Español The Hosmer Art Gallery is designed to provide opportunities for local artists to show their work to the public. Exhibits include a wide range of media and content reflecting…ounced each year in local media, online event calendars, on the library website and email list. Criteria for review include technical and artistic quality, a coherent theme, and contribution to an interesting and varied program for the year. Eligibility We offer an inclusive space that builds community and belonging. Artists living and working in western Massachusetts (Hampshire, Hampden, Franklin and Berkshire counties) are eligible to apply. Fir…
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Matching memory with paper: Northampton and the 1950 census
June 21, 2022 — Forbes Library archivist Julie Bartlett Nelson and librarian Brian Tabor are quoted in this excellent Hampshire Gazette article which features historic photographs from Forbes Special Collections. The authors are journalism…Forbes Library archivist Julie Bartlett Nelson and librarian Brian Tabor are quoted in this excellent Hampshire Gazette article which features historic photographs from Forbes Special Collections. The authors are journalism students of Naila Moreira, Forbes Writer-In-Residence Emeritus! https://www.gazettenet.com/Matching-Memory-with-Paper-Northampton-and-the-1950s-Census-46833150 (June 17, 2022)…
VOTE!!!
November 2, 2009 — Tuesday November 3 is election day in Northampton!For more information and a specimen ballot see http://www.northamptonma.gov/cityclerk/Elections/November_3_2009_Election_Candidates/ The Coolidge Museum has been asked, “what would Calvin do?” The answer is a…day in Northampton! For more information and a specimen ballot see http://www.northamptonma.gov/cityclerk/Elections/November_3_2009_Election_Candidates/ The Coolidge Museum has been asked, “what would Calvin do?” The answer is a simple one. Calvin Coolidge would tell his constituents to get out and vote, to care about their government, and to exercise their duty as citizens. As you make your decision whether or not to go to the polls and then how…
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…
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Stephen Leacock (1869 – 1944) was an internationally popular Canadian humorist, teacher, lecturer, and author of more than 30 books of lighthearted sketches and essays. His wit is laugh-out-loud funny…couver. It’s directed for maximum dramatic and humorous effect (think Selected Shorts) with interludes of ragtime piano. Links follow. Introduction with historical photos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn_SGEpF1lk Audio of the stories: – The Hostelry of Mr. Smith – The Marine Excursion of the Knights of Pythias…
Five Candidates Vying for Three Seats on Forbes Board (GazetteNet)
August 16, 2019 — Article published in the Daily Hampshire Gazette August 7, 2019 https://www.gazettenet.com/Trustee-positions-at-Forbes-Library-draw-five-candidates-27540837…Article published in the Daily Hampshire Gazette August 7, 2019 https://www.gazettenet.com/Trustee-positions-at-Forbes-Library-draw-five-candidates-27540837…
Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board Minutes for May 3, 2019
Minutes Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board Fri May 3 2019. 3:00 PM. Present: Lisa Downing, Benjamin Kalish, MaryJo Stanley, Joel Dansky. Announcements New library hours (Lisa): Forbes library is now open…ted we may want to invite the Institute for Human Centered Design, https://www.humancentereddesign.org/. Cooley Dickinson’s Community Benefit Advisory Council (Lisa): The hospital has convened a group to discuss community health concerns and present suggestions for ways the hospital can help solve them. Lisa will make this committee aware of when the next meeting is in case anyone wants to attend or ask Lisa to bring forward topics. Discussion of…
Forbes wins 3rd in Florence Bank’s Customer Choice Awards
March 11, 2019 — The Friends of Forbes Library took third place in the Florence Bank’s Customer Choice Award program. President Martha McCormick accepted the grant of $3,767 from bank president, John F. Heaps,…iends ask that you support the library once again by casting your vote for Forbes Library. Customers can vote online, https://www.florencebank.com/vote….
Northampton’s Forbes Library turns page on first 125 years
February 25, 2019 — Springfield Republican/MassLive, February 24, 2019; reproduced by permission https://www.masslive.com/living/index.ssf/2019/02/northamptons_forbes_library_turns_page_on_first_125_years.html By Cori Urban Special to The Republican The Forbes Library in Northampton is turning the page on its first 125 years…d Republican/MassLive, February 24, 2019; reproduced by permission https://www.masslive.com/living/index.ssf/2019/02/northamptons_forbes_library_turns_page_on_first_125_years.html By Cori Urban Special to The Republican The Forbes Library in Northampton is turning the page on its first 125 years and beginning a new chapter in the life of the public library that opened in 1894. During the anniversary year Forbes Library is hosting special events an…
Forbes Staff Member Receives Competitive Award
June 20, 2018 — Dylan Gaffney, Senior Library Assistant at the Forbes Library, has been awarded the 2018 Paralibrarian of the Year award by the Massachusetts Library Association. This competitive annual award is given…osts with, well-researched and well-written annotations. [Example: https://www.facebook.com/Forbes.Library/posts/10156212008993184 — reach of almost 4000] These have engaged thousands of viewers and are our most popular online content. He always volunteers to serve on committees, attend community outreach events, mentor new staff members, or help the library reach its mission in any way he can. One important role he has taken on is the library’s v…
Vote for Friends of Forbes in Florence Bank’s Customers’ Choice Community Grants
December 8, 2015 — If you are a Florence Bank customer, Please vote for the Friends of Forbes! Click on the link below by December 31st to help the Friends receive a generous donation…If you are a Florence Bank customer, Please vote for the Friends of Forbes! Click on the link below by December 31st to help the Friends receive a generous donation from Florence Bank https://www.florencebank.com/vote…
Summer 1926
July 14, 2008 — The Summer White House in 1926 was located at White Pine Camp in New York’s Adirondack Mountains. Here Calvin, Grace and dogs enjoy a walk. Today White Pine is still…The Summer White House in 1926 was located at White Pine Camp in New York’s Adirondack Mountains. Here Calvin, Grace and dogs enjoy a walk. Today White Pine is still a lakeside retreat and the President’s cabins are available for rent: https://www.whitepinecamp.com/…
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