January 13, 2014 — Micro Eco-farming: Prospering from Backyard to Small Acreage in Partnership with the Earth by Barbara Berst Adams Depletion and Abundance: Life on the New Home Front by Sharon Astyk Food…My Wild Friends: Free Food From Field and Forest by Blanche Cybele Derby Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-scale Permaculture by Toby Hemenway The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience by Rob Hopkins Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating\\ Locally by J.B. Mackinnon New Village Green: Living Light, Living Local, Living Large by Stephen Morris Confessions of an Eco-sinner: Tracking Down the Sources of My Stuff…
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Earth Day 2020 (the Pandemic version)
In this 10-minute video, violist Scott Slapin presents 400 years of music history in his basement (“The Pandemic Auditorium”) where the water pipes and exposed wiring make an acoustically and visually innovative backdrop to his formal concert attire. Excerpts of Bach, Paganini, Hindemith and Slapin’s own composition are interspersed with engaging commentary while a counterpoint of hilarious subtitles scrolls by. If you appreciate first-class musi…
Forbes Library Accessibility Advisory Board – Agenda for 12 January 2024
Agenda Forbes Library Accessibility Advisory BoardDate 12 Jan 2024Time 3PM Public Comment Minutes of last meeting Addition to minutes of last meeting from Linda: A therapist and parent of an…vents inaccessible for children with auditory sensitivity (such as children on the autism spectrum or with sensory processing differences).” Announcements / updates Stipend for meeting attendees New materials in the last year Follow up about sound in Community Room New portable assistive listening system available for loan Selection of Advisory Board co-chair Dementia friendly status and initiatives with Dementia Friendly Northampton…
All He Ever Wanted: A Novel
If you like dark, involving, character-driven tales, pick up this one about a professor at a small New England college at the turn of the last century. The unlikable, perhaps…, we see the female character only through the narrator’s eyes and she remains enigmatic. As is Shreve’s modus operandi there is another interlocking tale written years later called Stella Bain. Perhaps these characters stayed with the author as they did with me….
Library History
The Forbes Library opened in 1894, as a result of a bequest by Judge Charles Edward Forbes, who wished to build a public library for the citizens of Northampton. The…to the vibrant town of Northampton. Forbes Library Timeline: the first 125 years Architecture Charles Ammi Cutter Charles Edward Forbes, article by Richard Szlosek Biographical sketch of Charles E. Forbes, by C.A. Cutter Charles E. Forbes’s Will, complete (PDF / 24 pages) Excerpts of Forbes’s Will endowing the library (PDF / 2 pages) The Agreement for Judgement between the City of Northampton and the Trustees of Forbes Library, signed on the 8th o…
Catch Us When We Fall
A compelling read from seasoned author Fay features the story of Cass Macklin: grieving the death of Ben, her boyfriend of nearly ten years, while newly pregnant, homeless, and scared….ry of Cass Macklin: grieving the death of Ben, her boyfriend of nearly ten years, while newly pregnant, homeless, and scared. Cass spent most of the previous decade drunk, and is now faced with the challenge of creating a healthy life for herself and her baby with no friends nor funds to support these goals. After suffering a setback in her sobriety, she tracks down Ben’s brother Scott, a professional baseball player, to ask for help. Skeptical of…
Born to Kvetch
A humorous history of the Yiddish language from the middle ages to today traces the origins of numerous everyday terms, citing events throughout the past one thousand years that contributed…A humorous history of the Yiddish language from the middle ages to today traces the origins of numerous everyday terms, citing events throughout the past one thousand years that contributed to Jewish European communication practices while offering insight into Yiddish relationships with nature, sex, food, and more….
Cultivating Delight: A Natural History of My Garden
Ackerman’s award winner (NY Times Notable Books) is an exploration of the pleasures of her Ithaca, New York garden over the course of a year. While many gardeners may be…Ackerman’s award winner (NY Times Notable Books) is an exploration of the pleasures of her Ithaca, New York garden over the course of a year. While many gardeners may be quite jealous, (she clearly has LOTS of paid assistance in maintenance and renovations), her descriptions and historical asides are in her trademark lush, sensory-oriented language….
Food for Fines at Forbes Library
January 3, 2019 — Forbes Library is offering its annual Food for Fines amnesty program during January. This is a time of year to support the needs of people in our community and clear…ts annual Food for Fines amnesty program during January. This is a time of year to support the needs of people in our community and clear accumulated overdue fines. During this time, patrons may pay overdue fines by donating items in demand by the Northampton Survival Center. The library will be accepting donations of canned goods (please check expiration dates) and healthy non-perishable food items. Items most needed are canned chicken or tuna, b…
Celebrate New Art Works in Forbes Library’s Collection, February 4
January 18, 2023 — Reception Saturday, February 4, 2-3:30 PM The public is invited to a reception spotlighting the new art works by local and regional BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) artists which…ndigenous, People of Color) artists which we have acquired in the last two years. In 2021, Forbes Library received a $10,000 anonymous donation with the express intent of supporting the library in its desire to diversify its permanent art collection. The Trustees of Forbes Library then matched the gift and appointed a committee to identify potential artists and recommend works of art to acquire for the permanent collection. Committee members reach…
Well-Behaved Indian Women
Three generations of Indian women living in India, New Jersey, and Manhattan try in vain to do what is expected of them and all fail, in the same year, by…attan try in vain to do what is expected of them and all fail, in the same year, by following their dreams instead. Simran is finishing her master’s degree in psychology and planning her wedding to Kunal, an altruistic medical student, when she meets someone who changes the way she sees herself. Nandini is anticipating her empty nest with a sense of dissatisfaction with her distant husband and her job in a family practice clinic where the bottom l…
Last Tang Standing
Andrea Tang, at 33, is living the life she is supposed to live in Singapore: up for partner at her law firm, in possession of the latest designer handbag, surrounded…and redirect her life entirely? Is her rivalry with Suresh shifting from antagonism to civility to friendship to something else? Ho’s debut novel is a charming and witty diary of a year in the life of Andrea Tang. It’s a good match for fans of The Hating Game, Crazy Rich Asians, and misguided young professional women….
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