Corinne Demas will be at the Clapp Memorial Library on Thursday, January 22 at 3pm to talk about her new book, Daughters, a novel “exploring the age-old friction between mothers and daughters, a story of a family rediscovering itself.” Books will be available for purchase and signing. Corinne Demas is the award-winning author of thirty-nine [...]
The Clapp Memorial Library’s Teen Advisory Board will meet Friday, January 23rd from 4:30-5:30PM in the library’s Activity Room. 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, and have fun! At this meeting, teens will make [...]
Our fiction book club, Clapp Critics meets every 4th Monday of the Month. Email mmarszalek@cwmars.org with any questions.
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) [...]
Let’s start off the new year with new skills! Each Wednesday in January you’re invited to a workshop to introduce you to different library offerings. On January 28th we’ll be Getting Started with Mango Languages and explore how to access this online library resource. Come by with your questions and get started on a language [...]
The Clapp Memorial Library has a book club for teens in grades 7-12! On Wednesday, January 28th from 3:00-4:00PM, teens will discuss The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the library’s circulation desk and on the Libby and hoopla apps. Snacks will be provided at [...]
On Saturday, January 31 from 2:30-4:30pm, the Clapp Memorial Library hosts an afternoon of Indigenous stories with David Brule, President of the Nolumbeka Project and chair of the Nehantic Tribal Council. Brule shares stories rooted in Nipmuck tradition and histories of the Connecticut River Valley, including local events such as the Bloody Brook Massacre and [...]
The library's What "YA" Readin'? Book Group, a group for adults who read Young Adult books, will meet Thursday, February 5th at 7:00PM to discuss Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the circulation desk. New members are welcome!
Spend a cozy evening with Eastern States Paranormal Investigators as they share their interests and experiences, show their equipment, and set up a mock command center with cameras around the library, so you get a feel for what a real investigation looks like. This will also be only the 2nd time they share evidence from [...]
The Library will be closed in observation of Presidents’ Day