Early Closing: Belchertown Fair 2025
Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United StatesThe Library will close at 4pm.
The Library will close at 4pm.
The Clapp Memorial Library will have a table on their front lawn from 2:00-3:30PM on September 19th for teens in grades 7-12 walking from school to the Belchertown Fair. Teens can stop by for free water, granola bars, and snacks as supplies last! This program is funded by the Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library.
The Library will be closed during the Belchertown Fair
Our fiction book club, Clapp Critics meets every 4th Monday of the Month. Email mmarszalek@cwmars.org with any questions.
A monthly book group for lovers of high fantasy, hard science fiction, fable, far future, and all of the speculative fiction options. We meet online via Google Meet. Upcoming reads: The Naming Song / Jedediah Berry (1/27) The Children of Blood and Bone / Tomi Adeyemi (2/24) The Tainted Cup / Robert Jackson Bennett (3/24) [...]
On Tuesday, September 23 from 6:30-8:30pm, the Clapp Memorial Library will be hosting Handwriting the Constitution as a culminating event for Constitution Week. The library will provide copies of the Constitution to participants and a variety of paper, pens, and other art supplies will be available for people to use. Handwriting the Constitution is a [...]
The Clapp Memorial Library has a book club for teens in grades 7-12! This Teen Book Club is in conjunction with the MA Teen Choice Book Awards (MTCBA), the only book award in the state selected by teens. Each month teens will read and meet to discuss one book from the nominee list. On Wednesday, [...]
PROGRAM FULL The Clapp Memorial Library hosts a bi-weekly writing group for adults aged 18+. Whether you write romance, mystery, fantasy, non-fiction, poetry, children’s books, or screenplays, you’re welcome to join us! Come meet with other writers and share what you’ve been working on over the past month, work on your writing, and more. If [...]
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. [...]
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, [...]