Forbes Library
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Forbes Library, the public library for Northampton, Massachusetts, provides a wide range of information, materials and services to all of the people of Northampton and Massachusetts.
The library’s magnificent building offers a friendly, welcoming physical environment which encourages the civic, intellectual, and cultural pursuits of the public. Forbes serves as a community meeting place in which curiosity, free inquiry, and lifelong learning are supported and nurtured. The library is open 56 hours per week, and many resources are available online 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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Animal Portraits by Dan Chiamis, Renee Hill, Sarah Marquesen
Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library, 20 West St, Northampton MA (20 West St, Northampton MA 01060) 20 West St Northampton 01060 MA US
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Illustration and Collage by Chaldea Emerson, Pamela Acosta, and Wendy Woodson
Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library, 20 West St, Northampton MA (20 West St, Northampton MA 01060) 20 West St Northampton 01060 MA US