Wednesday, September 7 @ 7pm Author Tim Spofford joins us to talk about his new book, What the Children Told Us: The Untold Story of the Famous "Doll Test" and the Black Psychologists Who Changed the World. Spofford tells the story of the towering intellectual and emotional partnership between two Black scholars who highlighted the [...]
Saturday, September 10 @10:30am (Activity Room) Local author Lu Wanda Cheney joins us to talk about her new book, On Her Feet, which she wrote with her daughter, Ashley Cheney. When she was 14, Ashley jumped off a roof, thinking it would be fun, and suffered a permanent spinal cord injury. Her doctors tell her [...]
Wednesday, September 21 @ 7pm This program is an overview of the history of the Belchertown State School and its place in special education and the treatment of individuals with disabilities. Based on the Images of America: Belchertown State School book, Kate Anderson will present a collection of historical images and artifacts illustrating the evolution [...]
The Library will be closing at 2PM
The Library will be closed during the Belchertown Fair
Monday, September 26 @ 6:30pm Help us usher in Climate Preparedness Week by joining us for Earth Rhythms: Songs for the Environment performed by returning favorite Roger Tincknell. Earth Rhythms is an exciting music and storytelling program that celebrates and teaches environmental awareness and responsibility. Lively songs, interesting facts and humor combine with audience participation [...]
Garden Design 101 with Mary Jo Maffei Wednesday, September 28th at 6:30pm Virtual program Combining concepts from architecture, interior design, and garden design, Maffei will provide gardening basics about texture and shape, rhythm and repeat planting, timing and massing, color, maintenance, and more! Email clapp@cwmars.org for the Zoom link!
Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to the Clapp Memorial Library for the Teen Advisory Board Kick-Off Party on Friday, September 30th from 4:00-5:00PM. This program will take place in the Children’s Activity Room in the lower level of the library (or outside weather permitting). Current TAB members or teens interested in learning about TAB [...]
Do you like browsing cookbooks and trying new recipes? Register at the circulation desk and pick up a copy of this month's cookbook. Pick a recipe and let us know (to avoid duplicates), then make and bring your dish for everyone to try at our meeting. Registration is required for each meeting, no alcoholic beverages.
Friday, October 7 @ 6:30pm (main library) Andy & Judy are a Boston area folk duo who perform original, lyric driven songs that combine their beautiful vocals and instrumentation. They’ll be joining us for a one-hour concert that’s sure to offer a good time.