Afterschool Adventures: Enter the Abomination Vaults Calling all Belchertown Students for Afterschool D&D Tuesdays, 2:30-4:00PM, April 29th, May 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, and June 3rd Grab your dice and join us for our Spring Teen D&D Campaign! Something is stirring in the ruins of the Haruvex manor, abandoned since heroes defeated the evil sorcerer Belcorra [...]
Imagination and nature will come together at Lake Wallace on Friday, May 2, from 4:30–5:30 PM for Fairy Seats & Future Sculpture: Creative Play at Lake Wallace, a free, all-ages event inviting the community to spark creativity and collaboration in the outdoors. Led by Kiran Jandu, a professor of fine arts and MFA candidate at [...]
Registration required, click here to sign up. Learn how to capture beautiful images of nature in this series of photography workshops. Belchertown’s abundant natural resources offer limitless opportunities for creating amazing photos. Through these workshops, you’ll gain an understanding of photography fundamentals, and then go into the field to apply what you’ve learned. All levels [...]
On Saturday, May 3 at 2:30pm, the Clapp Memorial Library will host a screening of the documentary, Acres of Clams. Eric Wolfe’s Acres of Clams is a feature-length video history of the Clamshell Alliance’s direct-action campaign against the Seabrook nuclear plant in the 1970s. Acres of Clams combines archival film footage and music with the [...]
Program cancelled due to weather forecast and low registration Learn how to capture beautiful images of nature in these photography workshops. Come for a short presentation and then go outside to explore for hands-on photography. You will gain an understanding of photography fundamentals, and then apply what you've learned. Attend one or both workshops. If [...]
Teens are invited to the library after school on the second Friday of the month for free snacks as they visit and use the library! Students must be in grades 7-12 and arrive between 2:00-3:30PM for a free snack, courtesy of the library, as supplies last. This program is funded by the Friends of the [...]
Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to the library to upcycle tea tins into planters just in time for Mother’s Day! Share your new houseplant or keep it for yourself, the choice is up to you! This program will take place Friday, May 9th from 3:30-4:00PM on the front lawn of the library, except in [...]
Registration required, click here to sign up. Anyone can take a snapshot with a smartphone, but what does it take to create photos that are worthy of hanging on your walls? Learn how to elevate your smartphone photos from meh to stunning with a Clapp Memorial Library program on Saturday, May 10th from 9am-noon at [...]
Our current RPG campaign, Vaesen: The Lost Mountain Saga & Other Tales, is a dark Gothic setting steeped in Nordic folklore and the old myths of Scandinavia! Dive into mysteries where old struggles against the new, and myths come alive. No experience necessary. Welcome to the Mythic North – northern Europe of the nineteenth century, [...]
There’s been a lot of attention paid to female comics fans in the last few years, but the truth is women have always been part of superhero storytelling. We’ll explore the importance of female heroes and the women who brought them to life in the larger history of American superhero comics. This program is funded [...]