Elise Hooper (The Other Alcott, 2017) finds three unheralded female athletes to share in a tale spanning three Olympiads: 1928 Amsterdam, when the first women’s delegation competed in track and…the family farm until her potential is seen by the local track coach at a church basketball game. Each makes her own way to excellence, with support outside of family, making history along the way. Social commentary is provided by fictitious news articles written in the style of the period, with condescending awe that women could accomplish these things. For fans of The Boys in the Boat, historical fiction about real people, and stories about litt…
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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…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 titles checked out, holds placed, and money due. Parents and guardians may be required to provide identification to get this information. ● Forbes Library…
The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World
Eric Weiner is a grump with a mission — trying to discover the happiest places in the world, and what makes them that way. From the World Database of Happiness…Eric Weiner is a grump with a mission — trying to discover the happiest places in the world, and what makes them that way. From the World Database of Happiness in Rotterdam, Netherlands, to the Gross National Happiness of Bhutan, from binge drinking and happiness in Iceland to binge drinking and unhappiness in Moldova, Weiner travels the world and discovers some of what makes different people happy, and the many paths one can take to get there….
This site provides you with quick access to land records across Massachusetts. Most documents from 1948 on are searchable, and many other documents can be viewed online if the book and page number are known.
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Welcoming Week
August 18, 2021 — Forbes Library is partnering with the Center for New Americans and the International Language Institute (ILI) to recognize “Welcoming Week”, September 10-19, 2021 in Northampton. Welcoming Week is an initiative…ial book displays and an interactive map. There will also be two Welcoming Week tours of the library: Library Tours Saturday, September 11, 11 AM Saturday, September 18, 2PM Videos ▶ Center for New Americans Immigrants Stories (video 5m39s) ▶ I am an Immigrant: Welcoming Week (ILI) (video 1m25s)…
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Favorite Calvin Coolidge Quotes
December 10, 2008 — “The main value of a wage earner is his mind.” From “Calvin Coolidge Says” a syndicated newspaper column September 23, 1930 “Common sense is saving the day.” From “Calvin Coolidge…syndicated newspaper column April 21, 1931…
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