Charles Ammi Cutter The Cutter Expansive Classification system is a library classification system devised by Charles Ammi Cutter, who was Librarian at the Forbes Library from 1894-1903. Like other classification systems…sification: Part I: The First Six Classifications. EBook hosted by Archive.org (The formatting is crucial, so be sure to use the “read online” option or download the PDF.) Includes schedules of the first six classifications, as well as extensive notes on the systems purpose and use. Note that schedules of the seventh classification are incomplete and are not available online at this time. Miska, Francis L (ed.). Charles Ammi Cutter, Library System…
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Forbes Library Wins Federal Grant
October 24, 2018 — Forbes Library was recently awarded a federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant for $7500 from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC). “This year’s grants illustrate the vibrant…individuals to thrive. To learn more, visit www.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…
Plastic Ono Band
The Plastic Ono Band LP is commonly referred to as the “Primal Scream” album as John and Yoko were going through Arthur Janov’s Primal Scream therapy during the album’s creation…her’s sudden death just as they were reconciling) and closing with the myth-busting “God”, the album is easily Lennon’s most cohesive solo work. Lennon famously hated the sound of his own voice unadorned, and was constantly imploring producers to swathe it in reverb or other effects, and his most famous Beatles contributions were often dense, sonically experimental psychedelic studio creations. On Plastic Ono Band, stripped of daft wordplay and ov…
Election for Trustees of Forbes Library
March 31, 2021 — Forbes Library, Northampton’s public library, is governed by an elected board of trustees, as stipulated in the will of Charles E. Forbes. The five trustees, who serve as volunteers, are…ty Hall by July 30, 2021. Anyone interested in becoming a member of the Forbes Library Board of Trustees is encouraged to contact Library Director, Lisa Downing (director@forbeslibrary.org or 413-587-1016) or any of the current Board of Trustees of the library. More information is available on the library’s website at https://www.forbeslibrary.org/trustees….
A State Senator and His Committees
May 9, 2013 — After serving as mayor of Northampton in 1910 and 1911, Coolidge was elected to the Massachusetts State Senate. He would serve four years before being elected Lieutenant Governor and Governor….it his background quite well. During his last two years in the senate (1914-1915), he was its President, a position of great influence, not least of which was the power to appoint members to committees. The museum has a letter in its collection from Coolidge to a fellow Senator asking his preferences for committee assignments. Note: The display at the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum about his Senate career has been refurbished rece…
The Right to Vote: Past, Present, Future
A series of virtual public presentations and discussions about voting in America Getting the vote: Forbes Library kicks off suffrage series this month with look at 19th Amendment, article by…memorates the centennial of the 19th Amendment through grants to 17 Massachusetts organizations. Through public events, workshops for educators, museum exhibitions and new research, “The Vote” provides Massachusetts residents with free opportunities to consider issues including women’s suffrage, the Civil Rights movement, voter suppression, civics education, and teen voting. The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution declared that the right to vo…
The Right To Vote: Past, Present, Future — Mass Humanities grant
March 5, 2020 — A series of public presentations and discussions about voting in America Events On this 100th anniversary of the year U.S. women gained the right to vote, Forbes Library is presenting…memorates the centennial of the 19th Amendment through grants to 17 Massachusetts organizations. Through public events, workshops for educators, museum exhibitions and new research, “The Vote” provides Massachusetts residents with free opportunities to consider issues including women’s suffrage, the Civil Rights movement, voter suppression, civics education, and teen voting. The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution declared that the right to vo…
Summer Longing
Brenner returns to Provincetown, setting of The Forever Summer (2017), with new central characters and a familiar supporting cast of residents and locations. Ruth Cooperman rents Shell House from Elise…es in a charming and artistic community. Fans of Elin Hilderbrand, beaches, summer, and family are sure to enjoy this perfect-for-your-vacation read….
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Flights
If you are looking for a vacation read that is thought provoking, beautifully written, and exciting, I recommend Flights by Olga Tokarczuk. Olga Tokarczuk is the first Polish woman to win…degrees, applications and rejections, passports, numbers, cards, elections results, sales and amassing points, collecting, exchanging some things for others. What they want is to pin down the world with the aid of barcodes, labeling all things, letting it be known that everything is a commodity, that this is how much it will cost you. Let this new foreign language be illegible to humans, let it be read exclusively by automatons, machines. That way…
Special Collections Policy
Forbes Library Special Collections Collection Development Policy Forbes Library is the public library for Northampton, Massachusetts. Its Mission Statement applies to all collections and services. Special Collections are also…ect created in 2014. fine arts part of the original collecting mission; two- and three-dimensional works by locally and nationally known artists. Most works are on display in the building for public viewing. Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library & Museum at Forbes Library is the largest source of primary material on Calvin and Grace Coolidge. The collection consists of manuscripts, speeches,…
Internet Use Policy
The Library provides access to the Internet to help meet the diverse needs of its patrons. Internet resources offer a wealth of information that augments library collections. The library has…dless of the user’s age or the content of the material. It is left to each user to determine what is appropriate. Parents and legal guardians who are concerned about their children’s use of electronic resources should provide guidance to their own children. Parents, and only parents, have the right and the responsibility to restrict the access of their children, and only their children, to library resources. Librarians and governing bodies have a…
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