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…ice-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 Senate Chambers where he gave a few remarks. So on March 4, 1925, after…
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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…otspots, including loss of 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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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…onnolly 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 Corinne Demas Walter Denny Blanche Derby Charles Derby Fred DeVecca Jonathan Diamond Tony DiTerlizzi Keshawn Dodds Emmanuel Dongala Lawrence…
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…ance, how to minimize damage in the event of a flood, and how to keep your costs down. Utilities Assistance Community Action Home Energy Assistance 413-774-2310 or 800-370-0940 393 Main Street, Greenfield, MA Fuel Assistance participants are also eligible to receive discounts on their home phone and electric bills and may choose to enroll in their Heating System Repair Program, Weatherization Program, or Electric Efficiency Program. Internet Essen…
Borrow books (and other stuff)
Loan periods Most items circulate for 3 weeks, with the following exceptions: DVDs, video games, and magazines circulate for 1 week. Museum passes circulate for 2 days. All items except…following material types are limited. Each patron may borrow up to 20 DVDs 20 audiobooks (Playaway and Book on CD combined) 20 Music CDs 1 eBook Reader 1 Musical Instrument 1 Museum Pass (per household) 50 total items Lost or Damaged Items If an item is more than 3 weeks overdue, or is returned with damage beyond normal wear and tear, the patron will be charged full replacement cost for the item, plus a processing fee of $5 per item. The patron m…
Century Spice Road
Century Spice Road is a wonderfully simple and compelling game for 2-5 players. I love it. Here are some of the best things about it: Setup is quick–not much more…ve the right spices to pay the card’s cost. That victory card that is worth 20 points may be very tempting, but how are you going to obtain the five cinnamon cubes necessary to pay for it? Everyone starts out with the same two market cards and a few cubes of turmeric and players compete to acquire market cards and victory point cards from an ever changing supply–each time someone acquires a card the cards to the right of it are slid left and a new…
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…ecember 7 – Literature From and About Prison Lois Ahrens – creator of Real Cost of Prison Project and Real Cost of Prison Comix Moana Rawlings – program director, Women’s Treatment Program, Gandara Center Kempis “Ghani” Songster – activist and poet (read by Michael Lewis) Revan Schendler – journalist January 11 – Celebration of Local Novelists Jacqueline Sheehan – author of The Center of the World M.B. Caschetta – author of Pretend I’m Your Frie…
CW MARS Turns on Auto Renewal
July 1, 2019 — Now, not only can Northampton residents use their local library card to check out materials at any CW MARS public library across the state, but checked out items will be…accessing our resources can be found at https://catalog.cwmars.org/ CW MARS was founded in 1984 to promote the sharing of resources between libraries in Massachusetts. CW MARS is the largest library network in Massachusetts and is made up of 147 member libraries with 174 branches throughout Central and Western Massachusetts. Learn more about CW MARS at www.cwmars.org….
Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy Forbes Library strives to protect patrons’ privacy to the fullest extent of the law (Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 78, Section 7). Following the American Library Association’s Code of…carded when it is no longer needed. The library is a member of the CW MARS network (www.cwmars.org) which provides the library’s catalog, circulation system, and some online resources. Circulation, borrower registration, and usage records are managed by CW MARS and Forbes Library observes their privacy policy. Information may also be shared in these cases: ● For patrons younger than 12, a parent or legal guardian may request information about titl…
Gazette Op/Ed: Celebrating the oak trees in front of Forbes Library
September 1, 2017 — by Lilly Lombard https://www.gazettenet.com/Columnist-Lilly-Lombard-celebrates-the-stately-row-of-oak-trees-in-front-of-Forbes-Library-12183381 The iconic row of shade trees lining the front of Forbes Library is grand and stately like the building itself. In 1897, four years after the library’s completion, one of Forbes’ founding trustees, Arthur Watson, planted 13 pin oak trees precisely along the property line, fulfilling the Greek proverb, “A…
Forbes Library Lends WiFi Hotspots
October 1, 2021 — We’re thrilled to offer 20 circulating WiFi hotspots, each one allowing up to 10 devices to connect. Hotspots will be available to check out for three weeks at a time…e Main Desk during our open hours. Our hotspots provide free wireless internet access over the T-Mobile network that lets you connect phones, tablets, computers, and other devices. Any resident over 17 years old with a library card from a certified Massachusetts library is eligible to borrow a hotspot. Each hotspot will support up to 10 connected devices. Hotspots may be reserved–just like a book–through the library catalog, or by calling the libr…
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