Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to a movie night at the Clapp Memorial Library on Friday, January 17 from 6:00-8:30PM! Watch the movie based on the popular game, Dungeons & Dragons! Popcorn and beverages will be provided. The film is rated PG13, so students age 12 will require parent/guardian permission to attend. Register by [...]
Calling all writers! The Clapp Memorial Library invites you to learn about getting published and receive feedback on your work from a literary agent! Registration required, program is full. Thank you! Session I: Publishing Tips - Saturday Jan 18, 2pm Gain an insider's view of book publishing with literary agent Jan Kardys from Black Hawk [...]
The Library will be closed in observation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
PROGRAM FULL, WAITLIST OPEN Tuesday, January 21, 7PM Come and create Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night with crayons! Marie Tucker will lead you step by step to make their own beautiful work of art. All supplies provided. Please register in advance as space is limited, sign up here: https://forms.gle/n9KSJYjN5dXjRpEm8 This is an adult program. This [...]
Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to the library’s Activity Room on Wednesday, January 22nd for a Teen Crafternoon from 4:00-5:00PM. Teens will create a 2025 “mood board” collage using magazines, photos, and scrapbooking materials. All materials will be provided. Teens should email clapplibrarytab@gmail.com to register.
The Clapp Memorial Library’s Teen Advisory Board will meet Friday, January 24th from 4:30-5:30PM in the Teen Section of the library. TAB will decorate the Teen Section for winter and create a new sign for the space. TAB is a group of 7th-12th grade students who meet monthly during the school year to propose library [...]
Aída O’Brien is an Americana and roots musician from Belchertown, Massachusetts. Her music is a blend of old time, indie rock, blues and country. In June of 2020, she released an EP called Girl in the Blue Dress, chronicles the unfolding of her gender transition spanning seven years of heartfelt songwriting. She has performed at [...]
Our fiction book club, Clapp Critics meets every 4th Monday of the Month. Email mmarszalek@cwmars.org with any questions.
PROGRAM & WAITLIST FULL! Thank you for your interest. Do you get the blues as winter drags on? Are you itching for spring and resisting the cold months ahead? Have you been curious about hygge (pronounced HOO-GA), the Danish term for a sense of comfort, contentment, and pleasurable coziness? The Clapp Memorial Library's Ruthie Sterling [...]
A monthly book group for lovers of high fantasy, hard science fiction, fable, far future, and all of the speculative fiction options. We meet online via Google Meet. Upcoming reads: The Naming Song / Jedediah Berry (1/27) The Children of Blood and Bone / Tomi Adeyemi (2/24) The Tainted Cup / Robert Jackson Bennett (3/24) [...]