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 [...]
10:00-10:45 AM, Mondays, Sept 13th, 20th, 27th, & Oct 4th, 18th, 25th Firststeps is for ages 0 – 24 months and begins @ 10:00 AM. Registration is required. Our storytimes feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities. Program will take place on the Library lawn, families need to bring chairs/blankets and water, sunscreen, [...]
Calling all young writers, poets, playwrights, and novelists! The Clapp Memorial Library will once again host virtual writing programs, or “Teen Write Nights,” for teens in grades 7-12 throughout the month of November. This program celebrating National Novel Writing Month is a great opportunity for teen writers to get feedback, build community, participate in writing [...]
10:00-10:45 am, Tuesdays, Sept 14th, 21st, 28th, & Oct 5th, 19th, 26th. Toddlertime is for 2 year olds and begins @ 10:00 AM. Registration is required. Our storytimes feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities. Program will take place on the Library lawn, families need to bring chairs/blankets and water, sunscreen, and bug [...]
A monthly book group for lovers of high fantasy, hard science fiction, fable, far future, and all of the speculative fiction options. We are currently meeting virtually on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 6PM. Upcoming Meetings: July 26th - Light from Uncommon Stars - Ryka Aoki August 23rd - A Memory Called Empire [...]
Join the Clapp Memorial Library, led by one of our Teen Advisory Board members and the Head of Youth Services, for some creative, spooky fun. Students ages 7 to 12 years will need to pick up a bag of materials at the CML between Monday, 10/18 and Tuesday, 10/26. We will all meet virtually on [...]
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 [...]
10:00-11:00 am, Thursdays, Sept 16th, 23rd, 30th, & Oct 7th, 21st, 28th Preschool Storytime is for 3-6 year olds and begins @ 9:00 AM. Registration is required. Our storytimes feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities. Program will take place on the Library lawn, families need to bring chairs/blankets and water, sunscreen, and [...]
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 [...]
Calling all young writers, poets, playwrights, and novelists! Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to attend weekly, virtual Teen Write Nights throughout November as part of the library's annual program for young writers during National Novel Writing Month. This is a great opportunity for teen writers to get feedback, build community, participate in writing exercises, [...]