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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
The Clapp Memorial Library and the Belchertown Creative Economy Committee invite you to the ViewFinder Nature Photography contest exhibit reception and awards ceremony on Tuesday, July 1st from 6-7pm The winning photographs will be exhibited at the Library throughout the month of July and announced publicly in June, and viewable on the Library website. The [...]
The Clapp Memorial Library will be hosting a Zine Workshop for Teens in collaboration with Flywheel Arts Collective on Wednesday, July 9 from 5:00-6:30PM. Participants will be shown examples of zines and learn a little bit about their history. They will then be taught how to make their own one-page minizine using paper, markers, collage [...]
Come and create Claude Monet’s Water Lilies with crayons! Marie Tucker will lead you step by step to make your own beautiful work of art. Registration required, sign up here: https://forms.gle/JTJC3mp2ToojGLKG8 Due to the high popularity of the program and limited capacity, seats will be filled by lottery drawn from all registrants signed up by [...]
Come and create Vincent Van Gogh’s Almond Blossoms with crayons! Marie Tucker will lead you step by step to make your own beautiful work of art. Registration required, sign up here: https://forms.gle/JTJC3mp2ToojGLKG8 Due to the high popularity of the program and limited capacity, seats will be filled by lottery drawn from all registrants signed up [...]
A unique perspective on the works of Edgar Allen Poe, Mary Shelley, Washington Irving, Emily Dickinson and others is coming to the Clapp Memorial Library through the marriage of original music, shadow puppetry and cinematography and special effects. The group, known as Shadow, Sound, Spectacle, will be performing Literary Monsters on Saturday, September 13 at [...]
The Galapagos Islands are most famous for inspiring Charles Darwin to develop his theory of evolution. They are the home and habitat for many species of birds and wildlife that are unique to the islands. Photographer Mark Lindhult explored the Galapagos Islands in May and returned with images that illustrate many of the unique behaviors [...]