Forbes Library Trustees to Honor Debin Bruce, J.R. Greene

NORTHAMPTON — The trustees of Forbes Library will present the Gertrude P. Smith Trustees Award to both Debin Bruce and J.R. Greene for their dedication and volunteer service to Forbes Library on Thursday, June 11 at 6:30 p.m. Following a brief award ceremony, Tracy Grammer and Jim Henry will perform on the Hess Performance Stage on the Forbes Library’s grounds. This event is free and open to the public.

While serving as a trustee of Forbes Library, Bruce worked tirelessly to advocate and support the needs of the library so that it could best serve the community. Among her accomplishments was chairing the building and grounds committee, where she worked tirelessly to bring the library’s long-standing dream of a performance stage on the library’s grounds to a reality.

Greene served as president of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum standing committee for many years. Always generous with his historical knowledge of Coolidge, he proved himself a steadfast presence for the committee and a champion for the importance of the collection and the museum.