Registration required, click here to sign up. Anyone can take a snapshot with a smartphone, but what does it take to create photos that are worthy of hanging on your walls? Learn how to elevate your smartphone photos from meh to stunning with a Clapp Memorial Library program on Saturday, May 10th from 9am-noon at [...]
There’s been a lot of attention paid to female comics fans in the last few years, but the truth is women have always been part of superhero storytelling. We’ll explore the importance of female heroes and the women who brought them to life in the larger history of American superhero comics. This program is funded [...]
The Clapp Memorial Library will have a table at BOAT’s Umbrella of Wellness Fair on Saturday, May 17th! Visit our table in the CHCS Gymnasium from 12:00-2:00PM before listening to VIVE18, the featured speaker. Learn about the library’s free services, pick up a booklist of recommended reads, and enter our raffle to win one of [...]
Bring a plant (or not!) to the library and swap it for a new one. Program takes place on the library lawn. Monthly on the third Tuesday of the month from May to September. This program is funded by the Belchertown & Around Plant Swap
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025, 6:00 - 8:00 pm Town Hall Auditorium (Lecture) and Clapp Memorial Library (Reception) Join us for a very special evening with artist Scott M Fischer! Scott is a world-renowned fantasy artist known for (and this is the short list) Magic the Gathering card art, cover illustrations for Dark Horse Comics, mind [...]
Join singer-songwriter Jess Martin and poet-naturalist Kim Hoff at the Clapp Memorial Library in Belchertown for a free afternoon of music, poetry, and connection with the wild beauty of our local landscape on Saturday, June 7 at 3 pm. Come celebrate the magic of our home ecosystems and the stories they tell through art. This [...]
A dedication event for Belchertown's three new Transfer Station Container Murals & a celebration of community with family activities about sustainability. June 13th, 4-6PM at the Belchertown Transfer Station 135 Hamilton Street Trash Fashion Contest! Come in wearable art from upcycled materials! Show off and win prizes. Visit the Swap Shop for inspiration and materials. [...]
Friday, June 13th, 6:30PM 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! Registration & confirmation required. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/SW89vY1PjHPSvBkL9 Program limited to 15 participants. Due [...]
Join the Clapp Memorial Library on our beautiful Common for an evening of fun with live music and food trucks on June 20th, from 4-8PM. We will have crafts and activities for all to enjoy. Stop by to say hi and let us know if you need help registering for any of our summer reading [...]
At Farmers Market on the Town Common Come meet live ducks and learn about their diet, habitat, behavior and more. Duckworld Rescue at Ripley Farm will bring ducks and give children a chance to hold them and watch them swim. And the Belchertown Fire Department will be visiting with a truck for kids to explore. [...]