The Clapp Memorial Library's Teen Advisory Board will meet on Friday, March 24th from 4:00-5:00PM. TAB is a group of 7th-12th grade students who propose library programming for teens & provide input on teen services. New members are welcome. Visit the library or email clapplibrarytab@gmail.com for more info & to register.
Tuesday, April 4, 7pm The Clapp Memorial Library will host Ronny LeBlanc and his program, Bigfoot in Massachusetts, on Tuesday, April 4 th at 7 PM. Growing up in Leominster, Massachusetts, Ronny LeBlanc learned of a section of the city near his childhood home that was called Monsterland. Ronny will discuss his personal experiences in [...]
Saturday, April 8, 4pm Pamela Means presents The Power of the Protest Song: Our Shared History and Present Day. From https://www.pamelameans.com/ Pamela Means is a Easthampton MA-based Out(spoken), Biracial, independent artist whose “kamikaze guitar style” and punchy provocative songs have worn a hole in two of her acoustic guitars. Armed with the razor wit of [...]
The Library will be closed in observation of Patriots’ Day
CUPCAKE WARS RETURNS Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to the library for a cupcake-decorating challenge on April 19th from 5:30-6:45PM! Participants will be given themes and timed rounds to decorate their cupcakes and can take home the tasty treats at the end of the program. Space is limited; email clapplibrarytab@gmail.com to register for this [...]
Ukes for Ukraine Busking at Belchertown’s Clapp Memorial Library Saturday, April 22 at 3 PM Terry Nagel (ukulele) and Jimmy Burgoff (bass), have spent the last year on various street corners, busking for victims of the Ukraine invasion and will bring their street corner music and little blue tip bucket indoors for an hour of [...]
The Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Book Sale Monday: 4:00-8:00pm Members Night – memberships available at the door Tuesday-Friday: 10:00am-8:00pm Saturday: 9:00am-3:00pm The Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Book Sale accepts cash, check, and credit card.
Open to kids ages 10-12 If you love reading, hanging out with friends, and crafting, this is the group for you. Beyond the Book Club meetings are hosted by Jennifer Whitehead and Camryn Scoon. During the school year, bus 18 is available for students to ride to the library, but they need to bring a [...]
On Monday, May 1 at 6:30pm, the Clapp Memorial Library will host a free musical concert by Laura and Peter Hicks. If you enjoy songs from Broadway and the “Great American Songbook” this concert is for you! Peter and Laura Hicks, aka Musically Married, will be performing an evening of solos and duets. Peter was [...]
REGISTRATION REQUIRED - Click here to sign up for one, two, or all three sessions All are welcome to our series of Homesteading Workshops, by local teen Zackery W. Zawalski. You can come to one, two, or all three, and learn about ways to grow and raise your own food and make use of the [...]