Tuesday Toddler Time (2 years) Fall 2025 9:30-10:30 am, Tuesdays, Sep 30, Oct 7, 21, 28 & Nov 4 Toddler Storytime is for children aged 2 years, 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. This program is full, [...]
Are you interested in local paranormal investigations? Join us as Rob Goff from Agawam Paranormal showcases some local sites and investigations done there. Beginning with an introduction as to the historic value and events that happened there, we will get into the actual investigations that were conducted and finally end with the potential evidence captured [...]
Preschool Story Time (3-6 years) Fall 2025 9:30-10:30 am, Thursdays, Sep 25, Oct 2, 9, 23, 30 & Nov 6 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/XcoGi3Naao7iMtkP8. [...]
The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet weekly 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.
Belchertown Pollinator Garden, 57 State Street Sign up for Sunday, October 19th or Thursday, October 23rd 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Children and their families are invited to the Belchertown Pollinator Garden and School Garden for an evening of fun, spooky stories and activities. Bring a flashlight, wear a costume, and be ready for some adventure. [...]
All are invited to the The Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Board Meeting in the Activity Room at 6:30pm. For information email friendsofclappmemoriallibrary@gmail.com http://www.friendsofclapplibrary.org/ The Friends of Clapp Memorial Library is a volunteer not-for-profit organization dedicated to raising monies to assist the Library beyond the ordinary scope of the Library’s budget to reach its [...]
Clapp Memorial Library is offering a Stress Reduction Awareness course. The eight-week introductory course starts on Thursday, September 25 at 7 PM and runs every Thursday through November 20 (excluding October 16). The course is designed to teach and practice mindfulness-based skills. Mindfulness meditation skills teach us to be fully present in the moment and, [...]
Clapp Memorial Library and BOAT welcome community members in need of accessing health care, mental health care, substance use resources, and family resources. Free lockboxes, Naloxone, Fentanyl Test Strips, and health screenings will be available. Health care organizations such as MA Behavioral Health, Hampshire Hope, Tapestry and more will be here in addition to Baystate [...]
The Clapp Memorial Library’s Teen Advisory Board will meet Friday, October 24th from 4:30-5:30PM on the main floor of the library. TAB is a group of 7th-12th grade students who meet monthly during the school year to propose library programming for teens, provide input on teen services, volunteer, and have fun! At this meeting, teens [...]
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The Clapp Memorial Library is excited to welcome back award-winning storyteller Davis Bates on Friday, October 24th at 6:00PM for a night of ghost stories, supernatural songs, and harvest tales. His performance will conclude with a workshop for teens on telling their own ghost stories. Will a certain library or local state school be a [...]