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Coolidge Standing Committee
Coolidge Standing Committee members posed with cardboard cutout photos of Grace and Calvin Coolidge. Russell Carrier, Julie Bartlett Nelson, Cynthia Simison, Lisa Downing, JoEllen MacKenzie, Katy Wight and Bill Scher. Oil…race and Calvin Coolidge. Russell Carrier, Julie Bartlett Nelson, Cynthia Simison, Lisa Downing, JoEllen MacKenzie, Katy Wight and Bill Scher. Oil portraits of Calvin and Grace Coolidge by Howard Chandler Christy on the wall behind them. The Coolidge Standing Committee is a subcommittee of the Forbes Library Board of Trustees and charged with advising the Trustees on Coolidge Museum operations and collections. There are 4 subcommittees: Nominat…
The We and The I
Director Michel Gondry is mostly know for his heady, comedic films with cunning in-camera effects such as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind &The Science of Sleep and innovative music videos from Björk,…conversations and many heartfelt moments, too. Throughout, the dialog is natural; we almost feel as though we’re watching a a documentary at times. Despite this austere approach to filmmaking, Gondry’s presence is still felt with the occasional use of non-digital effects. A small boombox shaped bus rides around town at the intro. Later, we see an interesting scene where he superimposes a pizza shop directly through the window of the city bus. The…
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…pping 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 will be hosting a livestream doodle every weekday at 1:00. Ben Clanton will be doing Instagram Live events every Monday at 12:30pm EST, each of which will be available for 24 hours. Oliver Jeffers will be doing Instagram Live read-alouds every weekday at 2pm EST, each of which will be av…
99% Invisible
99% Invisible is a podcast that explores the effects of design on our lives and society in ways we generally don’t notice. The episodes delve into aspects of everyday life,…rld. Its about “all the thought that goes into the things we don’t think about”. The show’s name is inspired by a quote by Buckminster Fuller: “Ninety-nine percent of who you are is invisible and untouchable.”…
Naila Moreira
Naila Moreira, photo by Jeep Wheat Naila Moreira, Writer-In-Residence Emeritus, served from 2015-2018. Naila is an essayist, poet, and science journalist. Her work frequently focuses on themes of science and…ews for Students. She is the author of the poetry chapbook Gorgeous Infidelities, an art book published by Impossible Dream Editions in collaboration with internationally recognized photographer Paul Ickovic. She works at Smith College as a lecturer in the English Department and a writing instructor in the Jacobson Writing Center, and teaches a science and nature writing course for high school girls in Smith’s Summer Science and Engineering Progra…
Steampunk
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…l Chabon, James Blaylock, Michael Moorcock, and Joe R. Lansdale. Steampunk II : Steampunk Reloaded edited by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer The dynamic VanderMeers follow 2008’s Steampunk with this engaging anthology of 23 stories (three original to this volume, including Jeffrey Ford’s “Dr. Lash Remembers”), two essays (including one by Gail Carriger), and a roundtable interview, all of which define, deepen, and demonstrate the clockwork beauty of automat…
Borrow a Hotspot
This Hotspot Program supports the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners’ goal to Advance Equitable Access to Resources by promoting “excellent connectivity and technology infrastructure, training, and support frameworks to equitably meet…al to Advance Equitable Access to Resources by promoting “excellent connectivity and technology infrastructure, training, and support frameworks to equitably meet the needs of library users in Massachusetts” and the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ American Rescue Plan Act Objective 1.1 to advance digital inclusion. Who Can Borrow a Hotspot? Any Massachusetts resident with a library card from a certified Massachusetts library is eligible…
Five Candidates Vying for Three Seats on Forbes Board (GazetteNet)
August 16, 2019 — Article published in the Daily Hampshire Gazette August 7, 2019 https://www.gazettenet.com/Trustee-positions-at-Forbes-Library-draw-five-candidates-27540837…Article published in the Daily Hampshire Gazette August 7, 2019 https://www.gazettenet.com/Trustee-positions-at-Forbes-Library-draw-five-candidates-27540837…
Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board – Minutes for March 3, 2021
Minutes Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board 19 March 2021 2:00 PM – 3:20 PM This meeting was held over Zoom Present Benjamin Kalish, Reference Library Molly Moss, Assistant Director Brian Tabor, Circulation Supervisor Barbara Black Dorothy Baker Anne Gancarz Deidre Muccio MaryJo Stanley Delivery and other options during the pandemic Brian Tabor told the board about ways folks can access library materials during the pandemic. These include: H…
Under the Volcano
Albert Finney stars in one the last films by the prolific American director, John Huston. Under the Volcano is based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Malcolm Lowry. Delusions and alcoholism are the central themes of this film. We join Finney’s character, Geoffrey Firmin, just after the Day of Dead fiesta in Mexico in 1939. Firmin, who is an alcoholic and bitter English consul, wanders throughout a beautiful Mexican village with his life spir…
Forbes Trustees Honor Two Coolidge Museum Volunteers
March 21, 2019 — The 32nd Gertrude P. Smith Trustees Award will be presented on Wednesday, April 3 at 6:30 P.M. The event will take place in the Coolidge Museum on the second floor…me Northampton resident, Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge, by the library’s archivist Julie Bartlett Nelson followed by a reception in the gallery. The public is cordially invited to attend. The Gertrude P. Smith Award is bestowed by the Trustees of Forbes Library on community members who have given exceptional volunteer service to the library. This year’s recipients, Daria D’Arienzo and Dr. George Snook, served for many years on the library’s Coolidge…
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