Library Closing: Presidents’ Day 2024
Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United StatesThe Library will be closed in observation of Presidents' Day
The Library will be closed in observation of Presidents' Day
The library will be opening at 11am due to a staff training in the morning.
Rescheduled from December! Learn how to crochet an amigurumi tea bag bookmark at the Clapp Memorial Library’s next Teen Crochet Night on Wednesday, February 21st at 5:45PM. All materials will be provided, (though teens are encouraged to bring their own 3.5mm crochet hook if they have one). Teens new to crochet may also attend. Email [...]
Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to a movie night at the Clapp Memorial Library on Friday, February 23rd from 6:00-8:30PM! Watch the movie based on Suzanne Collins’s popular book! Hint: the prequel to the movie we’ll show came out this past winter. There will be songbirds in this movie, but no snakes. Popcorn and [...]
10:30 am, Wednesdays, Jan 17, 24, Feb 7, 21, & 28 Music with Jacques Hooten aka Pop! Wednesdays at 10:30 am in the Children’s Activity Room, geared towards infants to age 6. Spaces will be filled first by children who reside within Belchertown. Enjoy singing and dancing in this interactive music series. Limited space so [...]
Saturdays, February 24 & March 2, at 2pm Participants in the workshops will learn more about wildlife and landscape photography from photographer Mark Lindhult, who leads the Quabbin Photo Group. The first session will focus on technique during a lecture format and the second session will meet at the library before heading outside to practice [...]
The Clapp Memorial Library is excited to partner with a cohort of many Massachusetts public libraries to host journalist Erin Reed for a virtual presentation titled "The Real Score: Unraveling Myths About Trans People in Sports" on Tuesday, March 5 at 7:00pm on Zoom. Sign up here to join via Zoom! In this presentation, we [...]
The Clapp Memorial Library’s Teen Advisory Board will meet on Friday, March 8th from 4:30-5:30PM in the library’s Activity Room. At this meeting, TAB will work on their community service project and learn some basic ASL signs. TAB is a group of 7th-12th grade students who meet monthly during the school year to propose library [...]
Do you like browsing cookbooks and trying new recipes? Register at the circulation desk and pick up our current cookbook. Pick a recipe and let us know (to avoid duplicates), then make and bring your dish for everyone to try at our meeting. Registration is required for each meeting, no alcoholic beverages.
Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to the Clapp Memorial Library for a cupcake-decorating challenge on Wed., March 13th from 3:00-4:30PM in the library’s Activity Room! Participants will be given themes and timed rounds to decorate their cupcakes and can take home the tasty treats at the end of the program. Space is limited; email [...]