Winter Reading Begins
2025-12-20 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Winter Reading Bingo starts today! Pick up your Bingo card at the library or take part online through Beanstack at clapplibrary.beanstack.org or using the Beanstack app! Programs for Teens & Adults, running December 20th – February 20th
For the first time ever, the Clapp Memorial Library is running a Teen Winter Reading Program! Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to sign up for Teen Winter Reading Bingo at clapplibrary.beanstack.org or on the Beanstack app! Physical Bingo cards are also available for pick-up at the library. Participating is easy – and, of course, there are prizes! Get all the details when you sign up. Save the date, and start earning tickets on December 20th! This program is funded by the Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library.

Ukulele Play Along (Virtual Event)
2026-01-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-02 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-02 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, MA
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 worry about how you sound!
To join, email Julie Stepanek (julie@musicjulie.com) for the Zoom link and to receive the songs for the program. Don’t have a Ukulele? Don’t worry – you can borrow one from us!

Getting Started with Libby
2026-01-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Let’s start off the new year with new skills! Each Wednesday in January you’re invited to a workshop to introduce you to different library offerings.
On January 7th we’ll be Getting Started with Libby and explore how to access this online library collection. Come by with your questions and get started borrowing ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines with your library card. Already using Libby? All are welcome, and maybe we can help you learn a few tricks.
We’ll cover Hoopla on January 14th, Kanopy on January 21st, and Mango Languages on January 28th!

Clapp Writing Group
2026-01-07 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-01-21 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-02-04 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-02-18 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-03-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
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 you are interested, contact Annie at the library to sign up: macona@cwmars.org

Cookbook Club (Jan 2026)
2026-01-09 18:30 - 19:30 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Do you like browsing cookbooks and trying new recipes? In the Cookbook Club, we each make a recipe from a cookbook and bring it for everyone to try. Taste, enjoy, and chat with your new cookbook friends! The January cookbook is What to cook when you don’t feel like cooking by Caroline Chambers.
Registration & confirmation required. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/vcXqXqif2rvTGys49

Walking the Camino
2026-01-12 18:00 - 19:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Join Bob and Sue Stephens as they present an overview of the Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage and their experiences from 3 Caminos. They will share resources, show different options for walking the Camino, and answer your questions about this once in a lifetime experience.

RPG Night - Lost Mountain Saga
2026-01-13 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Break out your dice and join us for a monthly game!
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.
Players can expect to encounter ancient mysteries, old Nordic folk tales, social intrigue, and unspeakable horrors lurking in every shadow as they travel across the North and slowly uncover the truth.
Our RPG campaigns meet monthly on the 2nd Tuesday from 6-8PM.
Space is limited! Email tmannino@cwmars.org to ask about seats at the table, future campaigns, or other any questions.
Previous campaigns have included Spelljammer (Dungeons & Dragons) and Ghostbusters: a Frightfully Cheerful Roleplaying Game!
Program is for adults 18+, our Teen RPG programs are listed separately.

Getting Started with Hoopla
2026-01-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Let’s start off the new year with new skills! Each Wednesday in January you’re invited to a workshop to introduce you to different library offerings.
On January 14th we’ll be Getting Started with Hoopla and explore how to access this online library collection. Come by with your questions and get started borrowing ebooks, audiobooks, and video with your library card. Already using Hoopla? All are welcome, and maybe we can help you learn a few tricks.
We’ll cover Libby on January 7th, Kanopy on January 21st, and Mango Languages on January 28th!

Wednesday Whodunnits
2026-01-14 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-02-11 14:00 - 15:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
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.

Stephen Page Performs Broadway
2026-01-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Join the Clapp Memorial Library on Wednesday, January 14 at 7pm for a piano concert at the Belchertown United Church of Christ. Jazz pianist Stephen Page returns to perform on the Library’s 1877 Steinway grand piano. Stephen Page Performs Broadway will feature many musical theater favorites.
Stephen Page has played throughout the eastern seaboard with a variety of musical combinations from solo work to big bands. He teaches at Amherst College and Deerfield Academy as well as in his private studio. Page continues to distill his life’s work into original compositions.

Getting Started with Kanopy
2026-01-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Let’s start off the new year with new skills! Each Wednesday in January you’re invited to a workshop to introduce you to different library offerings.
On January 21st we’ll be Getting Started with Kanopy and explore how to access this online library collection. Come by with your questions and get started streaming films and TV series with your library card. Already using Kanopy? All are welcome, and maybe we can help you learn a few tricks.
We’ll cover Libby on January 7th, Hoopla on January 14th, and Mango Languages on January 28th!

Hands-only CPR
2026-01-21 15:00 - 16:00 | Lawrence Memorial Hall (Town Hall) Auditorium, Belchertown, 01007, United States
Wednesday, January 21, 3PM
The free Red Cross Hands-Only CPR course teaches people how to perform hands-only CPR. Having more trained bystanders can help save lives by putting more cardiac arrest victims within a few steps of lifesaving assistance. Participants learn how to check for consciousness, call 911 (or the local emergency number), and give chest compressions. CPR training certification is not provided through this course.
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/HeihwoLbMf9zm8mh7
This program is sponsored by the American Red Cross and will be held at the Belchertown Town Hall Auditorium

Daughters book talk with Corinne Demas
2026-01-22 15:00 - 16:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Corinne Demas will be at the Clapp Memorial Library on Thursday, January 22 at 3pm to talk about her new book, Daughters, a novel “exploring the age-old friction between mothers and daughters, a story of a family rediscovering itself.” Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Corinne Demas is the award-winning author of thirty-nine books for adults (The Road Towards Home, The Writing Circle) and children (The Littlest Matryoshka, Saying Goodbye to Lulu). She is a Professor Emerita of English at Mount Holyoke College and lives in the Pioneer Valley with her family, two donkeys, and a precocious puppy.

Mass Save Pop-Up Resource Table
2026-01-27 11:00 - 18:00, 2026-02-05 11:00 - 18:00, 2026-02-20 10:00 - 17:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
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 will help explain all the benefits and answer any questions.
This program is funded by HomeWorks Energy, Inc.

Getting Started with Mango Languages
2026-01-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Let’s start off the new year with new skills! Each Wednesday in January you’re invited to a workshop to introduce you to different library offerings.
On January 28th we’ll be Getting Started with Mango Languages and explore how to access this online library resource. Come by with your questions and get started on a language journey with your library card. Already using Mango? All are welcome, and maybe we can help you learn a few tricks.
We’ll cover Libby on January 7th, Hoopla on January 14th, and Kanopy on January 21st!

Indigenous Stories from this Valley and Beyond with David Brule
2026-01-31 14:30 - 16:30 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
On Saturday, January 31 from 2:30-4:30pm, the Clapp Memorial Library hosts an afternoon of Indigenous stories with David Brule, President of the Nolumbeka Project and chair of the Nehantic Tribal Council. Brule shares stories rooted in Nipmuck tradition and histories of the Connecticut River Valley, including local events such as the Bloody Brook Massacre and the legend of the giant beaver Wequamps, known today as Mount Sugarloaf. Drawing from oral traditions, research, and a decade-long study of King Philip’s War, his stories highlight gratitude, balance with nature, and cultural resilience.

Mending the Body with the Mind Book Talk
2026-02-11 19:00 - 20:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
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 about how he utilized the mind-body-spirit connection in all parts of his practice. He will discuss how children and teens can utilize this connection, in a wide array of common disorders, from chronic pain (specifically headaches and stomachaches) to asthma and other respiratory problems, to habit disorders like tics and bedwetting, to sleep issues, to ADHD, autism, anxiety, depression, and phobias to anxiety in sports. Copies of his book will be available for purchase and signing.

BHS Art Reception
2026-02-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
The public is invited to the Clapp Memorial Library on Tuesday, February 24th from 6-7pm for an Art Exhibit Reception for Elizabeth Texeira’s Studio Art 3, Studio Art 4, and Honors Art Classes at Belchertown High School. The reception will celebrate the young artists’ work, which will be on display in the library throughout the month of February. Light refreshments will be provided. This program is funded by the Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library.

Escape the Under - a Stranger Things Escape Room
2026-02-26 18:00 - 18:45, 2026-02-26 19:00 - 19:45 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
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 out!
Space is limited, sign up here: https://forms.gle/NhsxkQdxu1wmroRYA
Solving puzzles does not require any knowledge of Stranger Things, but dressing up in Hellfire Club, Scoops Ahoy, or other Stranger Things swag is encouraged!
