Getting Ready for Kindergarten Summer 2025 9:30-10:30 am, Wednesdays, Jul 9, 16, 23, 30, Aug 6 & 13 Getting Ready for Kindergarten is for children entering Kindergarten at Cold Spring School this fall and begins at @ 9:30 AM. Registration is required. Getting Ready for Kindergarten feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities [...]
August 6th at 6PM on the Clapp Memorial Library Lawn! (In the case of rain, Town Hall Auditorium)! The Grumpytime Club offers children and families welcoming and inclusive messages about accepting feelings, celebrating differences, and loving ourselves exactly as we are. As a queer and gender queer artist, Carrie learned that inner strength derives from [...]
The library's What "YA" Readin'? Book Group, a group for adults who read Young Adult books, will meet on Thursday, June 5th at 7:00PM to discuss Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the circulation desk. New members are welcome!
Dig out your costumes and get ready for fun, we’re bringing a LARP to the Clapp Memorial Library to LEVEL UP Summer Reading! What’s LARP? Standing for “Live Action Role Play,” LARP is an interactive theater experience, similar to a Murder Mystery Dinner, where you play the characters and create the action! Sounds like fun? [...]
Starting on May 13th, we invite you to our next RPG campaign, Vaesen: The Lost Mountain Saga & Other Tales, a dark Gothic setting steeped in Nordic folklore and the old myths of Scandinavia! Dive into mysteries where old struggles against the new, and myths come alive. No experience necessary. Welcome to the Mythic North [...]
Join the library’s Teen Book Club for its last meeting of the summer on Wednesday, August 13th from 3:00-4:00PM. 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. Copies of the book from the MTCBA nominee list are available [...]
Taylor Swift will never go out of Style! Have The Best Day at the library at this Diamond-Painting program for teens ages 12-18! Make your own Bejeweled Diamond-Painted Swiftie Eras bookmark! Space (and Eras) are limited so don’t wait a Fortnight! Email clapplibrarytab@gmail.com or call the library to register! Are you… Ready for It? All [...]
Join us at 6PM on August 13th for an evening of music on the Library Lawn (in the case of rain, Town Hall Auditorium)! Singing dancing and fun for all ages with Ann Marie Messbauer and Jacques “Pop” Hooten Made possible by the Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library and our Community Sponsors
Beyond Billy Goats: Wildlife Bridge STEM Challenge Presented by the Hitchcock Center for the Environment Three goats crossing a bridge? Sounds like a fairytale, but it's actually a great way to keep animals safe! Join a Hitchcock Center educator for this hands-on children's program. We'll read a quick story about a real-life animal crossing; then [...]
Come and see the Public Health Nurse, Kirsten Krieger RN, BSN, Quabbin Health District! No appointments needed, no charge! Blood pressure and blood sugar screening Health and wellness education Community resource connection Harm Reduction resources And more!
