Clapp Memorial Library

Artober 2021
2021-10-31 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, MA
Daily art prompts all through October.
Artober is here! Artober is a month-long program that encourages artists of all levels to create something once a day in the medium of your choice during the month of October based on our daily art prompts.
Share your art on Instagram/Facebook with the hashtag #cmlartober2021 and tagging us @clapplibrary. You can also email us at clapp@cwmars.org and we’ll share your creations!
Looking for more inspiration? Don’t forget to check out CreativeBug for projects and classes.

Teen Program: Card-making for a Cause
2021-12-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual, MA
Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to attend the Clapp Memorial Library’s upcoming Card-making for a Cause program where teens will make cards to share with Cards for Hospitalized Kids this holiday season. The card-making program will be on Wednesday, December 15th at 7:00PM on Zoom. Teens will make at least one card to keep and at least one card to bring back to the library and donate as part of the library’s Card Drive. Teens must register for this program by emailing clapplibrarytab@gmail.com. After registering, teens can pick up their card-making kit at the library starting a week before the program. Registration is also necessary to receive the virtual meeting link. Donated cards will be mailed to the nonprofit organization Cards for Hospitalized Kids. More can be learned about this organization at http://www.cardsforhospitalizedkids.com/

POSTPONED: Card-making for Kids
2021-12-29 15:30 - 16:30 | Virtual, MA
EVENT POSTPONED – NEW DATE TBA
Members of the Clapp Memorial Library’s Teen Advisory Board will teach kids ages 5-10 how to make snowmen cards! Please email jwhitehead@cwmars.org to register. Spots are limited. After receiving an email confirming registration, families can pick up their card-making kits at the library starting a week before the program.

Snowmen Card-making for Kids
2022-02-23 15:30 - 16:30 | Virtual, MA
Members of the Clapp Memorial Library’s Teen Advisory Board will teach kids ages 5-10 how to make snowmen cards! This program will take place virtually at 3:30PM on Wednesday, February 23rd. Please email jwhitehead@cwmars.org to register. Spots are limited. After registering, families can pick up their card-making kits at the library starting a week before the program.

Crafting Night (virtual)
2022-02-23 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual, MA
The Clapp Memorial Library is having a virtual Crafting Night for teens in grades 7-12 on Wednesday, February 23rd at 7:00PM. Teens will learn how to repurpose old books into brand-new items! The Clapp Memorial Library’s Teen Advisory Board will also meet during this program. New members are welcome. Teens interested in joining TAB are encouraged to attend, but teens don’t have to be TAB members to attend the program. Teens must e-mail clapplibrarytab@gmail.com to register and must receive an email confirmation before picking up materials from the library for the program.

Teen Pollinator Party!
2022-05-25 16:00 - 17:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to the front lawn of the Clapp Memorial Library on May 25th from 4:00-5:00PM for a Pollinator Party! Teens will be given the materials and instructions to make seed bomb/ball pops to plant for local pollinators. Teens can register at the library or by emailing clapplibrarytab@gmail.com. Teens who attend are encouraged to wear clothes they won’t mind getting dirty.

Beyond the Book Club
2022-06-22 16:00 - 17:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Beyond the Book Club at the Clapp Memorial Library
Read Diverse Books! Help Your Community! Make Bookish Friends!
All kids entering 4th, 5th, and 6th grade are welcome! Meetings will be hosted by Jennifer Whitehead (Head of Youth Services), and Camryn Scoon (Upcoming 9th-grader/lover of books). Our first meeting will be on June 22nd at 4:00 PM at the Clapp Memorial Library.
jwhitehead@cwmars.org
413-323-0417
The first meeting will be an introduction to what we will be doing in the club and a lesson in bookmark making! As members of the club, we will be reading diverse books (provided by the library) and then coming together for a meeting on the fourth Wednesday of every month. After talking about the book, we will use our new knowledge from the stories in order to help our community. Actions will be tasks such as making toys for shelter animals and creating cards for kids in hospitals. Members will also learn leadership and activism skills they can then apply to their own lives. We are looking for creative kids who want to create a positive change in our world, no matter how small.

Fiber Arts with the Woolies
2022-07-07 17:00 - 18:45, 2022-07-14 17:00 - 18:45, 2022-07-21 17:00 - 18:45, 2022-07-28 17:00 - 18:45, 2022-08-04 17:00 - 18:45, 2022-08-11 17:00 - 18:45, 2022-08-18 17:00 - 18:45, 2022-08-25 17:00 - 18:45 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
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.

How to Bake a Universe
2022-07-08 10:00 - 11:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Calling all cosmic chefs! Author Alec Carvlin will be reading his debut picture book, How to Bake a Universe, at the Clapp Memorial Library on July 8th at 10:00am!
Geared towards ages 4 to 9 but all are welcome.
Kids will love decorating their own cosmic sunglasses, hearing the book read aloud by the author, and asking questions about the fun and funky science at the end. So come on down and bring nothing! Just make sure you have enough curiosity. This program does not require registration and will be held in the Children’s Activity Room.

Teen Tie-Dye
2022-08-19 17:30 - 18:30 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Teens entering grades 7-12 are invited to tie-dye their free summer reading shirts outside the Clapp Memorial Library on Friday, August 19th from 5:30-6:30PM. The program will take place on the library’s lawn. Teens who did not sign up to receive a shirt may bring their own clean shirts to tie-dye. There will also be extra shirts as supplies last. Attendees will also get an extra raffle ticket for the Teen Summer Reading Program. Teens can email clapplibrarytab@gmail.com or visit the library’s circulation desk to sign up.

Fiber Arts with the Woolies
2022-09-01 08:00 - 17:00, 2022-09-01 17:00 - 18:30, 2022-09-08 17:00 - 18:30, 2022-09-15 17:00 - 18:30, 2022-09-22 17:00 - 18:30, 2022-09-29 17:00 - 18:30, 2022-10-06 17:00 - 18:30, 2022-10-13 17:00 - 18:30 and 4 more dates | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet weekly 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.

Pumpkin Carving
2022-10-14 15:30 - 16:30 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
The Clapp Memorial Library will be having a free outdoor Pumpkin-Carving program for teens in grades 7-12 on Friday, October 14th from 3:30-4:30PM. Registration for this program is required, and teens can register at the library or by emailing clapplibrarytab@gmail.com. The rain date for this program is Wednesday, October 19th at 3:30PM.
