
Library Closing: Columbus Day 2021
Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United StatesThe Library will be closed in observation of Columbus Day
The Library will be closed in observation of Columbus Day
The Clapp Memorial Library will be having an outdoor Pumpkin-Carving program for teens in grades 7-12 on Wednesday, October 13th from 4:30-5:30PM. Pumpkins are donated by Austin Brothers Valley Farm. Registration for this program is required, and teens can register at the library or by emailing clapplibrarytab@gmail.com. The rain date for this program is Monday, October [...]
Put on your pajamas and get cozy for a bedtime story, read to you by Ms Jennifer at the Clapp Memorial Library. These events are geared towards students at Cold Spring and Swift River schools as part of their Read-A-Thon. A link will be posted for families to join through Zoom. Jennifer will begin letting [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]