Library Closing: Veterans’ Day 2026
The Library will be closed in observation of Veterans’ Day
The Library will be closed in observation of Veterans’ Day
Preschool Story Time (3-6 year olds) 9:30-10:30 AM, Thursdays, Oct 1, 8, 22, 29, Nov 5 & 12 Preschool Story Time is for children ages 3 to 5, and begins @ 9:30 AM. Registration & confirmation required, sign up here: https://forms.gle/wHdDB7D6FvY1nJUZ9. Our story times feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities. If the [...]
Join us in celebrating International Games Month at the library! Patrons of all ages are invited to the library’s Games Day on Friday, November 13th, from 2:30-5:30PM. Drop in, have fun, and enter to win a game of your own. Board games, card games, puzzles, and more. Bring your Magic: the Gathering decks! Ask Tegan [...]
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! The November cookbook is Cooking In Real Life by Lidey Heuck. Registration & confirmation required. Sign up here: [...]
Calling all Belchertown Students for Afterschool D&D Tuesdays, 2:30-4:00PM, Oct 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, Nov 10th, and 17th Grab your dice and join us for our Fall Teen D&D Campaign! Enter the VAULT OF DOOM! Avoid traps, face dangers, and delve deep into the Vault of Doom to find the Crypt of Euphrasia the Spider [...]
Have you seen the beauty of Saturn and the waxing Moon through a telescope? Join us on Foley Field where our friends from Springfield STARS will set up telescopes and lead us on a tour of the night sky and some of its most interesting and impressive sights. Please wear comfortable footwear and clothing to [...]
Our November TAB meeting will be on Thursday the 19th at 3:00 pm. We will continue our discussion on TAB-led programs for the upcoming year and start planning them. TAB will also discuss the Teen Winter Reading Program, upcoming service projects, and more. Snacks and drinks will be provided.
Clapp Memorial Library is offering a Stress Reduction Awareness course. The eight-week introductory course starts on Thursday, October 1 at 7 PM and runs every Thursday through November 19. 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, [...]
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: Of Monsters and Mainframes / Barbara Truelove (10/27) The Mimicking of Known Successes / Malka Older (11/24) City of Others / Jared Poon (1/26) Blackheart [...]
The Library will close at 5pm in observation of the Thanksgiving holiday. Safe travels!