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 [...]
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 [...]
Learn about no-cost Home Energy Assessments (HEAs) and other MassSave benefits for homeowners and renters. The goal of these assessments is to make residents' homes safer, healthier, and more comfortable, while identifying ways to lower energy consumption, carbon emissions, and utility bill costs. There will be a table with resources and representatives of HomeWorks Energy [...]
The library's What "YA" Readin'? Book Group, a group for adults who read Young Adult books, will meet Thursday, February 5th at 7:00PM to discuss Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the circulation desk. New members are welcome!
Spend a cozy evening with Eastern States Paranormal Investigators as they share their interests and experiences, show their equipment, and set up a mock command center with cameras around the library, so you get a feel for what a real investigation looks like. This will also be only the 2nd time they share evidence from [...]
Our current RPG campaign, Vaesen: The Lost Mountain Saga & Other Tales, is a dark Gothic setting steeped in Nordic folklore and the old myths of Scandinavia! Dive into mysteries where old struggles against the new, and myths come alive. No experience necessary. Welcome to the Mythic North – northern Europe of the nineteenth century, [...]
Our Mystery Book Group is held on the second Wednesday of each month at 2:00 p.m. Join us as we discuss a different mystery novel each month. Copies of the current month's pick available at the library. Email mmarszalek@cwmars.org with any questions.
On Wednesday, February 11 at 7PM, join us at the Clapp Memorial Library for a talk from Belchertown resident and pediatrician, David Gottesgen, who is the author of a new book, Mending the Body with the Mind: Harnessing Kids’ Superpowers To Heal and Stay Healthy. Dr. Gottesgen will discuss integrative medicine in general, then talk [...]
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 [...]
Learn about no-cost Home Energy Assessments (HEAs) and other MassSave benefits for homeowners and renters. The goal of these assessments is to make residents' homes safer, healthier, and more comfortable, while identifying ways to lower energy consumption, carbon emissions, and utility bill costs. There will be a table with resources and representatives of HomeWorks Energy [...]
On Friday February 20 at 6pm at the Clapp Memorial Library, Edward Tick will share the spiritual and communal meaning of Tết, the Lunar New Year, and how it is celebrated in Viet Nam. He will contrast the violent experiences of the 1968 Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War with the beautiful and peaceful meaning [...]
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: The Naming Song / Jedediah Berry (1/27) The Children of Blood and Bone / Tomi Adeyemi (2/24) The Tainted Cup / Robert Jackson Bennett (3/24) [...]
Can you escape before time runs out? The library will host Escape the Under, a Stranger Things themed Escape Room for adults on Thursday, February 26th with sessions at 6:00PM and 7:00PM in the library’s Activity Room. You will have 40 minutes to look for clues, solve puzzles, and work together to escape before time runs [...]
Can you escape before time runs out? The library will host Escape the Under, a Stranger Things themed Escape Room for adults on Thursday, February 26th with sessions at 6:00PM and 7:00PM in the library’s Activity Room. You will have 40 minutes to look for clues, solve puzzles, and work together to escape before time runs [...]