Address:
20 West Street
Northampton,
Massachusetts
01060
United States
County: Hampshire 
Phone: 413-587-1011
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: Forbes Library is a Public library.
This library is affiliated with the library system that serves Northampton, MA.
The collection of the library contains 159,366 volumes. The library circulates 403,449 items per year. The library serves a population of 25,694 residents .
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Administration: The director of the library is Janet Moulding .
Organizational structure: This is a publicly funded and managed library.
See also: Directory of Public Libraries in the United States
| Statistics Public | ||
|---|---|---|
| Service Population | 25,694 | Residents |
| Collection size | 159,366 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 403,449 | transactions |
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Evergreen -- MOBIUS | 2022 |
| Previous Automation System | Evergreen -- Independent | 2012 |
| Previous Automation System | Millennium | 1999 |
| Previous Automation System | Carl | 1992 |
| Discovery Interface | Aspen Discovery -- ByWater Solutions | 2024 |
| The library participates in the shared automation system provided by the Central Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing (view map) | ||
| Identifiers | |
|---|---|
| libraries.org ID | 4154 |
| NCES FSCSKEY | MA0211 |
| NCES LIBID | NORTHAMPTON-FORBES |
Record History: This listing was created on May 12, 1999 and was last modified on Apr 10, 2025.
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