Calling all Knitters & Adventurers! Join knitwear designer Joan of Dark (Knockdown Knits, Knits for Nerds) & photographer Kyle Cassidy (This is What a Librarian Look Like) on Zoom to knit and discuss their new book, The Lopapeysa Sweater, a travel adventure with knitting patterns, horses, volcanoes, adventure & a historical mystery! Event hosted at the [...]
"As you wish" Come to the library for all ages fun as we enjoy snacks, recite favorite lines, cheer for the heroes, and interact with the beloved movie, The Princess Bride (PG) on February 11th at 1:30PM. Dress up as your favorite character for our costume contest, with a Princess Bride themed prize! Prop kits [...]
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 [...]
You are invited to the The Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Board Meeting in the Activity Room at 6:30pm. For information email Paul Geoffroy at pdgeoffroy52@gmail.com http://www.friendsofclapplibrary.org/ The Friends of Clapp Memorial Library is a volunteer not-for-profit organization dedicated to raising monies to assist the Library beyond the ordinary scope of the Library's budget [...]
PAWS to Read Thursday evenings 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm Students in grades 1 through 5, who are reluctant or struggling readers, may register to read with a certified therapy dog. Sessions will last 20 minutes, please arrive on time. Students must have a book picked out ahead of time. To register, contact Jennifer at [...]
Friday, Feb. 17 at 4:00PM TAB is a group of 7th-12th grade students who propose library programming for teens & provide input on teen services. New members are welcome!
The Library will be closed in observation of Presidents' Day
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 5:30-6:45PM Rise to the cupcake-decorating challenge! Teens in grades 7-12 will be given themes and timed rounds to decorate their cupcakes. Bring home the tasty treats at the end of the program! Visit the library or email clapplibrarytab@gmail.com to register.
Friday, February 24th 10:30-11:30am Amazing creatures have amazing adaptations! And what better way for kids to discover these concepts than through hands-on experience with a whole zoo of exotic invertebrates? Can you create and draw your own arthropod with its own special adaptations? Open to all ages. Registration is required (sign-up here: https://forms.gle/YfzwfyFmfgNJ1AQ17); children should [...]
Friday, February 24th 12:00-1:00PM Animals need shelter, and it's up to your children to use our forest-gathered materials to build a shelter fit for a bug. Not just any bug, but our residential judge, Mr. Cranky B. Cockroach! Will he approve of your shelter and find safety within, or will he hiss and make his [...]