Join us at 6PM on July 12th for an evening full of stories and music on the Library Lawn (in the case of rain, Town Hall Auditorium)! Sing, Dance & Join right in Diane’s Musical Stories in this fun-loving family event. We’ll learn the song of the wind in the Old Apple Tree tale and [...]
STORYTIME FULL WITH WAITLIST. Raising Readers Story Time (3-6 years) Summer 2023 9:30-10:30 am, Thursdays, July 13, 20, 27, August 3, 10, 17 Raising Readers Story Time is for ages 3-6 and begins @ 9:30 AM. Registration is required. Our story times feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities. Registration and confirmation required, [...]
Take a fun and enlightening journey through Boston Red Sox history with the author of The Ultimate Boston Red Sox Time Machine Book. This presentation features exciting and nostalgic videos of the greatest and most fascinating players, teams, events and moments in franchise history. The program also includes trivia questions for patrons to ponder and [...]
The Friends of the Library are collecting donations for their Fall Book Sale! Clearing your shelves? Have boxes of books that need a home? Load your car up and drive up on Saturday, July 15th or Saturday, August 12th, from 9am-12PM. Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library will be on hand to unload any book [...]
Raising Our Voices Together: A Song and Story Performance and Workshop by Davis Bates! Teens are invited to the library on Tuesday, July 18th at 2:00PM for a lively event by award-winning singer and storyteller, Davis Bates! The program will include sea shanties, songs from the sixties, union songs, civil rights songs, & stories about [...]
Join us at 6PM on July 19th, Belchertown Town Hall Auditorium for storytelling and origami making with Motoko! Motoko Dworkin, a native of Osaka, Japan, first came to the U. S. as an exchange student to University of Massachusetts. She has performed professionally since 1993, going to hundreds of schools, libraries, museums, festivals, and even [...]
Students in grades 1 through 5, who are reluctant or struggling readers, may register to read with Max the therapy bunny. Sessions will last 20 minutes, please arrive on time. Students must have a book picked out ahead of time. To register, contact Jennifer at 413-323-0417 ext 709 or email at jwhitehead@cwmars.org. Benefits! Reduces stress, [...]
Teens ages 12-18 are invited to the Clapp Memorial Library on Wednesday, July 26th from 5:00-6:00PM for a Teen Write Night: Sundaes & Stories program. Teens will be invited to partake in an ice cream sundae-making station as they play writing games and write together. No creative writing experience is necessary to attend. All attendees [...]
Wednesday, July 26th at 6 pm on the Library Lawn (in the case of rain, Town Hall Auditorium) An evening of music for the whole family! Pamela Means returns to the CML to perform for families with the Pamela Means Jazz Project. Pamela is one of the fiercest guitar players and politically-rooted songwriters in the [...]
Delve into the world of Forensic Genealogy, also known as investigative genetic genealogy, and advances in solving cold cases of missing and murdered persons! Dr. Redgrave will present a general overview of forensic genetic genealogy, examples of cases that he has worked on with his team, and the particular difficulties inherent in cases involving LGBTQ+ [...]