The Clapp Memorial Library’s Teen Advisory Board will meet on Friday, October 13th from 4:30-5:30PM to suggest and discuss teen programs for the upcoming school year. TAB is a group of 7th-12th grade students who meet monthly to propose library programming for teens, provide input on teen services, volunteer, and have fun! New members are [...]
The Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Book Sale Monday: 4:00-8:00pm Members Night – memberships available at the door Tuesday-Friday: 10:00am-8:00pm Saturday: 9:00am-3:00pm The Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Book Sale accepts cash, check, and credit card. Want to join the Friends? The Friends meet every third Thursday of the month at 6:30PM!
Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to enjoy candy and crochet at the library on Wednesday, October 18th from 5:45-6:45PM. Teens can bring their own project or use the library's crochet supplies. Crochet hooks, yarn, and instruction will be provided for those new to crochet. The candy will be peanut-free. This program will take place [...]
The Friends of Clapp Memorial Library announce that they will hold their annual meeting for this year at 7 PM on October 19, 2023, in the Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA 01007. The meeting will review actions (including disbursement of funds) from the past year, hold elections for Board members, and [...]
Registration Required - click here to sign up Are you curious about mail armor? Mail dates back to the 5th century BC in texts and is still used today to protect people from cuts. Throughout history and today, mail is used as decoration. Come get hands-on with history with Castle Nitor. Learn how to make [...]
REGISTRATION REQUIRED - Click here to sign up. Join the Clapp Memorial Library on Saturday, October 21 from 2 – 4p.m., when we welcome Kim Larkin of Klassic Kreations for a tea and chocolate workshop & tasting. This is an educational talk highlighting the history and health benefits of tea and dark chocolate (cacao) with [...]
Spooky stories and flashlight scavenger hunt at the School Gardens at SRE & CHCS Tuesday, October 24th 5:30 pm Join Debra Lapointe, a master gardener and Jennifer Whitehead, Head of Youth Services at the Clapp Memorial Library, for an evening of creepy stories and a dark scavenger hunt through the gardens. Costumes welcome, come dressed [...]
Meet local author Jordan J. Hall and celebrate the launch of his new book, Mammoth, Massachusetts. Enjoy a refreshment while he reads from this collection of speculative short stories. After spending half his life on a dairy farm in northern Wisconsin and half his life in film production in New York City, Jordan now resides [...]
Attention young writers, poets, playwrights, and novelists! Teen Write Nights, a weekly creative writing program for students in grades 7-12, will soon resume at the Clapp Memorial Library. This program celebrating National Novel Writing Month is a great opportunity for young writers to get feedback, build community, participate in writing exercises and grow their word [...]
Come join film historian Frank Mandosa at the Clapp Memorial Library on Thursday, October 26 as he shows us the fascinating history of horror films on the big screen - just in time for Halloween! You will view all kinds of spooky and outrageous bits from great scary films through the ages in this fun [...]
