NORTHAMPTON — Forbes Library will embark on an ambitious new enhancement to its outdoor community space later this month by breaking ground on a new outdoor performance stage. The stage, which will be ...

The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum in Northampton, Massachusetts, is looking to make some big changes that would add more context to exhibits about the 30th president. The city's ...

Ken Rose, owner of Anvil Ornamental Inc., works on tightening bolts on the new stage at Forbes Library. The stage, on the library’s west lawn, will be open air and covered, with ramps to provide ...

“The Transition,” spray paint on canvas by Ryan Murray, is one of the works by BIPOC artists that Forbes Library has acquired in the past year. Credit: Image courtesy Forbes Library Sign up for the ...

NORTHAMPTON — In his long and storied political career, former U.S. President Calvin Coolidge became known for his reserved manner and humble style of living. But the keepers of Coolidge’s ...

Aviva Sieber, of Sieber Designs, a fiber artist out of Florence, works on pieces at her studio in Florence. Seiber will be one of the artists participating in the Friends of Forbes Library’s upcoming ...

The nation faces massive defense debt, brought on by a war that has divided America. The economy is in a shambles, and inflation rages to near 20%. Debate is rife over legislation that would set ...

NORTHAMPTON — The Forbes Library has a long history of embracing the performing arts. The first photographed outdoor performance was a patriotic singalong in 1918 at the end of World War I. “People ...

A couple years ago, Forbes Library received a $10,000 donation from a donor who wanted to remain anonymous but also wanted the money used for a very specific purpose: to broaden the Northampton ...