P.O. Box 1363 Northampton, MA 01061
Artisans Fair
Sunday, October 6, 2024 from 10 am – 3 pm
The Friends of Forbes Library’s upcoming Artisans Fair will take place on October 6th, a Sunday from 10am -3pm. at the Library, 20 West St.
We will have 46 Artisans; music by the Ukulele Strum Group, GreenStreet Brew and the Fiddle Orchestra of Western Mass; Food by Holyoke Hummus, Masa Mexicano, Creme Bru.LA and crooked Stick Pops. There will 2 be raffles, pumpkins, mums and face painting.
There is free parking in the Smith College Garage, and the Green St lot.
Fundraiser by Friends of Forbes Library, inc. All proceeds go to Forbes Library for books, equipment, and programs.
Thank you to our 2024 generous sponsors
The Berkshire Design Group, Inc.
Cedar Chest
Cotton Tree Service, Inc.
Denny Nolan Real Estate, Inc.
Greenfield Northampton Coop Bank
Hope and Feathers Framing
The Little Wall, LLC
Morrow’s Auto Repair
Northampton Dental Group, P. C.
One Way Screen Printing
Peter Whalen & Janna Ugone
Straw Dog
Tejas Beads
West Branch Capital, LLC
Bus Trip to Morgan Library (NYC) with the Friends of Forbes Library
The bus to the Morgan Library is now fully booked and names are being accepted for the waitlist.
The Friends of Forbes offers a trip to the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City to see the special exhibit “Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy.”
Date: Thursday, November 7
Time: Leave from Forbes Library at 9am, return approximately 9pm
Tickets: $120 each (includes bus trip, museum entry, and guided tour). Tickets can be purchased at the Main Desk with cash or check (made out to the Friends of Forbes Library). A portion of your ticket goes to support the Friends of Forbes Library.
We will be taking a luxury coach bus. Entertainment will be provided on the bus. Lunch is on your own. On site food available at the Morgan Cafe. Light snacks will be provided for the return trip although you may want to pack a bagged dinner for the ride home. Free parking is available during the bus trip in the library’s lot.
Free Money for Forbes
Are you a Florence Bank customer? You can help the Friends of Forbes win a Customer’s Choice Community Grant from Florence Bank with a simple vote by December 31! Florence Bank is donating $100,000 to local non-profit organizations with their Annual Customers’ Choice Community Grants Program, and you decide who gets the money! Be sure to vote before December 31st to make your vote count. Thank you for your support!
The Friends of Forbes Library is an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the interests of the Forbes Library so that its services, activities, and facilities may benefit the public to the greatest extent possible. The Friends provide financial support to programs, projects, events and materials whose costs cannot be met from the library’s annual operating budget.
Friends of Forbes funds its activities through an annual membership drive, a citywide tour of private gardens every June, an artisans fair at library in the fall and other fundraisers. The Friends sponsor children’s and young adult programs, staff computer training, concerts and lecture series, purchase reference materials, support Special Collections preservation, and make annual contributions to the library Book Fund.