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    The Curious Giraffe Show

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    Lawrence Memorial Hall (Town Hall) Auditorium Belchertown, United States

    Join us at 6PM on in the Town Hall Auditorium for an interactive show with local author, Dorothy Cresswell. Through songs and stories, children will learn about animals and be part of discussions about diversity, welcoming one and all, and recognizing the wonder in the world. https://youtu.be/RHdttS_NuSo?si=O89N5gOuLR-nRNQm   Following the show, the Odyssey Bookshop will [...]

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    Big Prize Bingo

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    Lawrence Memorial Hall (Town Hall) Auditorium Belchertown, United States

    Friday, July 10th from 3:00-4:30PM in Town Hall Auditorium Teens ages 12-18 are invited to the library’s fifth annual Summer Reading Bingo program on Friday, July 10th from 3:00-4:30PM. Teens will play bingo for the chance to win big prizes like gift cards, signed books and swag, puzzles, and more! All attendees will earn a [...]

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    Cookbook Club (July 2026)

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    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    Do you like browsing cookbooks and trying new recipes? In the Cookbook Club, we each make a recipe from a cookbook and bring it for everyone to try. Taste, enjoy, and chat with your new cookbook friends! The July cookbook is Modern Comfort Food by Ina Garten Registration & confirmation required.  Sign up here: https://forms.gle/SHmqKTd8ZDVmxr6h8

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    Aquatic Macroinvertebrates at Lake Wallace

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    Foley Field 66 State Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    Saturday, July 11th, 9:00 AM Ages 4-11 Join us to investigate fascinating creatures and critters in Lake Wallace. Local biologists/parents, Caralyn Zehnder and Will Duncan, will show us the life cycles of aquatic invertebrates like dragonflies and damselflies and sample the lake to see what we can find. Lake Wallace is located behind the police [...]

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    Stitched Journals Workshop

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    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    Wednesday, July 15th from 4:00-5:30PM Teens and their adult loved ones are invited to the library on Wednesday, July 15th from 4:00-5:00PM for an Intergenerational Stitched Journal Workshop with Lisa Hersey of Antler Editions! At this beginner class, participants will make two blank journals with pockets in the back. Materials, tools, and instruction will be [...]

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    Two Dinosaurs Are Better Than One

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    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    Talking Hands Theatre, a woman-owned puppet company based in Shutesbury, brings you this musical tabletop show featuring brightly colored dinosaurs. Meet different kinds of dinosaurs from the Jurassic Era, and find out what the dinosaurs plan to do about that big carnivore, Allosaurus, who is pushing everyone around! No registration required. Children should be registered [...]

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    Sourdough Workshop

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    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    Join Amanda of Morning Glory Bread to learn how to make sourdough bread using a basic and intuitive approach. You will learn simple strategies for maintaining a sourdough starter, a straightforward method for mixing and working with dough, and various methods to bake your own sourdough bread. All attendees leave the class with bread dough [...]

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    Messy Outside Art Day

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    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    Join us at 10AM on July 18th for a morning of fun on the Library Lawn Art fun for everyone who doesn’t mind getting messy! Visit the CML to create and explore with paint, glue, water, bubbles, shaving cream, and more. Wear play clothes, sunscreen, and bug spray and bring a towel. Activities are geared [...]

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    Emily and J.G.

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    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    Join us at the Clapp Memorial Library on Monday, July 20 at 6pm for Emily & J.G., a lively conversation that will touch the heart. For much of her life, Poet Emily Dickinson corresponded with Belchertown’s own J.G. Holland and his wife, sharing the intimate moments of their lives through language—currents of the 19th century, [...]

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    Puzzle Competition

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    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    Are you ready to puzzle? Sign up in a team of two for a speed puzzling competition where pairs of contestants race to finish a 500 piece puzzle. The 1st place finishers receive a puzzle. Registration required – sign your team up here for our July 22nd Puzzle Competition: https://forms.gle/2BAWCHRVQnDoPgZc7 The puzzles for this program [...]