First Steps Story Time (13-24 months) 10:00-10:45 AM, Mondays, Sep 28, Oct 4, 19, 26, Nov 2 & 9 First Steps is for ages 12 – 24 months and begins @ 10:00 AM. Registration & confirmation required, sign up here: https://forms.gle/JXUvanoTmZF814AH7. Our story times feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities. If the [...]
Mondays, 3PM - 9/28, 10/5, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9 Learn computer basics or polish up your computer skills at the Clapp Memorial Library! This fall we’re partnering with Tech Foundry to offer a weekly series of computer basics classes and drop in tech-support on Mondays, September 28th-November 9th. There will be no class on October [...]
Tuesday Toddler Time (2-3 years) Fall 2026 9:30-10:30 am, Tuesdays, Sep 29, Oct 6, 20, 27, Nov 3 & 10 Toddler Time is for children 2-3 years old, and begins @ 9:30 AM. Registration & confirmation required, sign up here: https://forms.gle/zh6erS7Jieg18nai7. Our story times feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities. If the [...]
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! September’s meeting will be Wednesday, September 30th from 3:00-4:00PM [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
The Library will be closed in observation of Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The Friends of Clapp Memorial Library announce that they will hold their annual meeting for this year at 7 PM on October 22, 2026, in the Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA 01007. The meeting will review actions from the past year, hold elections for Board members, and discuss plans for 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 [...]
The Library will be closed in observation of Veterans’ Day