Preschool Story Time (3-6 year olds) 9:30-10:30 AM, Thursdays, Oct 1, 8, 22, 29, Nov 5 & 12 Preschool Story Time is for children ages 3 to 5, and begins @ 9:30 AM. Registration & confirmation required, sign up here: https://forms.gle/wHdDB7D6FvY1nJUZ9. Our story times feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities. If the [...]
Clapp Memorial Library is offering a Stress Reduction Awareness course. The eight-week introductory course starts on Thursday, October 1 at 7 PM and runs every Thursday through November 19. The course is designed to teach and practice mindfulness-based skills. Mindfulness meditation skills teach us to be fully present in the moment and, when practiced regularly, [...]
Intergenerational program - for teens and their favorite adult! Sign in pairs, local teens and a crafty adult in their life, here: https://forms.gle/HbG5r6JP68RCTGbM6 Be a part of this captivating session where we explore the diverse world of candle making techniques and tips. You’ll be introduced to the various types of candles and discover which waxes [...]
Calling all Belchertown Students for Afterschool D&D Tuesdays, 2:30-4:00PM, Oct 6th, 13, 20th, Nov 10th, and 17th Grab your dice and join us for our Fall Teen D&D Campaign! Enter the VAULT OF DOOM! Avoid traps, face dangers, and delve deep into the Vault of Doom to find the Crypt of Euphrasia the Spider and [...]
The Library will be closed in observation of Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Break out your dice and join us for a monthly game for Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork! Based on the Discworld series by Sir Terry Pratchett, players will roam the streets of Ankh-Morpork, follow clues, avoid the Dungeon Dimensions, have near-Death* encounters, risk Million-to-One Chances**, and bend sentences into meanings they were never meant to have. *Which unfortunately [...]
The Friends of Clapp Memorial Library announce that they will hold their annual meeting for this year at 7 PM on October 22, 2026, in the Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA 01007. The meeting will review actions from the past year, hold elections for Board members, and discuss plans for the [...]
This magical Halloween performance with Tommy James will mystify you and have you laughing at the same time. Come experience a magic wand that takes on a life of its own, a haunted Jack-O-Lantern, Dracula’s skull, Frankenstein and much more spooky fun. This program is geared towards kids ages 4 to 12. Costumes are welcome [...]
Silencing the Women: The Witch Trials of Mary Bliss Parsons - A Book Talk with Kathy-Ann Becker Step into the true story of a woman accused of witchcraft in 17th century New England in a saga that spans our own valley and hills. On Tuesday, October 27 at 7pm at the Clapp Memorial Library, you [...]
The library invites teens in grades 7-12 to join its Teen Book Club! Each month teens will read and meet to discuss one book from the MA Teen Choice Book Awards (MTCBA) nominee list. This is the only book award in the state selected by teens! October’s meeting will be Wednesday, October 28th from 3:00-4:00PM [...]