This 90 minute ‘virtual tour’ chronicles New England cemetery art, history, and symbolism, from colonial burial grounds, through the rural cemetery movement of the 19th century and into 21st-century locations. Why do we have cemeteries and gravestones? Why they look the way they do? How have styles and art evolved over 400 years? The Gravestone Girls scoured Belchertown’s graveyards, [...]
Many families are trying to decide the best option for school for their children this fall. If your family has decided (or is considering) to homeschool for the 2020-2021 school year, the Clapp Memorial Library is offering a workshop to help answer some of your questions. An experienced homeschool parent and past teacher in the [...]
Many families are trying to decide the best option for school for their children this fall. If your family has decided (or is considering) to homeschool for the 2020-2021 school year, the Clapp Memorial Library is offering a workshop to help answer some of your questions. An experienced homeschool parent and past teacher in the [...]
Many families are trying to decide the best option for school for their children this fall. If your family has decided (or is considering) to homeschool for the 2020-2021 school year, the Clapp Memorial Library is offering a workshop to help answer some of your questions. An experienced homeschool parent and past teacher in the [...]
On Wednesday, October 27 at 7pm, The Clapp Memorial Library is joining the Tewksbury Public Library in hosting author Noe Alvarez for a presentation on his latest book, Spirit Run: A 6000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land, hosted through Zoom. Spirit Run was a named a MUST READ BOOK in the Massachusetts Center of the [...]
On Wednesday, November 3 at 7pm, the Clapp Memorial Library is joining the Tewksbury Public Library in hosting an all-star panel discussion featuring all five nominees for this year's Agatha Award for Best First Mystery Novel -- Esme Addison (A Spell For Trouble); Tina deBellegarde (Winter Witness); Mary Keliikoa (Derailed); Erica Ruth Neubauer (Murder At [...]
On Tuesday, November 16 at 7pm, the Clapp Memorial Library is joining the Tewksbury Public Library in hosting Michelle Bowdler for a presentation on her critically acclaimed book, Is Rape A Crime?: A Memoir, An Investigation, and A Manifesto via Zoom. The book was named a MUST READ BOOK in the Massachusetts Center of the [...]
On Monday, November 22 at 7pm, the Clapp Memorial Library is joining the Tewksbury Public Library in hosting Barry Van Dusen for a presentation on his latest book, Finding Sanctuary: An Artist Explores the Nature of Mass Audubon via Zoom. The book was named a MUST READ BOOK in the Massachusetts Center of the Book's [...]
On Monday, November 29 at 7pm, the Clapp Memorial Library is joining the Tewksbury Public Library in hosting author Lynne Reeves for a discussion of her latest book, Dangers Of An Ordinary Night, in conversation with bestselling author Lisa Genova via Zoom. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER About The Author: Lynne Reeves (Griffin) is an internationally recognized [...]
Wednesday, September 7 @ 7pm Author Tim Spofford joins us to talk about his new book, What the Children Told Us: The Untold Story of the Famous "Doll Test" and the Black Psychologists Who Changed the World. Spofford tells the story of the towering intellectual and emotional partnership between two Black scholars who highlighted the [...]