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,…ready started and the Friends ask that you support the library once again by casting your vote for Forbes Library. Customers can vote online, https://www.florencebank.com/vote….
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Susan Stinson
Susan StinsonPhotograph by Jody Wheat Susan Stinson, Writer-In-Residence Emeritus, served from 2010-2015. She is the award-winning author of four novels and a book of poetry and lyric essays. She has…ommunity Art on The Huffington Post Susan Stinson on Wikipedia.org Reviews Spider in a Tree Books and Culture: A Christian Review The Concord Monitor (Concord, NH) The Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA) Historical Novel Society Publisher’s Weekly The Republican (Springfield, MA)…
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…s (Hampshire, Hampden, Franklin and Berkshire counties) are eligible to apply. First-time exhibitors, individuals and groups are welcome. We value diversity and inclusivity 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…
Using the Library
Visit Library hours Directions and parking Accessibility Study room & meeting rooms What’s happening at the library Group tours & librarian visits Floor plans Video tours Contact Staff directory (phone,…ia Neighborhood Free Book Boxes Services and Resources Online programs and events Make an appointment for one-on-one help Research help Personalized reading and listening advice Study room & meeting rooms Delivery service Notary Public Exam proctoring Career Center partnership Local History Online resources 24/7 Technology Wi-Fi Library computers Printing, scanning, copying, faxing Downloadable e-books and media Hotspots Individual technology help…
125th Anniversary
Forbes Library is celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2019. The library building was completed in 1893 and then took a full year to open while the newly hired director, Charles…sary year Forbes Library will be holding special events and presenting exhibits both online and in the gallery about the library’s history. We will also publish histories about prominent people and events connected to Forbes Library, along with great photos and personal stories. The theme for our anniversary year is “Working for the Common Good” and it is inspired by the book, “The Common Good,” by Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor in the Clinton a…
Resources for Family Learning at Home
March 18, 2020 — Authors, illustrators, and educators are stepping up to provide free resources for all ages designed to encourage creativity and learning at home! Virtual Author Events, Resources and Read-alouds Mo Willems…xplore.org: Live nature cam network. Watch and listen to owls, puppies, jellyfish, and more in their various habitats! Harry Potter at Home: this new resource from the publishers of Harry Potter includes puzzles, word games, how-to videos, quizzes, and more. Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood: you can watch full episodes of this classic, educational children’s television show for free. Virtual Museum Tours: visit some of the most famous museums in the wo…
Cutter Classification
Charles Ammi Cutter The Cutter Expansive Classification system is a library classification system devised by Charles Ammi Cutter, who was Librarian at the Forbes Library from 1894-1903. Like other classification systems…n response to complaints that the system was too complicated; there is really only one way of ordering the numbers that makes sense, so that similar subjects appear together. This is the order Cutter used in his own tables. The numbers are compared one character at a time, from left to right, just as you would order titles alphabetically. This is simple so long as one is comparing digits to digits or letters to letters, but more involved when digi…
Hampshire Room for Local History
Workstudy Student with old map of Northampton The Hampshire Room for Local History houses extensive resources in local history and genealogy including account books and town papers, maps, manuscripts, the Sylvester Judd Manuscript, and Seth Pomeroy’s Journal….History houses extensive resources in local history and genealogy including account books and town papers, maps, manuscripts, the Sylvester Judd Manuscript, and Seth Pomeroy’s Journal. Online Special Collections Catalog Some genealogy resources are available online , please see Genealogy. For photograph and image research, also see Photos and Images. Hampshire Room hours Thursday 10 AM–2 PM Friday 10 AM–2 PM Saturday 10 AM–2 PM Appointments are re…
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.
This is a librarian recommended website. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
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…out-loud funny as it pokes fun at small-town life and characters of the early 20th century. I found these stories reminiscent of Mark Twain and Garrison Keillor, with a uniquely Canadian point of view. These two stories were performed by librarians from Burnaby Public Library on Sunday June 16th 2013 at Burnaby Village, a living history museum near Vancouver. It’s directed for maximum dramatic and humorous effect (think Selected Shorts) with inter…
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…
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