Join local author Leslie Franks for a talk about her newly released book, Stone Medicine: a Chinese medical guide to healing with gems and minerals. She’ll be taking a look at how crystals and stones are used in healing Body, Mind, and Spirit, from both a Chinese medical and a western mineralogical perspective. Leslie Franks [...]
The Library will be closed in observation of Veterans' Day
Music with Pop (ages 1-5) 10:30 am, Wednesdays, Nov 15, 22, 29, Dec 6, 13 & 20 Music with Jacques Hooten aka Pop! Wednesdays at 10:30 am in the Children’s Activity Room, geared towards ages 1 to 6. Spaces will be filled first by children who reside within Belchertown. Enjoy singing and dancing in this [...]
Celebrate International Games Month at the library! Patrons of all ages are invited to the library's Games Day on Friday, November 17th, from 3:00-5:30PM. Drop in and play a game or two while enjoying snacks and entering to win a board game or puzzle of your own. Borrow from our collections of games and puzzles [...]
Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to the Clapp Memorial Library’s Teen Advisory Board meeting on Friday, November 17th from 4:30-5:30PM. TAB will be celebrating Games Month, so come prepared to play a game or two! TAB is a group of students who meet monthly during the school year to propose library programming for teens, [...]
Tuesday, November 21st at 5:30 pm The Poop Museum covers the serious science of poop and pooping, and is delivered with the silliness that you might imagine accompanying a program about poop for young kids. It is the perfect combination of fun, and fabulous, fascinating facts, so that kids (and caregivers) never forget what they [...]
The Library will close at 5pm in observation of the Thanksgiving holiday. Safe travels!
The Library will be closed in observation of Thanksgiving
Babytime Story time (3-12 mo) Fall 2023 9:00-9:45 AM, Mondays, Nov 27, Dec 4, 11, Jan 8, 22 & 29 Babytime is for ages 3 – 12 months and begins @ 9:00 AM. Registration is required. Our story times feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities. Registration and confirmation required, click here to sign [...]
Monday Firststeps (12-24 months) Winter 2023 10:00-10:45 AM, Mondays, Nov 27, Dec 4, 11, Jan 8, 22 & 29 Firststeps is for ages 12 – 24 months and begins @ 10:00 AM. Registration is required. Our story times feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities. Registration and confirmation required, click here to sign up. [...]