Forbes Library

09/03/2026

Summer may be ending soon, but we still have the Three County Fair this weekend to look forward to 🎡🐄🍿

This image from the Forbes Library archives shows two young boys enjoying the fair (and fair snacks) back in 1908!

Explore local history in the Hampshire Room on the second floor of Forbes Library. Call 413-587-1014 or email [email protected] to make an appointment. You can also explore archival images online: https://images.forbeslibrary.org/

What’s your favorite memory of the Three County Fair?

09/03/2026

We extend our condolences to the family of Mike Kirby, author, journalist, and longtime community member. Forbes Library is honored to be listed among the charities for memorial gifts.

View Michael Kirby's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

09/02/2026

What We’re Checking Out!
Check out what Madison is checking out - swipe through to see the covers listed below - enjoy!

Music CD:
- Distracted by Thundercat Thundercat

Video Game:
- Life Is Strange: Reunion (Xbox Series X)

Books:
- The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber David Graeber Institute & David Wengrow

- Queen of Faces by Petra Lord Petra Lord

- I Was A Teenage Death God by M.J. Beasi M.J. Beasi

- The Felicity Complex by August Clarke

- Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead

- Notes From a Regicide by Isaac Feldman

09/01/2026

September is Library Card Signup Month 📚

Library card holders have access to books, puzzles, DVDs, CDs, items from our Library of Things, streaming sites, databases, e-books. video games…and that’s just at Forbes! Use your Forbes library card at any CWMARS library for endless entertainment and learning opportunities. And did we mention library cards are free??

Visit Forbes Library to get a library card, or visit our website for more information: https://forbeslibrary.org/help/library-card/

What’s your favorite thing to check out with your library card?

08/28/2026

Book and film recommendations are all over the place at Forbes Library 📚🎞️

Peruse the staff picks displays for our favorite books for kids and adults, and pick out a staff-curated film list by the Arts & Music desk.

Nothing catching your eye? Let us know what you’re in the mood for. Staff members are always happy to suggest books, movies, CDs and more based on your interests 👍

Photo #1 credits: Lynne Graves

08/27/2026

We love hosting our friends from The International Language Institute of Massachusetts!

08/26/2026

What We’re Checking Out!
Check out what Joshua is checking out - swipe through to see the covers listed below, enjoy!

Music CDs:
- Midwinter Swimmers by The Innocence Mission the innocence mission

- Complete B-Sides by the Pixies Pixies

- My Days of 58 by Bill Callahan Bill Callahan

- self-titled Wendy Eisenberg Wendy Eisenberg

- Music, Fashion, Film by Charli XCX Charli

- Sol.Hz by Seefeel Seefeel

DVDs/Blu-rays:
- Mountains May Depart by Jia Zhangke

- Le Joli May by Chris Marker & Pierre Lhomme

- Sorry To Bother You by Boots Riley Boots Riley

- Die My Love by Lynne Ramsay

- Bubble Bath by György Kovásznai

Books:
- Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva

- Dear Kenneth by Cole Degenstein cole

- The Vorrh by B. Catling

- The Problem of Personhood by Lisa Siraganian

- Soft by Jane Mai jane mai

- The Abyss by Jeyamohan

- Absolute Wonder Woman vol.2 by Kelly Thompson 1979semifinalist Hayden Sherman Hayden Sherman Matías Bergara Matías Bergara and Jordie Bellaire

- That This by Susan Howe

- The Depressed Hunter by Jean “Moebius” Girard

08/25/2026

70 years of the Coolidge Museum ✨

The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum will mark its 70th anniversary next month, and we're celebrating in style!

Visit Forbes Library on Saturday, September 19th at 2:00 for a performance by the Butterfly Swing Band, swing dancing, and 1920s-inspired food and mocktails.

Comment your favorite Coolidge Museum memory 🎉

Photo credit: Lynne Graves

08/20/2026

The Paco merch never ends!

New to the library store: Paco pocket tees, featuring a purple line drawing of everyone’s favorite pacu on the front pocket and a purple Forbes logo on the back.

We’ve also restocked our Forbes Library logo shirt in gray and coral 👕

08/19/2026

What We’re Checking Out!
Check out what Lisa is checking out - swipe through to see the book (and board game) covers - titles listed below, enjoy!

- Lonely Planet, Italy travel guide

- While I Was Gone by Sue Miller

- Just One (board game)

- A President in a Two-Family House: Calvin Coolidge of Northampton by Allison Lockwood

- Mending With Sashiko by Takao Momiyama Takao MOMI momiyama & Kirsten Neumüller Kerstin Neumüller

- Knit Hats with Woolly Wormhead Woolly Hat Designer • Knit Innovator

- Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell