Library Closing: Juneteenth 2024
Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United StatesThe Library will be closed in observation of Juneteenth
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JV Trainings
JV Trainings
Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United StatesStudents accepted to be Junior Volunteers during the summer of 2024 are expected to attend one JV Training Session before they get scheduled to attend to the Children’s Summer Reading Table over the summer. JVs should register for the session on Thursday, June 20th from 11AM-12PM or the session on Tuesday, June 25th from 7-8PM [...]
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Food Truck Friday
Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United StatesJoin the Clapp Memorial Library on our beautiful Common for an evening of fun with live music and food trucks. We will have crafts and activities for all to enjoy. This event is part of our Summer Reading Program and attending is worth a Kids SRP Raffle Ticket! Make sure to sign your child up [...]
Clapp Critics
Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United StatesOur fiction book club, Clapp Critics meets every 4th Monday of the Month. Book Club members should email akuchieski@cwmars.org for meeting details. Clapp Critics is currently full. Please note, our the November meeting is on 11/20 not 11/27!
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SFF Book Club
SFF Book Club
Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United StatesA 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: To Shape a Dragon's Breath / Moniquill Blackgoose (11/26) The Three Body Problem / Cixin Liu (1/28) Witchmark / C.L. Polk (2/25) Cascade Failure / [...]
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Teen Book Club – June Meeting
Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United StatesThe Clapp Memorial Library has started a book club for teens entering 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 [...]
Clapp Writing Group
Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United StatesPROGRAM 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 [...]
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1969 Stonewall Rebellion
Virtual MAVirtual Event - click here to sign up! Join author Milo Todd on Zoom as he discusses the Stonewall Rebellion, a grassroots movement that sparked LGBTQ+ rights across the country. What happened during the multi-night rebellion around the Stonewall Inn in June of 1969? What was the first thing thrown and who threw it? Who [...]
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Edible Flowers
Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United StatesThursday, June 27, 7pm Smell your flowers, and eat them too! Learn about the many types and uses of edible flowers in this class hosted by Lindsey Baird of Oak & Ash Farm. Lindsey will go over which varieties and parts of flowers are edible, and then teach you how best to enjoy them. You’ll [...]
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Ukulele Play Along (Virtual Event)
Ukulele Play Along (Virtual Event)
Virtual MAStrum along with the Ukulele Play Along on the first Monday every month! Grab your ukulele and play along - because playing your ukulele is more fun when you do it with others. We'll be focusing on 3 and 4 chord songs, with lyrics and chords provided on screen. Participants will be muted, so don't [...]