On Saturday, September 7 at 3pm, the Clapp Memorial Library will host a free acoustic concert by the Belchertown duo, Ukes for Ukraine. Terry Nagel (soprano ukulele) and Jimmy Burgoff (bass ukulele) will bring their street corner music, and their little blue tip bucket, indoors with an hour of favorite uke tunes and more stories [...]
On Monday, September 9th at 6:30pm, come to the Clapp Memorial Library for “Belchertown and the California Gold Rush,” a presentation by Cliff McCarthy, Stone House Museum archivist and author/editor of several books on Belchertown’s history. The California Gold Rush was an important event in American history, having an enormous impact on migration, land development, [...]
When a cosmic enemy threatens to destroy their world, brave heroes must do everything in their power to save it. This quest will take them across the teeming oceans of Wildspace to the silvery void of the Astral Sea and beyond. Along the way, they’ll make friends, encounter terrifying foes, and face one cliffhanger after [...]
Our Mystery Book Group is held on the second Wednesday of each month at 1:00 p.m. Join us as we discuss a different mystery novel each month. Email mmarszalek@cwmars.org with any questions.
The Clapp Memorial Library’s Teen Advisory Board will meet Friday, September 13th from 4:30-5:30PM in the library’s Activity Room for its first meeting of the 2024-2025 school year! TAB is a group of 7th-12th grade students who meet monthly during the school year to propose library programming for teens, provide input on teen services, volunteer, [...]
All are invited to the The Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Board Meeting in the Activity Room at 6:30pm. For information email friendsofclappmemoriallibrary@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 to reach its [...]
The Library will close at 2pm.
The Clapp Memorial Library will have a table on their front lawn from 2:00-3:30PM the Friday of the Belchertown Fair (September 20th). Teens in grades 7-12 walking from school to the Fair are invited to stop by for free water, granola bars, and snacks as supplies last!
The library’s Teen Advisory Board is offering a free craft in the Exhibit Hall from 4:00-5:00PM the Friday of the Belchertown Fair. All ages are welcome to stop by and do a craft paired with this year’s Fair theme, “Barn in the USA,” as supplies and materials last!
The Library will be closed during the Belchertown Fair