundane and the everyday to ask questions about how individuals orient the…
Northampton Republican Committee
February 2, 2010 — The Coolidge Museum will host the next meeting of the Northampton Republican Committee on March 10, 2010 at 7pm. The Committee will be introducing their constituents to Republican Tom Wesley,…The Coolidge Museum will host the next meeting of the Northampton Republican Committee on March 10, 2010 at 7pm. The Committee will be introducing their constituents to Republican Tom Wesley, who is running for Congress. For more information contact Coolidge@forbeslibrary.org….
Reserve a study room or meeting room
Forbes Library offers three meeting rooms. When not required for the use of the library or library related organizations, they may be used by other groups. In addition to the meeting…on or by phone: for the Bak Study room contact the Arts and Music Desk (413-587-1013); for the Watson Room contact the Business Office (413-587-1017). For reservations within 24 hours, please contact us by phone. Additional equipment: when reserving the Watson Room or the Community Room, you can also request the use of the Meeting Owl Pro, a videoconferencing camera useful for hybrid events or meetings. Fee Schedule Policies See the page for each…
Display / Exhibit Space Request Form
Applications for use of display space will be honored on a first-come basis. Organizations based in Northampton or serving primarily Northampton residents which have not used display space within the…or exhibited and that all items are placed on display at the owner’s risk. Contact/questions: Lisa Downing, 413-587-1017….
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