Event Series Lunch with Libby

Lunch with Libby

Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

Did you get a new device or want to do more with the one you already have? Drop on by to learn how to use Libby to access library ebooks, downloadable audiobooks, and magazines! Our Technology Librarian, Tegan, will be hosting drop-in sessions from noon to 1 on the first Tuesday of every month. Can’t [...]

Book Art Workshop

Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

Join us to give old books a new life! We'll be taking weathered books and transforming them into beautiful pieces of art, which you are welcome to take home with you or leave with us to display around the library. Ages 18+ are invited to attend, upstairs in the library.

Camera Trapping

Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

Janet Pesaturo is a conservation biologist, certified tracker, and writer who travels around the country tracking and camera trapping everything from mouse to moose. She is the author of Camera Trapping Guide: Tracks, Sign, and Behavior of Eastern Wildlife. Copies will be available for purchase.

Climate Change & Local Ecosystems

Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

How can we prepare for and respond to climate change and its impact on Massachusetts ecosystems and natural resources? Climate adaptation addresses specific climate-related threats and the steps to take to limit the damage. Scott Jackson is an Extension Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Conservation at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and led [...]

Event Series Alcohol Ink Workshop

Alcohol Ink Workshop

Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

REGISTRATION REQUIRED - SPACE LIMITED No experience necessary for this fun workshop presented by Belchertown Artist Barbara Sullivan.  If you love color, you'll love this workshop.  Make a unique piece of art to take home.  All supplies provided. Register at the library, program attended for individuals 18+ who have not previously taken an alcohol ink [...]

Design and Construction of Windsor Chairs

Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

Join Patrick Perkins as he shares his knowledge and experience designing and building Windsor chairs. Topics include types of woods and antique-style tools used, how logged wood is fashioned into finished chair parts, and combining milk paint and oil for a durable finish. Patrick Perkins built his first Windsor chair in the early 1980s. He [...]

World’s Worst Weather

Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

Bitter cold, dense fog, heavy snow, and record winds: Mount Washington is known worldwide for its unpredictable and dangerous weather. For a mountain its size, why is Mt. Washington called the “Home of the World’s Worst Weather”? Join Mount Washington Observatory's Will Broussard for an investigation into the unique life and work of weather observers [...]

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