Holyoke Hummus Food Truck Masa Mexicano Crooked Stick Pops
Free Parking in the Smith College parking garage and the Green St lot.
No parking in the Forbes parking lot after 6pm on Saturday, September 30.
Calvin Coolidge Historic Site Museum Passes
In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Presidency of Calvin Coolidge, the President Coolidge State Historic Site in Plymouth Notch, Vermont has provided us with 2 for 1 admission coupons to visit his childhood home and village. The site, about 2 hrs from Northampton, is open through October 22, 2023:
Tuesday - Sunday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
(closed Mondays)
Admission is $12 adults, $6 ages 6-14, and under 6 is free.
Library Programs
Visit our online calendar to see a complete list of library events. Filter using the category "VIRTUAL" to find events that can be attended remotely.
Are turtles attached to their shells? How are turtles impacted by climate change? Find out the answers to these questions and more! We'll explore the wonderful world of turtles by playing games, touching a variety of turtle shells, and making a turtle craft. You will also get to meet Pita the live ornate box turtle and learn about her life, diet, and behavior.
Grab a book and a lounge chair and head to the library for Let Freedom Read, a statewide read-in to celebrate the freedom to read. “Libraries across the nation and in Massachusetts have experienced a surge in book challenges,” said James Lonergan, Director of the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. “We may not agree on what to read, but hopefully we can all agree that the freedom to choose what we want to read is a vital part of a democratic society. Libraries across the Commonwealth develop collections that meet the diverse needs of the communities they serve. Everyone is welcome to find a good read from their library and join the celebration,” he added.
We will be outside on the lawn weather permitting or in the Coolidge Museum. Light refreshments will be served.
Coming Soon: A free 5-session class, called The Stolen Beam, will be held online this fall, sponsored by Forbes Library in a series developed and facilitated by members of the Reparations Committee of the Jewish Community of Amherst.
The class meets on Zoom for five consecutive Tuesdays: November 7, 14, 21, 28, and December 5 from 7:00 -8:20 PM with the last class going from 7:00 -8:50 PM.
There is no fee to participate. Registration will open on October 2.
Join us to do a craft based on Narwhal and Jelly: A Super Scary Narwhalloween by Ben Clanton! We will meet in the children's department. Books are available in the children's department to check out. Please email jcornick@forbeslibrary.org with any questions.
Join us on Tuesday for Writers Night Out with featured writer Joan Livingston.
No registration required. If you want to participate in Open Mic and read, please sign up by 5:50pm. Ten names will be randomly selected. Each reader will have five minutes. The second half of the evening showcases our Featured Reader.
Masks are not currently required for indoor events. Please wear a mask if you would like to exercise caution.
Hosted by Jacqueline Sheehan, Rick Paar and Beth Filson.
Peter Biedermann is a solo fingerstyle instrumental guitarist based in Green Valley, AZ who has performed in several different contexts since the mid '70s. While his music doesn't settle into any particular genre, it is a hybrid, contemporary style that melds elements of American, European and other world influences into a jambalaya of sound enhanced by subtle electronics and live looping on various guitars in unique tunings. PB began focusing on performing original music starting in the mid '80s.
The focus of the concert program will be on pieces from his catalogue of recordings beginning with 'Sound & Spirit' (2000) through the latest live release 'Say What?' (2020). The program also encourages questions from the audience and will include some of the history and evolution of original fingerstyle guitar playing.
Join us for a chat and pick next month's read! This meeting will take place via Zoom; email mbishop@forbeslibrary.org for the meeting link. This month, we'll be reading Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other) by Livia Blackburne.
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