Welcome to the Virtual Hosmer Gallery Community Art Exhibition! From April 2020 through March 2024, we invited the community to participate in an online art exhibit. The original inspiration was…ril 2020 through March 2024, we invited the community to participate in an online art exhibit. The original inspiration was the emergency pandemic closure, and we are pleased to keep this exhibit available to view. A total of 189 local artists shared 549 images, and you can browse them here. Virtual Hosmer Gallery Schedule Scarborough Brook, Oil on panel, by Angela Sciotti Vincent website Storm, Buckland, Oil on canvas, by Angela Sciotti Vincent w…
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Article Request Form
Use this form to request a copy of an article through interlibrary loan. We will get you a copy of the requested article if we can. Interlibrary loan can take…l required) Phone …
A Letter from the Director
May 22, 2020 — As we come upon the end of our second month of the building being closed, I want to let you all know how much our staff miss seeing you and…n. Patrons will be able to request materials from the library’s collection online or by phone, then staff will check out the items, and bring them outside to patrons. We are still working out the details but expect that inter-library loan will not be immediately available. When it is safe, patrons will return to the inside of the buildings. We envision limiting the number of patrons in the buildings at once; having plexiglass shields at the servic…
Departmental Directory
Department Staff Phone Main Circulation Desk Mary Biddle Christopher “Tex” Teghtsoonian 413-587-1011 option 2 Children’s and Young Adult Services Sarah Johnson 413-587-1010 Reference, Instruction and Help Desk Alene Moroni 413-587-1012 SMS: 413‑570‑0444…to prompts or dial 4-digit extension. To email a staff member, use [first initial][last name]@forbeslibrary.org or use the online contact form….
Meet the Trustees
Shelly Ruocco Shelly Ruocco For me, libraries are safe and welcoming islands of calm, gathering spots for community members and a limitless collection of knowledge, information and resources. You are…t to me because it offers so many resources (audio books, computers, DVDs, online newspapers & magazines, musical instruments) that are available to everyone in the community to use for free! Books I recommend: Climate of Hope by Michael Bloomberg & Carl Pope A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson B is for Berkshires by Joan Duris Why: The book’s photographer asked if I would read the book to my dog Toby, so she could snap a few photos of us reading t…
Meeting Room Fee Schedule
Unless noted otherwise, rooms may be used for up to three hours for the cost stated. Type of Event Bak Study Room Watson Room Community Room Free public or private…Please pay for meeting room use only after your reservation has been approved and at least two weeks prior to the reserved date. To pay a meeting room fee, please do one of the following: pay online using PayPal in our library store; send a check to the library by mail, Attn: Business Office; bring a check to the Business Office during open hours….
Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board – Minutes for September 28, 2022
Minutes Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board September 28, 2022 4PM Present: Ben Kalish, Librarian Mary Biddle, Librarian Mary Jo Stanley Dorothy Baker Barbara Black Website Progress We are currently in…ey and Focus Groups A survey to help guide the strategic plan is available online at forbeslibrary.org/survey. Large print surveys are also available on paper at the circulation desk. Any other format (ex. Braille) can be provided upon request. Focus groups have not yet been scheduled but the members of this group are encouraged to join in. More information will be provided as it becomes available. Stipend for meeting attendees The trustees have…
Forbes Library Expanding Access to Art with grant from LSTA/MBLC
September 21, 2022 — Progressions 1, oil on canvas by Springfield artist Priya Nadkarni Green. Purchased by Forbes Library in 2022 Forbes Library was recently awarded a federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)…otographs of art and objects in the collections, and including them in the online collection management system we will launch in 2023, people anywhere in the world will be able to access them and increase their knowledge and appreciation of these unique works, the people who created them, and the communities they represent. In addition to the direct library grant program, the MBLC uses LSTA funds to support statewide programs and services includin…
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Dead Collections
Sol Katz is the head archivist of an LGBTQ historical society, an avid fan of retro sci-fi television, a Jewish trans man, and a vampire. Any sun exposure could kill…y his vampirism limits and defines his life. Though it’s easy enough to say that this is a book about a trans vampire archivist, mere description of the plot doesn’t do it justice. It’s a love letter to archives, but it’s also a meticulous and tender exploration of online fan communities and queer media. The story takes on many forms from chapter to chapter, including emails, forum posts, and scripts. This is my favorite book of the year so far, a…
Local History and Special Collections
working draft of landing page/directory (outline) Finding Aids Fine Arts Collection Artist Talks Genealogy Online Genealogy Resources Local History Hampshire Room Judd Manuscript Collection Online Special Collections Archives @ Forbes…enealogy Resources Local History Hampshire Room Judd Manuscript Collection Online Special Collections Archives @ Forbes Library Images from the Archives and Virtual Exhibits (pre-2022) Northampton Community Web Archive Photographs and Images Other related pages, and where they currently live: image use policy and fees — under Info / Policies Application for Image Use (4 pages PDF) — under Uploads off-site reference fee — under Info / Policies Spec…
Hosmer Gallery seeks artist applications for 2024
July 24, 2023 — Forbes Library is excited to invite exhibit proposals for the Hosmer Gallery!We’ll be planning exhibits for February 2024 through February 2025. Applications close: September 8, 2023, 6 PMThe schedule will be…in our gallery exhibitions. Criteria for review include technical and artistic quality, a coherent theme, and contribution to an interesting and varied program for the year. The online Application and information for prospective exhibitors can be found at https://forbeslibrary.org/gallery/info-for-artists/….
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