Corinne Demas will be at the Clapp Memorial Library on Thursday, January 22 at 3pm to talk about her new book, Daughters, a novel “exploring the age-old friction between mothers and daughters, a story of a family rediscovering itself.” Books will be available for purchase and signing. Corinne Demas is the award-winning author of thirty-nine [...]
The Clapp Memorial Library’s Teen Advisory Board will meet Friday, January 23rd from 4:30-5:30PM in the library’s Activity Room. 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 will make [...]
Learn about no-cost Home Energy Assessments (HEAs) and other MassSave benefits for homeowners and renters. The goal of these assessments is to make residents' homes safer, healthier, and more comfortable, while identifying ways to lower energy consumption, carbon emissions, and utility bill costs. There will be a table with resources and representatives of HomeWorks Energy [...]
Let’s start off the new year with new skills! Each Wednesday in January you’re invited to a workshop to introduce you to different library offerings. On January 28th we’ll be Getting Started with Mango Languages and explore how to access this online library resource. Come by with your questions and get started on a language [...]
The Clapp Memorial Library has a book club for teens in grades 7-12! On Wednesday, January 28th from 3:00-4:00PM, teens will discuss The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the library’s circulation desk and on the Libby and hoopla apps. Snacks will be provided at [...]
On Saturday, January 31 from 2:30-4:30pm, the Clapp Memorial Library hosts an afternoon of Indigenous stories with David Brule, President of the Nolumbeka Project and chair of the Nehantic Tribal Council. Brule shares stories rooted in Nipmuck tradition and histories of the Connecticut River Valley, including local events such as the Bloody Brook Massacre and [...]
Spend a cozy evening with Eastern States Paranormal Investigators as they share their interests and experiences, show their equipment, and set up a mock command center with cameras around the library, so you get a feel for what a real investigation looks like. This will also be only the 2nd time they share evidence from [...]
On Wednesday, February 11 at 7PM, join us at the Clapp Memorial Library for a talk from Belchertown resident and pediatrician, David Gottesgen, who is the author of a new book, Mending the Body with the Mind: Harnessing Kids’ Superpowers To Heal and Stay Healthy. Dr. Gottesgen will discuss integrative medicine in general, then talk [...]
The Library will be closed in observation of Presidents’ Day
On Friday February 20 at 6pm at the Clapp Memorial Library, Edward Tick will share the spiritual and communal meaning of Tết, the Lunar New Year, and how it is celebrated in Viet Nam. He will contrast the violent experiences of the 1968 Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War with the beautiful and peaceful meaning [...]
