A library card is required to borrow most library materials and to place holds for those materials. When you get a library card you also get a library account you… for a library card online Residents of Massachusetts may apply for a card online. Online applicants will receive a temporary Forbes Library card by email. You can use your card number as soon as you receive it. The process is not automated so please allow a few days for staff to process your request. Children under 12 Library Card Application for Children Under 12. A parent or legal guardian must fill out this form. Adults and Teens Register for…
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Local Authors
Local authors and illustrators in western Mass. libraries. Childrenās authors are in blue. AĀ BĀ CĀ DĀ EĀ FĀ GĀ HĀ IĀ JĀ KĀ LĀ MĀ NĀ OĀ PĀ QĀ RĀ SĀ TĀ UĀ VĀ WĀ XĀ YĀ Z A Janet Aalfs Unmi Abkin John Allen Anna Alter Edgar C. Alward Louise Appell Margot Apple…McCullough Moore Thurston Moore William James Moore Naila Moreira Melissa Morgan-Oakes Barbara Feldman Morse Barry Moser Cara Moser Michel Moushabeck Sabina Murray Burleigh Mutén N Emily Neuburger Bill Newman Catherine Newman Lesléa Newman Kristin Nicholas O Peggy O’Brien Bill O’Connell Howard Odentz Kevin O’Hara Karen Osborn Eliza Osborne Dori Ostermiller Ruth Ozeki P Yarrow Paisley Paula Panich Lisa Papademetriou Nina Payne Joseph Perez Nancy Pi…
Forbes Library Wins Federal Grant
October 24, 2018 ā Forbes Library was recently awarded a federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant for $7500 from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC). Ā āThis yearās grants illustrate the vibrant…ww.imls.gov and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Press Contacts: Molly Moss, Forbes Library Assistant Director, 413-587-1017, mmoss@forbeslibrary.org Heather Diaz, Forbes Library Reference Librarian, 413-587-1012, hdiaz@forbeslibrary.org…
Objections to Library Resources
Library resources include more than just materials for loan.Ā Libraries also provide programs and events (in-person and virtual), displays and exhibits, and a range of electronic resources, usually accessed online,…atement of Concern About Library Resources Form. The Library Director will review the resource, evaluate the original decision and current community needs for the resource, meet with Library staff, and meet with the individual to review the complaint. The Director will make a written ruling on the request, based on the Collection Development Policy and the principles of intellectual freedom, as well as the Special Collections Policy and the SAA Co…
fRoots
fRoots (formerly Folk Roots) covers modern and traditional music with roots from around the globe. Feature articles, CD and concert reviews, and even advertising span world music from Scotland to…fRoots (formerly Folk Roots) covers modern and traditional music with roots from around the globe. Feature articles, CD and concert reviews, and even advertising span world music from Scotland to South Africa and from ukulele to sitar. Some issues include a CD sampler. With its broad coverage of past, present and the cutting edge and its passion for folk as a constantly-evolving genre, fRoots is the last, best roots music magazine….
Vice President Dawes
June 16, 2014 ā Illustrious ancestors, a profitable business career, and remarkable civilian and military government service does not guarantee successful electoral office. Ā In Calvin Coolidgeās world, no one better demonstrates this than his…paid for mules in France, he replied, “Hell and Maria, I’d have paid horse prices for sheep, if the sheep could have pulled artillery to the front!” Thus he was ‘Hell and Maria’ Dawes or ‘Helen Maria’ Dawes, as he always insisted. Dawes was appointed the first Director of the Bureau of the Budget in 1921 by President Harding. He served on the Allied Reparations Commission negotiating with European colleagues to find a plan for Germany to pay war c…
Louis C.K. : Hilarious
If you are easily offended by delicate or obscene subject matter, this 2010 concert film is, clearly, blatantly, spectacularlyā¦ not for you. Come to think of it, if you are…ng character he describes and believe in it fully, to the point where you forget that he performs the act night in and night out, and it can be unsettling to see the same joke performed again elsewhere. Much of the best material he has used in his last few specials have been inspired by his role as a devoted father of two daughters and the experience of his recent divorce. When he delivers lines about the ridiculous anger and exasperation many par…
Marie Hershkowitz Memorial Children’s Book Fund
Marie Hershkowitz Bookplate design The Trustees of Forbes Library have established the Marie Hershkowitz Memorial Childrenās Book Fund in honor of the beloved Bridge Street School teacher. The fund was…a book plate bearing the name Marie Hershkowitz Memorial Children’s Book Fund along with a line drawing of a greyhound, one of Marie’s favorite animals. Anyone interested in contributing to the Marie Hershkowitz Memorial Children’s Book Fund can donate online by clicking the button below. Or you can contact Lisa Downing, Library Director, at director@forbeslibrary.org, or by calling 413-587-1016. Please indicate “Hershkowitz Fund” in the memo line…
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Information for Artists
EspaƱol The Hosmer Art Gallery is designed to provide opportunities for local artists to show their work to the public. Exhibits include a wide range of media and content reflecting…he application period and deadline are announced each year in local media, online event calendars, on the library website and email list. Criteria for review include technical and artistic quality, a coherent theme, and contribution to an interesting and varied program for the year. Eligibility We offer an inclusive space that builds community and belonging. Artists living and working in western Massachusetts (Hampshire, Hampden, Franklin and Berk…
Consumer Information
These online resources are great place to look for consumer information, whether you are looking for product reviews or safety information. Canāt find what youāre looking for? TryĀ searching the catalogĀ orĀ asking…These online resources are great place to look for consumer information, whether you are looking for product reviews or safety information. Can’t find what you’re looking for? Try searching the catalog or asking a librarian….
Judd Manuscript Collection
Judd Manuscript Collection Digitized materials from the Judd Manuscript Collection available on archive.org The Judd Manuscript Collection consists of 70 bound volumes of handwritten accounts and transcriptions of documents, letters,…nuscript Collection: Judd Manuscript Index to Northampton Volumes (archive.org) Judd Manuscript Index to Northampton Land Book and Deeds Volume (archive.org) Judd Manuscript Subject index to the Hadley Volumes Judd Manuscript Subject Index to the Massachusetts Volumes Judd manuscript Subject index to Vital Statistics in Various Town Volumes Judd Manuscript Name Index to Connecticut Volumes (archive.org) Judd Manuscript Subject index to the Connect…
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