Toddler Time (2 year olds) 9:30-10:30 am, Tuesdays, Sept. 20th, 27th, Oct. 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th, Nov. 1st & 8th Toddler Time is for children 2 years old, and begins @ 9:30 AM. Registration & confirmation is required. Our story times feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities. Register here: https://forms.gle/dbSCftnaAqdFdRHQ8 Due to [...]
Wednesday, September 21 @ 7pm This program is an overview of the history of the Belchertown State School and its place in special education and the treatment of individuals with disabilities. Based on the Images of America: Belchertown State School book, Kate Anderson will present a collection of historical images and artifacts illustrating the evolution [...]
Preschool Storytime (3-5 year olds) 9:30-10:30 am, Thursdays, Sept. 22nd, 29th, Oct. 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, Nov. 3rd & 10th Explorers Story time is for children ages 3 to 6, and begins @ 9:30 AM. Registration & confirmation is required. Our story times feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities. Register here: https://forms.gle/J7C4Ms8BnH2zuCN19 [...]
The Library will be closing at 2PM
The Library will be closed during the Belchertown Fair
Monday, September 26 @ 6:30pm Help us usher in Climate Preparedness Week by joining us for Earth Rhythms: Songs for the Environment performed by returning favorite Roger Tincknell. Earth Rhythms is an exciting music and storytelling program that celebrates and teaches environmental awareness and responsibility. Lively songs, interesting facts and humor combine with audience participation [...]
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) [...]
Garden Design 101 with Mary Jo Maffei Wednesday, September 28th at 6:30pm Virtual program Combining concepts from architecture, interior design, and garden design, Maffei will provide gardening basics about texture and shape, rhythm and repeat planting, timing and massing, color, maintenance, and more! Email clapp@cwmars.org for the Zoom link!
Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to the Clapp Memorial Library for the Teen Advisory Board Kick-Off Party on Friday, September 30th from 4:00-5:00PM. This program will take place in the Children’s Activity Room in the lower level of the library (or outside weather permitting). Current TAB members or teens interested in learning about TAB [...]
Do you like browsing cookbooks and trying new recipes? Register at the circulation desk and pick up a copy of this month's cookbook. Pick a recipe and let us know (to avoid duplicates), then make and bring your dish for everyone to try at our meeting. Registration is required for each meeting, no alcoholic beverages.