The life and death of Old Main: Images preserve the legacy of a now-demolished Northampton State Hospital building by Sarah Dunlap [Originally published in The Daily Hampshire Gazette on: Thursday, December 13,…ad repair. In fact some of the floors were so rotten that you couldn’t really walk through some of the hallways,” he said. “It was really dangerous. The sub-basement was half full of water, and I couldn’t go in there, because you needed diving gear to get into that part of the building, and there was a lot of broken glass.” In one photograph, Majeski shows the front of Old Main, an imposing structure with discolored red bricks and shattered window…
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Hamptons + Holyoke Read: Orange is the New Black
February 22, 2017 — For Immediate release. February 22, 2017 – Five communities are coming together during March and April in a new partnership called Hamptons + Holyoke Read. The inspiration for this multi-community…attention. “The topics raised by this year’s community reading event are extremely timely and important. Participants will have the opportunity to increase understanding and foster conversation about the past, present and future of prison and its impact on our society,” said Lisa Downing, Hamptons + Holyoke Read Co-Chair. Copies of Orange is the New Black are available to borrow from the participating libraries. For a complete list of events and…
Krazy Kat: the Comic Art of George Herriman
Krazy Kat was a remarkable and hugely influential daily comic. Found in newspapers around the country for over 30 years, from 1913 and 1944, it would influence comics greats such…y Kat creator George Herriman, and includes a large collection of beautifully reproduced daily and Sunday Krazy Kat strips. Herriman’s astonishing Sunday Krazy Kats are reason to pick up this book alone. Giant, free form, brightly colored affairs, unconstrained by the rigid panels of today’s strips, it is the surreal landscapes and innovative design of the Sunday strips for which Herriman is best know, and with good reason. (Fans of Calvin and Hob…
New Morning
The late 1960’s early/ 70’s happens to be a great period for Bob Dylan, thank you for asking. Nashville Skyline, the Basement Tapes, Self Portrait (though many have said I’m…the song. Dylan’s voice and delivery began to shift around 1968. He lost a bit of the raspy quality that his earlier recordings possessed and started leaning a bit on the softer side in his vocals. This is not to say he’s taking a casual approach to his singing; Dylan is most noticeably passionate on the title track, “Day of the Locusts” and “the Man in Me” (featured in the soundtrack of the Big Lebowski). New Morning is just another one of those…
Objections to Library Resources
Library resources include more than just materials for loan. Libraries also provide programs and events (in-person and virtual), displays and exhibits, and a range of electronic resources, usually accessed online,…virtual), displays and exhibits, and a range of electronic resources, usually accessed online, which include research databases, e-books and magazines, downloadable audio, video streaming services, and social media content. In addition to the traditional circulating print and audio/visual collections, Forbes provides a Library of Things to borrow and free take-home kits to keep. The Library also maintains an archive of local history materials and…
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Forms Available at Forbes Forbes Library generally receives the following tax forms in late January: IRS Forms 1040 and 1040-SR (2023 forms are here!) IRS Instructions for Forms 1040 and…le for an extension by mail Mass Tax Connect – Can be used to file for an extension online Local Tax Assistance Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA): Community Action Pioneer Valley For eligible residents of Hampshire and Franklin Counties. (For Hampden County, see Valley Opportunity Council.) Eligibility is determined by income amount and type of income. Call 413-376-1136 to make an appointment. Get Your Refund: All-Online VITA Service Free vir…
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We hope you find these resources helpful. Please feel welcome to ask a librarian. You can call us at 587-1010, email us at childrens@forbeslibrary.org or stop by with any questions….We hope you find these resources helpful. Please feel welcome to ask a librarian. You can call us at 587-1010, email us at childrens@forbeslibrary.org or stop by with any questions. Subject Guides from Forbes Library Links to great sites on all kinds of topics, specially selected by the librarians at Forbes. Databases…
Music & Performing Arts from Alexander Street Press combines audio and video that spans all time periods, hundreds of thousands of seminal artists, composers, choreographers, and ensembles to provide an unparalleled learning environment for the teaching of music. Collections include American Music, Classical Music, Jazz, World Music, Theatre, Dance and Opera in video, and classical music scores.
Provided by the Boston Public Library and available for free with a BPL eCard. Individuals who live in, own property in, or commute to work in Massachusetts may register for an eCard. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
A valuable source of information on both privately held and public companies and their executives. Offers up to 35 searchable fields such as company size and sales, business type and age, and contact criteria. Includes specialty information such as executive name lists and president biographies.
Provided by the Boston Public Library and available for free with a BPL eCard. Individuals who live in, own property in, or commute to work in Massachusetts may register for an eCard. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
An award-winning resource on every aspect of the visual arts from prehistory to the present day
- Over 45,000 articles on fine arts, decorative arts, and architecture
- Scholarship written by over 6,000 international contributors
- Over 130,000 art images, with links to hundreds of museums and galleries around the world
- A wide range of search and browse options to explore the full text, bibliographies, biographies, and image links
Provided by the Boston Public Library and available for free with a BPL eCard. Individuals who live in, own property in, or commute to work in Massachusetts may register for an eCard. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
Forbes Library Seeks Volunteer Applicants for new Outreach Delivery Service
March 10, 2016 — The Forbes Library Outreach Delivery Service provides access to library materials for residents who are unable to visit the library because of short or long-term illness or disability. We are…please follow the application links below. Volunteers Please complete the online Volunteer Application form. Volunteer application Patrons Please complete the online application form, or print, fill in and mail the printable form. If you are unable to print or complete it online, please call 413-587-1017 and request that an Outreach Delivery Service application be mailed to you. Applications are processed on a first come, first served basis…
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