Learn the basics of effective family research with Dave Robinson of Old Bones Genealogy of New England. Dave will introduce research strategies and best practices when exploring records and documents on ancestry.com, familysearch.org, and others. There will be a Q&A session at the end of the program. This program is funded by the Friends of [...]
Our Mystery Book Group is held on the second Wednesday of each month at 2:00 p.m. Join us as we discuss a different mystery novel each month. Copies of the current month's pick available at the library. Email mmarszalek@cwmars.org with any questions. Please note new start time as of September, 2025!
The Clapp Memorial Library’s Teen Advisory Board will meet Friday, September 12th from 4:30-5:30PM in the library’s Activity Room for its first meeting of the 2025-2026 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, [...]
Friday, September 12, 6:30pm Do you like browsing cookbooks and trying new recipes? In the Cookbook Club, we each make a recipe from a cookbook and bring it for everyone to try. Taste, enjoy, and chat with your new cookbook friends! This month’s book is The Ikaria way by Diane Kochilas. Please register and choose [...]
A unique perspective on the works of Edgar Allen Poe, Mary Shelley, Washington Irving, Emily Dickinson and others is coming to the Clapp Memorial Library through the marriage of original music, shadow puppetry and cinematography and special effects. The group, known as Shadow, Sound, Spectacle, will be performing Literary Monsters on Saturday, September 13 at [...]
Do you enjoy the sweet voices of lady singers such as Linda Ronstadt, Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell or Barbara Streisand? Would you like to learn a little more about these singers and listen to some of their songs? If so, then Ladies of the ‘70s with Laura Hicks is the event for you. Join us [...]
No matter your level of gardening, saving seeds is easy. Some people save seeds to save money, while others selectively save seeds from favorite varieties to further a particular trait. Come learn some simple seed saving basics as well as resources to further your knowledge. Paulina Borrego, Wrangler of the Mass Aggie Seed Library at [...]
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 4pm.
The Clapp Memorial Library will have a table on their front lawn from 2:00-3:30PM on September 19th for teens in grades 7-12 walking from school to the Belchertown Fair. Teens can stop by for free water, granola bars, and snacks as supplies last! This program is funded by the Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library.