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What to Listen to Next?

Let our librarians help you decide what to listen to next. Fill in this form and we’ll put our wide-ranging musical knowledge together and give you some ideas! The more…these artists. Some factors that can help to think about are mood, lyrics, fast/slow, acoustic/electric, sparse/richly orchestrated, vocal/instrumental, emotional/abstract, etc.(required) Please check the types of music you like: RockPopHipHop/RapAlternativeJazz BluesNewAgeMusicals/ShowTunesInternational/World FolkCountryBluegrassAmericana GospelClassicalBaroqueMedieval/Renaissance Children’s Are there particular time periods you like? 2000s 1990s…

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Vice President Dawes

June 16, 2014 — Illustrious ancestors, a profitable business career, and remarkable civilian and military government service does not guarantee successful electoral office. In Calvin Coolidge’s world, no one better demonstrates this than his…rofitable business career, and remarkable civilian and military government service does not guarantee successful electoral office. In Calvin Coolidge’s world, no one better demonstrates this than his vice president, Charles Gates Dawes. Although one of his forebears was the William Dawes who rode with Paul Revere to warn Lexington and Concord that the British were coming, Charlie Dawes never recovered from some missteps early in his vice presiden…

CORI/SORI Policy

FORBES LIBRARY CORI/SORI POLICY This policy is applicable to the criminal history screening of prospective and current volunteers and interns over the age of 18. I. CONDUCTING CORI SCREENING CORI…conducted as authorized by the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services and MGL c. 6, §.172 and M.G.L. c. 6, §§ 178C-178Q., and only after a CORI/SORI Acknowledgement Form has been completed. If a new CORI/SORI check is to be made on a subject within a year of his/her signing of the CORI/SORI Acknowledgement Form, the subject shall be given seventy two (72) hours notice that a new CORI/SORI check will be conducted. II. ACCESS TO CORI A…

Preparing for the Great War

June 3, 2013 — Calvin Coolidge’s terms in the Massachusetts Senate coincided with the beginning of World War I in Europe (1912 – 1915). The great debate about America’s role and participation in the…husetts Senate coincided with the beginning of World War I in Europe (1912 – 1915). The great debate about America’s role and participation in the conflict began. The Massachusetts legislature appointed a Committee to Study Preparedness in 1915. The Hampshire Gazette reported on a union service at the Methodist Church marking a day of prayer for peace in its October 5, 1914 issue. Among State Senator Coolidge’s reported remarks were these: …

Free Technology Classes: Accessibility Focus

January 29, 2016 — Northampton’s Forbes Library is offering a series of free technology classes for people with vision loss. Taught by Dr. Rick Ely, the classes will be held from 3:30-5 PM on the second Monday of the…ith vision loss. Taught by Dr. Rick Ely, the classes will be held from 3:30-5 PM on the second Monday of the month. The first class will be “Keep Reading Digitally via Ear or through Larger Text” on February 8. Future classes will focus on Apple mobile apps, audio description for theater and television, and speech synthesis on personal computers. Seating is limited so preregistration is requested: contact Lisa Downing at 413‑587‑1017 or ldowning@f…

Black Books

Irish comedian Dylan Moran stars in the BBC television series Black Books. The show was written and created by Moran and the folks who brought us Father Ted. Bernard Black,…end and neighboring shop employee, Fran and Manny, his hapless, but loveable (possibly unpaid) employee. We join these three on many madcap adventures and exercises in generally poor customer service. While a fair amount the gags fall under the customer/employee dynamic or displays of tremendous laziness, we also get a fair amount of surreal humor….

The Coolidges Return to Northampton

March 4, 2009 — March 4th 1929 Herbert Hoover was inaugurated as the 31st President and the Coolidges, after attending the inauguration, returned to their beloved Northampton. Grace Coolidge wrote that as she journeyed…t he and I were free to come and go and order our lives according to the dictates of out hearts, responsible only to ourselves for the outcome of out decisions. Gone were the men of the Secret Service, the aides, the valet, the maid, and we were homeward bound.” from Grace Coolidge: An Autobiography Edited by Lawrence E. Wikander and Robert H. Ferrel…

Soulless

Part regency-romance, part steampunk — “a novel of vampires, werewolves, and parasols.” Set in an alternate regency England, in which werewolves and vampires are an accepted part of society, some with positions at the top levels of government. Alexia Tarabotti is a witty spinster in a family of beautiful people without substance. She is also a preternatural, without a soul. Alexia is bored with her society life, and wants to join the Bureau of Un…

100th Anniversary of Coolidge as Mayor

January 15, 2009 — Calvin Coolidge was elected Mayor of Northampton, Massachusetts on December 7, 1909 beginning a continuous course of public service until he left the White House on March 4, 1929. The…Calvin Coolidge was elected Mayor of Northampton, Massachusetts on December 7, 1909 beginning a continuous course of public service until he left the White House on March 4, 1929. The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library & Museum is planning special events, programs and exhibits later this year to mark the 100th anniversary of his election as Mayor. Stayed tuned to this blog for more information in the coming months….

Construction on the new elevator to begin end of February

February 13, 2015 — Notice: Construction on the new elevator will begin the week of February 23 and continue for several months. During this time we will not be wheelchair accessible. Please contact Lisa…Notice: Construction on the new elevator will begin the week of February 23 and continue for several months. During this time we will not be wheelchair accessible. Please contact Lisa in the Business Office for more information or to request home delivery service for library materials, 413-587-1017 or ldowning@forbeslibrary.org. We apologize for this inconvenience….

The Hawk’s Way: Encounters With Fierce Beauty

In this short book, the author, Sy Montgomery, takes the reader through her journey with learning falconry, an ancient practice where humans and hawks join together to hunt. This partnership is unlike any Montgomery (or most of us) has encountered and calls her to question her relationship with the predators who, unable to be anthropomorphized, operate on instinct and care nothing for human companionship. Yet we are held in such thrall by their w…

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