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SFF Book Club
SFF Book Club
A monthly book group for lovers of high fantasy, hard science fiction, fable, far future, and all of the speculative fiction options. We meet online via Google Meet. Upcoming reads: To Shape a Dragon's Breath / Moniquill Blackgoose (11/26) The Three Body Problem / Cixin Liu (1/28) Witchmark / C.L. Polk (2/25) Cascade Failure / […]
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Teen Book Club – First Meeting!
Teen Book Club – First Meeting!
The Clapp Memorial Library is starting a book club for teens in grades 7-12! This Teen Book Club will be in conjunction with the MA Teen Choice Book Awards (MTCBA), the only book award in the state selected by teens. Each month teens will read and discuss one book from the nominee list. On Wednesday, […]
Music with Pop Spring 2024
Music with Pop Spring 2024
10:30 am, Wednesdays, May 1, 8, 22, 29, June 5th Music with Jacques Hooten aka Pop! Wednesdays at 10:30 am in the Children’s Activity Room, geared towards infants to age 6. Spaces will be filled first by children who reside within Belchertown. Enjoy singing and dancing in this interactive music series. Limited space so click here […]
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PAWS to Read
PAWS to Read
“Paws to Read” pairs certified therapy animals with young readers who gain reading confidence in a relaxed, stress-free environment. For reluctant or struggling readers in grades 1-5. Our therapy dogs & bunnies visit the Library with their owners, who volunteer their time to help young readers. Children’s reading abilities improve as they gain confidence through […]
Fiber Arts with the Woolies
Fiber Arts with the Woolies
The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet twice a week at the library to socialize and work on their various projects. Whether you're interested in knitting, crocheting, felting, weaving, embroidery, needle point, sewing, or another fiber art, you're welcome to join the fun.
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Fiber Arts with the Woolies
Fiber Arts with the Woolies
The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet twice a week at the library to socialize and work on their various projects. Whether you're interested in knitting, crocheting, felting, weaving, embroidery, needle point, sewing, or another fiber art, you're welcome to join the fun.
Music & Movement with Julie (Spring 2024)
Music & Movement with Julie (Spring 2024)
Saturdays, 10:30 am to 11:15 am May 4th, May 11th, May 18th, May 25th, and June 1st Music and Movement with Julie. Join us for a music series on Saturday mornings at the Clapp Memorial Library. Julie's programs let babies and young children explore music in a fun and creative environment. Her program is geared [...]
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Ukulele Play Along (Virtual Event)
Ukulele Play Along (Virtual Event)
Strum along with the Ukulele Play Along on the first Monday every month! Grab your ukulele and play along - because playing your ukulele is more fun when you do it with others. We'll be focusing on 3 and 4 chord songs, with lyrics and chords provided on screen. Participants will be muted, so don't [...]
Cookbook Club
Cookbook Club
Do you like browsing cookbooks and trying new recipes? Register at the circulation desk and pick up our current cookbook. Pick a recipe and let us know (to avoid duplicates), then make and bring your dish for everyone to try at our meeting. Registration is required for each meeting, no alcoholic beverages.
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No Dig Gardening 101
No Dig Gardening 101
PROGRAM FULL! See you soon! Join us at the Clapp Memorial Library on Tuesday, June 4 at 7pm for No Dig Gardening 101. This introductory course to the basics of the No Dig Gardening Method is perfect for beginners! Host Lindsey Baird of Oak & Ash Farm in Belchertown will teach attendees this low-maintenance garden [...]
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Clapp Writing Group
Clapp Writing Group
PROGRAM FULL The Clapp Memorial Library hosts a bi-weekly writing group for adults aged 18+. Whether you write romance, mystery, fantasy, non-fiction, poetry, children’s books, or screenplays, you’re welcome to join us! Come meet with other writers and share what you’ve been working on over the past month, work on your writing, and more. If [...]
Music with Pop Spring 2024
Music with Pop Spring 2024
10:30 am, Wednesdays, May 1, 8, 22, 29, June 5th Music with Jacques Hooten aka Pop! Wednesdays at 10:30 am in the Children’s Activity Room, geared towards infants to age 6. Spaces will be filled first by children who reside within Belchertown. Enjoy singing and dancing in this interactive music series. Limited space so click here [...]
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What “YA” Readin’? Book Group
What “YA” Readin’? Book Group
A book discussion group at the Clapp Memorial Library for adults who read young adult books. We meet on the first Thursday of the month at 7:00PM. Visit the library’s circulation desk to pick up a copy of "Into the Bright Open" by Cherie Dimaline. New members welcome.
PAWS to Read
PAWS to Read
“Paws to Read” pairs certified therapy animals with young readers who gain reading confidence in a relaxed, stress-free environment. For reluctant or struggling readers in grades 1-5. Our therapy dogs & bunnies visit the Library with their owners, who volunteer their time to help young readers. Children’s reading abilities improve as they gain confidence through [...]
Fiber Arts with the Woolies
Fiber Arts with the Woolies
The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet twice a week at the library to socialize and work on their various projects. Whether you're interested in knitting, crocheting, felting, weaving, embroidery, needle point, sewing, or another fiber art, you're welcome to join the fun.
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Fiber Arts with the Woolies
Fiber Arts with the Woolies
The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet twice a week at the library to socialize and work on their various projects. Whether you're interested in knitting, crocheting, felting, weaving, embroidery, needle point, sewing, or another fiber art, you're welcome to join the fun.
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Herb Garden
Herb Garden
PROGRAM FULL - WAITLIST ONLY Learn the joy and multitude of benefits that come from keeping an herb garden. Whether you want to grow an herb garden for culinary, medicinal or cosmetic uses, or just to create something beautiful to look at, this course is for you. Instructor Lindsey Baird of Oak & Ash Farm […]
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D&D Campaign
D&D Campaign
When a cosmic enemy threatens to destroy their world, brave heroes must do everything in their power to save it. This quest will take them across the teeming oceans of Wildspace to the silvery void of the Astral Sea and beyond. Along the way, they’ll make friends, encounter terrifying foes, and face one cliffhanger after […]
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Leading Men with author Christopher Castellani
Leading Men with author Christopher Castellani
Virtual Event - click here to sign up. Join author Christopher Castellani for a presentation of his book Leading Men and the real-life characters who feature in it. "In July of 1953, at a glittering party thrown by Truman Capote in Portofino, Italy, Tennessee Williams and his longtime lover Frank Merlo meet Anja Blomgren, a […]
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Pride Craft Program
Pride Craft Program
Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to the library to make a welcoming, rainbow craft for Pride Month! This program will take place Wednesday, June 12th at 4:00PM in the library’s Activity Room. More details to come. Email [email protected] to sign up.
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LGBTQ+ Inclusion 101
LGBTQ+ Inclusion 101
Virtual Event - click here to sign up Knowledge can empower individuals to make cultural change. This program encourages individuals at all levels of understanding to learn about what it means to be LGBTQ+ and how to be stronger allies so our entire community feels welcome to be their authentic selves. Ali Kane (she/they), of […]
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Fiber Arts with the Woolies
Fiber Arts with the Woolies
The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet twice a week at the library to socialize and work on their various projects. Whether you're interested in knitting, crocheting, felting, weaving, embroidery, needle point, sewing, or another fiber art, you're welcome to join the fun.
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Birds of Prey with Wingmasters
Birds of Prey with Wingmasters
This program is strictly for ages 5 and up. Families, teens and adults are welcome as we kick off our summer reading programs. Birds of prey, also known as raptors, are hunting birds characterized by hooked beaks and powerful grabbing feet armed with sharp talons. With some of the best eyesight and the sharpest hearing […]
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Teen Pizza-Tasting Contest/Teen Summer Reading Program Kick-Off
Teen Pizza-Tasting Contest/Teen Summer Reading Program Kick-Off
The Clapp Memorial Library is kicking off the start of the Teen Summer Reading Program with a Pizza-Tasting Contest on Saturday, June 15th at 2:00PM! Teens entering grades 7-12 (and graduating students from the class of 2024) are invited to the library to blindly taste pizza from Belchertown pizza places and restaurants. Teens will vote […]
Fiber Arts with the Woolies
Fiber Arts with the Woolies
The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet twice a week at the library to socialize and work on their various projects. Whether you're interested in knitting, crocheting, felting, weaving, embroidery, needle point, sewing, or another fiber art, you're welcome to join the fun.
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Fresh Tea Gardens
Fresh Tea Gardens
Grow your own cuppa with your very own fresh tea garden! Host Lindsey Baird of Oak & Ash Farm has been growing and experimenting with her own herb and tea gardens since she was a kid and wants you to learn how fun it can be. Learn to think outside the box of the basic […]
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Magical Girls & Fighting Dreamers: An Exploration of Queer Representation in Manga & Anime
Magical Girls & Fighting Dreamers: An Exploration of Queer Representation in Manga & Anime
The Clapp Memorial Library is partnering with the Morrill Memorial Library and other MA libraries in offering a virtual program for teens for Pride Month! Click here to sign up! On Tuesday, June 18th from 7:00-8:00PM, teen anime and manga fans are invited to watch as the MML’s Youth Services Librarian, Dina Delic, presents “Magical […]
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JV Trainings
JV Trainings
Students accepted to be Junior Volunteers during the summer of 2024 are expected to attend one JV Training Session before they get scheduled to attend to the Children’s Summer Reading Table over the summer. JVs should register for the session on Thursday, June 20th from 11AM-12PM or the session on Tuesday, June 25th from 7-8PM […]
Fiber Arts with the Woolies
Fiber Arts with the Woolies
The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet twice a week at the library to socialize and work on their various projects. Whether you're interested in knitting, crocheting, felting, weaving, embroidery, needle point, sewing, or another fiber art, you're welcome to join the fun.
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Food Truck Friday
Food Truck Friday
Join the Clapp Memorial Library on our beautiful Common for an evening of fun with live music and food trucks. We will have crafts and activities for all to enjoy. This event is part of our Summer Reading Program and attending is worth a Kids SRP Raffle Ticket! Make sure to sign your child up […]
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Fiber Arts with the Woolies
Fiber Arts with the Woolies
The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet twice a week at the library to socialize and work on their various projects. Whether you're interested in knitting, crocheting, felting, weaving, embroidery, needle point, sewing, or another fiber art, you're welcome to join the fun.
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Clapp Critics
Clapp Critics
Our fiction book club, Clapp Critics meets every 4th Monday of the Month. Book Club members should email [email protected] for meeting details. Clapp Critics is currently full. Please note, our the November meeting is on 11/20 not 11/27!
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SFF Book Club
SFF Book Club
A monthly book group for lovers of high fantasy, hard science fiction, fable, far future, and all of the speculative fiction options. We meet online via Google Meet. Upcoming reads: To Shape a Dragon's Breath / Moniquill Blackgoose (11/26) The Three Body Problem / Cixin Liu (1/28) Witchmark / C.L. Polk (2/25) Cascade Failure / […]
JV Trainings
JV Trainings
Students accepted to be Junior Volunteers during the summer of 2024 are expected to attend one JV Training Session before they get scheduled to attend to the Children’s Summer Reading Table over the summer. JVs should register for the session on Thursday, June 20th from 11AM-12PM or the session on Tuesday, June 25th from 7-8PM […]
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Teen Book Club – June Meeting
Teen Book Club – June Meeting
The Clapp Memorial Library has started a book club for teens entering grades 7-12! This Teen Book Club is in conjunction with the MA Teen Choice Book Awards (MTCBA), the only book award in the state selected by teens. Each month teens will read and meet to discuss one book from the nominee list. On […]
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1969 Stonewall Rebellion
1969 Stonewall Rebellion
Virtual Event - click here to sign up! Join author Milo Todd on Zoom as he discusses the Stonewall Rebellion, a grassroots movement that sparked LGBTQ+ rights across the country. What happened during the multi-night rebellion around the Stonewall Inn in June of 1969? What was the first thing thrown and who threw it? Who […]
Clapp Writing Group
Clapp Writing Group
PROGRAM FULL The Clapp Memorial Library hosts a bi-weekly writing group for adults aged 18+. Whether you write romance, mystery, fantasy, non-fiction, poetry, children’s books, or screenplays, you’re welcome to join us! Come meet with other writers and share what you’ve been working on over the past month, work on your writing, and more. If […]
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Edible Flowers
Edible Flowers
Thursday, June 27, 7pm Smell your flowers, and eat them too! Learn about the many types and uses of edible flowers in this class hosted by Lindsey Baird of Oak & Ash Farm. Lindsey will go over which varieties and parts of flowers are edible, and then teach you how best to enjoy them. You’ll […]
Fiber Arts with the Woolies
Fiber Arts with the Woolies
The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet twice a week at the library to socialize and work on their various projects. Whether you're interested in knitting, crocheting, felting, weaving, embroidery, needle point, sewing, or another fiber art, you're welcome to join the fun.
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Fiber Arts with the Woolies
Fiber Arts with the Woolies
The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet twice a week at the library to socialize and work on their various projects. Whether you're interested in knitting, crocheting, felting, weaving, embroidery, needle point, sewing, or another fiber art, you're welcome to join the fun.
0 events,
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Ukulele Play Along (Virtual Event)
Ukulele Play Along (Virtual Event)
Strum along with the Ukulele Play Along on the first Monday every month! Grab your ukulele and play along - because playing your ukulele is more fun when you do it with others. We'll be focusing on 3 and 4 chord songs, with lyrics and chords provided on screen. Participants will be muted, so don't […]
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Library Closing: Independence Day 2024
The Library will be closed in observation of Independence Day
What “YA” Readin’? Book Group
What “YA” Readin’? Book Group
A book discussion group at the Clapp Memorial Library for adults who read young adult books. We meet on the first Thursday of the month at 7:00PM. Visit the library’s circulation desk to pick up a copy of "Into the Bright Open" by Cherie Dimaline. New members welcome.
Fiber Arts with the Woolies
Fiber Arts with the Woolies
The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet twice a week at the library to socialize and work on their various projects. Whether you're interested in knitting, crocheting, felting, weaving, embroidery, needle point, sewing, or another fiber art, you're welcome to join the fun.
0 events,
1 event,
Fiber Arts with the Woolies
Fiber Arts with the Woolies
The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet twice a week at the library to socialize and work on their various projects. Whether you're interested in knitting, crocheting, felting, weaving, embroidery, needle point, sewing, or another fiber art, you're welcome to join the fun.
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