Celebrate National Hat Day at the Clapp Memorial Library. Visit the library on January 15th wearing a hat and you will be entered into a raffle to win a hand knitted hat. Have a snack at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, make your own hat and check out a hat-themed book. Get your picture taken with [...]
Midterms are around the corner and you know you should be studying for them, but how? What are the most effective ways to learn the material? What is the optimal amount of time to spend studying? Get the answers to these questions and more at the “Turn Studying into Learning” workshop at the Clapp Memorial [...]
Our Library catalog will be undergoing system maintenance on the morning of Monday, January 21st. This will affect services including our normal catalog, OverDrive, Commonwealth Catalog, and others. We hope everything will be back up by the afternoon.
The Library will be closed in observation of Martin Luther King Day.
The Clapp Memorial Library will hold special hours just for BHS students. Come study by yourself or with a friend or group. Call or stop by the library to register for time with a tutor. Our tutors are college students, college graduates and UMass professors who volunteer their time to help students in subjects such [...]
![[Image] Two cakes artfully sculpted to look like people, next to two very messy attempts to make the same thing](https://clapplibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/nailed-it-image.png "nailed it image")
Have you ever seen a gourmet cake and thought that you could have easily made it yourself? Now’s your chance to prove it! The Clapp Memorial Library is hosting a Nailed It! program based on the Netflix show and participants will be divided into teams and challenged to replicate a beautiful dessert as best they [...]
The Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library invite you to celebrate Love Your Library month with their Annual Wine Tasting event on Saturday, February 9, 7:00-9:00PM (snow date, Saturday, February 16). Join us to celebrate Love Your Library month - wine samples, hors d'oeuvre, live acoustic music, and door prizes - all provided by the Friends. [...]
For students in 4th-6th grade. Mike Vitale, a former high school math teacher, will instruct this free six week program for students in 4th-6th grade. Students should know the basic rules. Mr. Vitale has taught game strategies at CHCS and Jabish and can prepare students to play at tournament level. Registration required, space is limited. [...]
The Library will be closed in observation of Presidents' Day.
Fun for school vacation - movie night at the library! Space is limited, registration required. Call 413-323-0417 or email jwhitehead@cwmars.org