Our Mystery Book Group is held on the second Wednesday of each month at 1:00 p.m. Join us as we discuss a different mystery novel each month. Email mmarszalek@cwmars.org with any questions.
May 8 at 2:30PM, Lawrence Memorial Hall auditorium Belchertown kids in grades 3-6 are invited to come by for an afternoon with comic book creator Jonathan Todd, author of Timid, a semiautobiographical graphic novel about frenemies, fitting in, and finding your voice! The Clapp Memorial Library is teaming up with Mass Center of the Book [...]
Join TAB and upcycle tea tins into planters! The Clapp Memorial Library’s Teen Advisory Board will meet on Friday, May 10th from 4:30-5:30PM in the library’s Activity Room. Teens will upcycle tea tins into planters to take home and enjoy. Attendees will leave with their own planter and spider plant. All teens in grades 7-12 [...]
PROGRAM FULL - WAITLIST ONLY May 10th at 6PM Ages 4 -11 This past fall, we hosted the Poop Museum with Susie. The audience filled the library and laughed and ewwww-ed while learning so many facts about poop, but we didn’t learn it all! Poop Museum #2 will teach about pooping in space, pooping underwater, [...]
Discover the untold history of Lake Quinsigamond's submerged treasures! Join us on Saturday, May 11 at 3:30pm for an engaging presentation by Cheryl Stedtler, Nipmuc tribal member and director of Project Mishoon, as she unveils the fascinating journey behind the discovery of ancient dugout canoes known as mishoonash. Delve into the rich heritage of the [...]
On Tuesday, May 14 at 7pm, the Belchertown Community Bells Choir will be performing a free concert at the Clapp Memorial Library. The Belchertown Community Bells Choir has been playing and presenting concerts for nearly 40 years. Some current members are also original members. This volunteer musical group is led by Bill McClure and plays [...]
All are invited to the The Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Board Meeting in the Activity Room at 6:30pm. For information email friendsofclappmemoriallibrary@gmail.com http://www.friendsofclapplibrary.org/ The Friends of Clapp Memorial Library is a volunteer not-for-profit organization dedicated to raising monies to assist the Library beyond the ordinary scope of the Library’s budget to reach its [...]
The Library will be closed in observation of Memorial Day
The Clapp Memorial Library is starting a book club for teens in grades 7-12! This Teen Book Club will be in conjunction with the MA Teen Choice Book Awards (MTCBA), the only book award in the state selected by teens. Each month teens will read and discuss one book from the nominee list. On Wednesday, [...]
Saturdays, 10:30 am to 11:15 am May 4th, May 11th, May 18th, May 25th, and June 1st Music and Movement with Julie. Join us for a music series on Saturday mornings at the Clapp Memorial Library. Julie's programs let babies and young children explore music in a fun and creative environment. Her program is geared [...]