Reserve a study room or meeting room – Forbes Library

Reserve a study room or meeting room – Forbes Library
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Forbes Library offers three meeting rooms. When not required for the use of the library or library related organizations, they may be used by other groups.
In addition to the meeting rooms, small quiet meetings may be held anywhere in the library not designated as a quiet study area.
Descriptions of the Rooms
Room
Capacity
Location
Size
Furnishings and Equipment
Bak Study Room
6
Second floor
12′ x 11′
4′ round table and 3 chairs
2 Whiteboards and markers
Watson Room
15
Mezzanine
18′ x 10′
one 6′ x 4′ conference table and chairs
Friends of Forbes
Community Room
50
Basement
22′ x 31′
Up to 8 conference tables or 30 chairs
Video projector and screen
The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum and the Hampshire Room for Local History are not available for private bookings.
If you have questions about any of our meeting spaces, or would like to add information for an existing booking, please email spaces@forbeslibrary.org.
You may also wish to consider other
meeting facilities in the Northampton Area
.
Reservations
Online:
use the
Meeting Room Scheduler
.
In person or by phone
: for the Bak Study room contact the Arts and Music Desk (
413-587-1013
); for the Watson Room and the Community Room, contact the Reference Desk (
413-587-1012
). For reservations within 24 hours, please contact us by phone.
Additional equipment:
when reserving the Watson Room or the Community Room, you can also request the use of the
Meeting Owl Pro
, a videoconferencing camera useful for hybrid events or meetings.
Fee Schedule
Policies
See the page for each room for special considerations regarding use of that space. The
Meeting Rooms Policy
includes restrictions and rules regarding meeting room reservations and use.