Our fiction book club, Clapp Critics meets every 4th Monday of the Month. Email mmarszalek@cwmars.org with any questions.
Tuesday Toddler Time (2 years) Spring 2025 9:30-10:30 am, Tuesdays, Mar 11, 18, 25, Apr 1, 29 & May 6 Toddler Storytime is for children aged 2 years, 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: [...]
Afterschool Adventures: Enter the Abomination Vaults Calling all Belchertown Students for Afterschool D&D Tuesdays, 2:30-4:00PM, April 29th, May 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, and June 3rd Grab your dice and join us for our Spring Teen D&D Campaign! Something is stirring in the ruins of the Haruvex manor, abandoned since heroes defeated the evil sorcerer Belcorra [...]
Preschool Story Time (3-6 years) Spring 2025 9:30-10:30 am, Thursdays, Mar 13, 20, 27, Apr 3, May 1 & 8 Preschool Story Time is for ages 3-5 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/mYromqYwNvYb2gpNA. [...]
What "YA" Readin' is on Summer Vacation in July, and will meet again in August! The library's What "YA" Readin'? Book Group, a group for adults who read Young Adult books, will meet on Thursday, August 7th at 7:00PM to discuss Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins. Copies of the book are available for [...]
Clapp Memorial Library is offering a Stress Reduction Awareness course. The eight-week introductory course starts on Thursday, March 13 at 7 PM and runs every Thursday through May 1. The course is designed to teach and practice mindfulness-based skills. Mindfulness meditation skills teach us to be fully present in the moment and, when practiced regularly, [...]
Imagination and nature will come together at Lake Wallace on Friday, May 2, from 4:30–5:30 PM for Fairy Seats & Future Sculpture: Creative Play at Lake Wallace, a free, all-ages event inviting the community to spark creativity and collaboration in the outdoors. Led by Kiran Jandu, a professor of fine arts and MFA candidate at [...]
Registration required, click here to sign up. Learn how to capture beautiful images of nature in this series of photography workshops. Belchertown’s abundant natural resources offer limitless opportunities for creating amazing photos. Through these workshops, you’ll gain an understanding of photography fundamentals, and then go into the field to apply what you’ve learned. All levels [...]
On Saturday, May 3 at 2:30pm, the Clapp Memorial Library will host a screening of the documentary, Acres of Clams. Eric Wolfe’s Acres of Clams is a feature-length video history of the Clamshell Alliance’s direct-action campaign against the Seabrook nuclear plant in the 1970s. Acres of Clams combines archival film footage and music with the [...]
Program cancelled due to weather forecast and low registration Learn how to capture beautiful images of nature in these photography workshops. Come for a short presentation and then go outside to explore for hands-on photography. You will gain an understanding of photography fundamentals, and then apply what you've learned. Attend one or both workshops. If [...]
