YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO A BIRTHDAY PARTY! The Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library are celebrating their 50th anniversary with cake and other refreshments inside the Library on Saturday, October 24, 2026. Join us between 2pm and 4pm and learn more about the Friends of the CML and what they do to support the [...]
This magical Halloween performance with Tommy James will mystify you and have you laughing at the same time. Come experience a magic wand that takes on a life of its own, a haunted Jack-O-Lantern, Dracula’s skull, Frankenstein and much more spooky fun. This program is geared towards kids ages 4 to 12. Costumes are welcome [...]
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: 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 [...]
Silencing the Women: The Witch Trials of Mary Bliss Parsons - A Book Talk with Kathy-Ann Becker Step into the true story of a woman accused of witchcraft in 17th century New England in a saga that spans our own valley and hills. On Tuesday, October 27 at 7pm at the Clapp Memorial Library, you [...]
The library invites teens in grades 7-12 to join its Teen Book Club! Each month teens will read and meet to discuss one book from the MA Teen Choice Book Awards (MTCBA) nominee list. This is the only book award in the state selected by teens! October’s meeting will be Wednesday, October 28th from 3:00-4:00PM [...]
From sea-side ghosts, to UFOs over the Berkshires, Massachusetts has a rich history of paranormal legend, odd events, and strange denizens. In this workshop, Sarah Hodge-Wetherbe, also known as GeekGal, will show us some of the most famous of Massachusetts paranormal history. For teens and adults. This program is funded by the Friends of the [...]
Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to the Clapp Memorial Library for an evening of Zen Coloring with local artist and illustrator Marie Tucker on Friday, November 6th from 6:00-7:00PM! Marie will guide students on how to doodle, scribble, swirl, and layer different colors of crayons while listening to calm music in a relaxing environment [...]
The Library will be closed in observation of Veterans’ Day
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 [...]