This collaboration of historical societies, sites, and museums has created a website including a directory of sites and an overview of research sources.
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Vice President Charles Dawes-Part 2
June 30, 2014 — Coolidge left the selection of his vice presidential candidate to the 1924 convention delegates since that was how he had gotten the nomination in 1920. The Republican convention first nominated…in his autobiography, but says this about the vice presidency, “If the Vice-President is a man of discretion and character…he should be in the Cabinet because he might become President and ought to be informed on the policies of the administration…My experience in the Cabinet was of supreme value to me when I became President.” (Coolidge, Autobiography, page 163-164) It was the custom at that time that the vice president was inaugurated inside the…
This library contains digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts. Many of these videos are available for free download.
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PDR (Physicians’ Desk Reference) is a reference aid providing drug summaries and FDA communications for prescription drugs.
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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…data, or privacy invasions. Those who use the hotspots do so at their own risk and assume full liability for their actions. Hotspot users are accessing the internet through the T-Mobile network, not the Library’s network. Illegal acts involving Library equipment or services may also be subject to prosecution….
A collection of toxicology information from the National Library of Medicine.
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Thank you for a successful Valley Gives Day!
May 3, 2017 — Forbes Library raised $7,905 from 134 generous donors on Valley Gives Day 2017. This exceeded the library’s matching challenge grant of $6,000 from the Friends of Forbes Library. The library…Kay Cowperthwait Carolyn Cushing Kendra Dahlquist : In honor of Hilary Caws-Elwitt Carole DeSanti Joseph & Janet Dibrindisi Lisa Downing : In honor of Jason Mazzotta Candace Drimmer : In memory of Rivkah Peller Christine Duckworth Kate Faulkner Jenny Ferreia Ronnie and Lawrence Field Maureen Flannery Herman Fong John and Gail Gaustad Joanne Gold Hannia Gonzalez Tzivia Gover Suzy Groden Margaret Groesbeck Deborah Haas Johanna Halbeisen : In honor o…
The Cabinet of Earths
Enter Anne Nesbet’s world and follow Maya on her magical journey, a story fantasy fans will love….Enter Anne Nesbet’s world and follow Maya on her magical journey, a story fantasy fans will love….
Local Authors
Local authors and illustrators in western Mass. libraries. Children’s authors are in blue. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Janet Aalfs Unmi Abkin John Allen Anna Alter Edgar C. Alward Louise Appell Margot Apple…Soukar Chehade Michael Chesworth Cassandra Clare Gail Cleare Maryann Cocca-Leffler Judy Cohen Lewis M. Cohen George Howe Colt Sheila Connolly Fred Contrada Deanna F. Cook Cornelia Cornelissen Bill Cosby David Costello Mary Cowhey Trish Crapo Anne Crompton Samuel Willard Crompton John Crowley Mike Curato Dean Cycon Daniel J. Czitrom D Nina Dabek Kenneth Danford Lawrence David Marguerite Davol Mary V. Dearborn Diane De Groat Lionel Delevingne Corin…
Housing and Utilities Assistance
Shelters and housing assistance in the Northampton Area. Shelters Hampshire County Interfaith Shelter 43 Center Street, Northampton. Follow signs to the entrance in back. 413-586-6750 An emergency overflow shelter for…pe of help may change over time. In addition to the website you also call 2-1-1 from any phone for more information. Northampton Housing Authority The Northampton Housing Authority (NHA) is a quasi-public agency maintaining public housing at the McDonald House, Forsander and Cahill Apartments, Tobin Manor, Salvo House, and Hampshire and Florence Heights. The NHA also administers a Housing Choice Voucher program (Section Eight) and works with the V…
September is Library Card Sign-up Month
September 12, 2016 — September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when the American Library Association and libraries nationwide join together to remind parents, caregivers and students that signing up for a library…digital content. In addition to books, magazines, DVDs, computers, games, software and other multimedia materials, libraries provide access to e-books. Often the library is the first point of contact in helping community members. From providing assistance to small business owners to assisting with access to e-government resources, libraries are changing lives through education. Libraries are America’s great information equalizers – the only place…
Reading Series: The Modern Real and Surreal
Naila Moreira, photo by Jermane Stephinger Where the Real and the Surreal Meet The Modern Real and Surreal: Writers and Artists on Our Age, is the Forbes Library’s author reading…rm an important backbone as these authors share from their fine work. 2017-2018 Forbes Library Reading Series October 11 – Comics and Graphic Novels Holly Black, author, The Good Neighbors Denis Kitchen, cartoonist, Kitchen Sink Books Christopher Couch, author, The Will Eisner Companion: The Pioneering Spirit of the Father of the Graphic Novel November 8 – Aspergers, Autism, and Neurodiversity John Elder Robison, author, Switched On Cammie…
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