Getting Ready for Kindergarten Summer 2025 9:30-10:30 am, Wednesdays, Jul 9, 16, 23, 30, Aug 6 & 13 Getting Ready for Kindergarten is for children entering Kindergarten at Cold Spring School this fall and begins at @ 9:30 AM. Registration is required. Getting Ready for Kindergarten feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities [...]
Join the library’s Teen Book Club for its last meeting of the summer on Wednesday, August 13th from 3:00-4:00PM. This Teen Book Club is in conjunction with the MA Teen Choice Book Awards (MTCBA), the only book award in the state selected by teens. Copies of the book from the MTCBA nominee list are available [...]
Program has been canceled, and will be rescheduled at a later date. Taylor Swift will never go out of Style! Have The Best Day at the library at this Diamond-Painting program for teens ages 12-18! Make your own Bejeweled Diamond-Painted Swiftie Eras bookmark! Space (and Eras) are limited so don’t wait a Fortnight! Email clapplibrarytab@gmail.com [...]
TREVOR will delight young and old from the moment he arrives on his stilts way up in the air at over 9' tall! The fun will begin with some really High-Fives... it will get the kids up in the air right from the start, too! The second half of the show will be games for [...]
Preschool Storytime (3-6 years) Summer 2025 9:30-10:30 am, Thursdays, Jul 10, 17, 24, 31, Aug 7 & 14 Preschool Story Time is for ages 3-6 and begins @ 9:30 AM. Registration is required. Our story times feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities. Registration and confirmation required, sign up here: https://forms.gle/uMiU45Siq5qBZUgr8. Registration open [...]
PROGRAM FULL - to join waitlist, please email jwhitehead@cwmars.org Beyond Billy Goats: Wildlife Bridge STEM Challenge Presented by the Hitchcock Center for the Environment Three goats crossing a bridge? Sounds like a fairytale, but it's actually a great way to keep animals safe! Join a Hitchcock Center educator for this hands-on children's program. We'll read [...]
Have boxes of books you're looking to get out of the house? Load up the car and come by on Saturday, July 19th and Saturday August 16th for Drive By & Drop Off with the Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library. Volunteers will be in the Clapp Memorial Library parkin lot who will unload Books, [...]
Monday, August 18th, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Doors open at 5:45 PM All the children that complete Level Up at Your Library are invited to join the fun at our finale. The Toe Jam Band will perform in the Belchertown High School auditorium (subject to change). Following the show, everyone will go to the [...]
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
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.