June 7, 2023 — Forbes Library has a brand new look! The new logo is inspired by the shape of the sandstone arch over the front doors and also suggests the open pages of…Gallery, Hampshire Room for Local History, and the Friends of Forbes Library. The tagline for the new branding is “For All” and reflects the library’s commitment to serving the diverse needs of our community and the library’s value of equitable library services. “The brand has a fresh and optimistic look and we are so pleased to launch it at a time when we are seeking to reach new audiences and reconnect with current patrons as we emerge from the…
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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…en a plane and an airport terminal, without sacrificing the literary quality. You will meet a 17th century Dutch Anatomist who discovers the Achilles tendon in an unexpected way, a woman returning to her native Poland to poison her childhood sweetheart, A wife and child who disappear from their husband to return weeks later with no explanation, and academics who give lectures at airline gates to captive audiences. This is an extraordinary book, in…
Donating Books in the Northampton Area
Looking for a place to donate books? Consider these local options. Looking to donate something else? Check out Who Takes What. Donation Policies may have changed because of the pandemic. Please…for the ongoing book sale. Read more about donating books to Forbes Library. Northampton DPW Transfer Station – 125 Locust St. City-of-Northampton residents with an appropriate vehicle sticker may take books to the three containers outside the Transfer Station. Northampton High School Hardcover book donations in nice condition are accepted at the high school library that are age appropriate and in line with the curriculum. No media or periodicals…
Online Etymology Dictionary
Dan Harper’s Online Etymology Dictionary is one of those reference sources that is both useful and a pleasure to use. It’s primary content is, of course, dictionary entries for English…f course, dictionary entries for English words with a focus on their history. For example we will learn that the word “pet” is of unknown origin and meant “a tamed animal” until about the 16th century when it gained the meanings “animal kept as a favorite” and “indulged child”. By the 1620s it was in use as a verb meaning “to treat as a pet”, but it didn’t gain its meaning of “to stroke” until 1818! The entries in Harper’s dictionary are concise a…
Getting the vote: Forbes Library kicks off suffrage series this month with look at 19th Amendment
June 11, 2020 — by Steve Pfarrer in the Daily Hampshire Gazette, June 10, 2020 https://www.gazettenet.com/Forbes-Library-hosts-discussion-series-on-voting-rights-to-recognize-100th-anniversary-of-the-passage-of-the-19th-amendment-34675194…by Steve Pfarrer in the Daily Hampshire Gazette, June 10, 2020 https://www.gazettenet.com/Forbes-Library-hosts-discussion-series-on-voting-rights-to-recognize-100th-anniversary-of-the-passage-of-the-19th-amendment-34675194…
Schedule a Group Tour or Librarian Visit
With advance notice, we can give your group a library tour, or a librarian can make an outreach visit to your local school or organization. Visit from a school group…their class visit. Contact: Sarah Johnson, 587-1010, childrens@forbeslibrary.org Let us know the name of teacher, name of school, grade, and number of students. Please give us 2 weeks notice if you can. Visit to your school Our librarians also do outreach! We’re happy to visit and do a storytime or book talk in your classroom. Group tour of the library Contact: Molly Moss, 587-1017, info@forbeslibrary.org Please let us know the number of people, n…
Britannica Online School Edition lets you choose your level, with content geared to Elementary, Middle School, High School, and a PreSchool Learning Zone. Each level includes dictionary and thesaurus, atlases, timelines, and other features at the appropriate grade level.
Free for all Massachusetts residents. Provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Massachusetts Library System. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
Online Genealogy Resources
This list of recommended online genealogy resources is a great place to begin your research. For more genealogy resources, read about genealogy research at Forbes Library….This list of recommended online genealogy resources is a great place to begin your research. For more genealogy resources, read about genealogy research at Forbes Library….
Online Genealogy Resources
Online Genealogy Resources…Online Genealogy Resources…
Welcome to the online special collections of Forbes Library, including the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum and the Hampshire Room for Local History and Special Collections. We invite you to explore the collection for both pleasure and research.
This database contains only our digital archival and Special Collections materials. Additional special collections that have not yet been digitized can be seen in the library by appointment.
This is a librarian recommended website. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
Online Learning
Access these online programs and databases to explore scientific wonders, learn languages, and more!…Access these online programs and databases to explore scientific wonders, learn languages, and more!…
Offering a unique, interdisciplinary approach to U.S. and Global history and culture, Sharpe Online Reference (SOLR) explores the broad range of events, people, movements, and political, social, economic, and cultural issues that have shaped the nation and the world from earliest times to the present day.
Provided by Forbes Library and available remotely to Northampton residents with a CW MARS card. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
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