The Daily Hampshire Gazette has covered Northampton area news since 1786. You can find full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and much more from current and archived issues of Daily Hampshire Gazette via Newsbank. Newsbank is a news database designed for researchers. Content is updated daily and includes editorials, announcements, and other local content from the Gazette going back to January 3, 1994.
Coverage for 2023 is currently incomplete due to changes at the Gazette.
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February 25, 2019 — Springfield Republican/MassLive, February 24, 2019; reproduced by permission https://www.masslive.com/living/index.ssf/2019/02/northamptons_forbes_library_turns_page_on_first_125_years.html By Cori Urban Special to The Republican The Forbes Library in Northampton is turning the page on its first 125 years…ning, if they are disposed to learn.” William Brocklesby designed the three-story stone building, which is on the National Register of Historic Buildings. It was completed in 1893 and then took a year to open while the newly-hired director, Charles Ammi Cutter, went to Europe to assemble a collection in time for its opening in October 1894. He had created the Cutter Expansive Classification System when he was librarian at the Boston Athenaeum, and…
Resources Regarding Calvin Coolidge’s Record on African-American Rights, Native American Rights and Immigration The Board of Trustees of Forbes Library recently renewed its commitment to “seek out and eliminate underlying…ynching measure was defeated in the United States Senate, a total of twenty-nine Afro-Americans had been hanged by mobs. Anticipating the reintroduction of the Dyer Bill in Congress in 1924, Coolidge took a courageous step in urging Capitol Hill legislators to pass the anti-lynching measure. The chief executive’s recommendation for a biracial commission for easing the settlement of southern black migrants in northern industrialized areas amounted…
Forbes Library, the public library for Northampton, is a welcoming haven for all. We build connections that strengthen our communities, inspire curiosity, open windows to the past, and create pathways…g to Forbes Library, please contact the library director, Lisa Downing, 413-587-1016 or ldowning@forbeslibrary.org. Donate materials or services If you wish to donate materials or services, please phone 587-1017. Forbes Library accepts donations of new and almost-new books, books on CD, and DVDs to be considered for addition into the collection and book sale. For more details, please see our page on donating books and media. More Ways to Help Annu…
April 21, 2017 — Forbes Library offers free educational and life enriching programs to people of all ages. Last year alone, over 1800 programs were held at the library and attended by over 30,000…online starting on April 25, http://forbeslibrary.org/vgd/, call us at 413-587-1011, or visit in person. “Forbes library is truly one of the joys of my life, and I cannot imagine how much less my life would be without it!” “Forbes Library is a beautiful, spacious sanctuary for me. I enjoy checking out books & DVDs, have borrowed a musical instrument there, & learned important info from the wonderful staff. It’s a place where everyone is welcome &…
Marie Hershkowitz Bookplate design The Trustees of Forbes Library have established the Marie Hershkowitz Memorial Children’s Book Fund in honor of the beloved Bridge Street School teacher. The fund was…hkowitz 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 of your check or in the notes field in PayPal or the donation form. Donate Online…
Forbes Library has musical instruments available for loan! Instruments are available to adult patrons and children in sixth grade or above and can be kept for three weeks. Our musical…at the Library Amplifiers and cables Autoharp Banjo (open back) Bass guitar (acoustic-electric) Bongo drums Buffalo drum Concertina Djembe drum Doumbek drum Electronic keyboard Guitars (acoustic, electric-acoustic, and electric) Guitar (left-handed electric) Kalimba Korg 25-key Analog Monosynthesizer Looper/phrase sampler Mandolin Mountain dulcimer Theremin Ukuleles (soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, and banjo uke) Violin (standard and half-size) V…
Forbes Library stands on Nonotuck land. We also acknowledge our neighboring Indigenous nations: the Nipmuc and the Wampanoag to the East, the Mohegan and Pequot to the South, the Mohican…lding and Architecture Library History Library Hours Library News Mission, Vision, and Values Policies Racial Justice Statement Strategic Plan 2019-2023 Strategic Plan 2025-2027 Trustees Videos about Forbes Library…
Little Pim is an online language learning system for ages 0-6. It’s a fun way for kids to learn a foreign language!
- Little Pim’s Entertainment Immersion Method makes it fun and easy to learn.
- Kids love Little Pim, the animated panda who teaches each lesson.
- It’s fun for the whole family.
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Digital Amherst is a project of the Jones Library, the public library of Amherst, Massachusetts. It is a pilot project to develop a small but rich online collection of the historic and cultural stories about the town of Amherst and its influence in the Connecticut Valley and beyond.
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November 26, 2013 — “On this day, in home and church, in family and in public gatherings, the whole nation has for generations paid the tribute due from grateful hearts for blessings bestowed.” From Calvin Coolidge’s…n As President, Calvin Coolidge delivered a Thanksgiving Proclamation each year. Thanks to the American Presidency Project, you can read the complete proclamations online. Click on the year to take you to proclamation on their website. 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928…
This page describes the computers in the Reference Room and the Arts and Music department. Additional computers for children and teens can be found in the Children’s Department. All our…computers. Used properly, Tor Browser can help you to protect your privacy online. Printing and Scanning Printers, photocopiers, and scanners are available. Prohibited Uses The following uses of library computers are prohibited: Bypassing library time management or security software Destruction of, damage to, or alteration of library equipment, software, or network security Violating the library’s Internet Use Policy Violation of this agreement wi…
