Sibling Revelry

The Springfield-based Center for Human Development has been matching kids with mentors through its program Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampshire County since 1975. Over the past four decades, more than 2,000 “littles” between the ages of 6 and 16 have been matched with “bigs,” who provide friendship, advice, and a patient ear through thick and thin. This exhibit provides a window into 20 of those matches. Some are newly connected; others are just beginning the process of forming a bond that, we hope, will last.

 Photo Portraits by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampshire County: Through July 29. Opening reception July 6 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library, 20 West St., Northampton. (413) 587-1013, forbeslibrary.org/gallery.

 — Hunter Styles