On Tuesday, May 14 at 7pm, the Belchertown Community Bells Choir will be performing a free concert at the Clapp Memorial Library. The Belchertown Community Bells Choir has been playing and presenting concerts for nearly 40 years. Some current members are also original members. This volunteer musical group is led by Bill McClure and plays [...]
The Library will be closed in observation of Memorial Day
The Clapp Memorial Library is starting a book club for teens in grades 7-12! This Teen Book Club will be in conjunction with the MA Teen Choice Book Awards (MTCBA), the only book award in the state selected by teens. Each month teens will read and discuss one book from the nominee list. On Wednesday, [...]
PROGRAM FULL! See you soon! Join us at the Clapp Memorial Library on Tuesday, June 4 at 7pm for No Dig Gardening 101. This introductory course to the basics of the No Dig Gardening Method is perfect for beginners! Host Lindsey Baird of Oak & Ash Farm in Belchertown will teach attendees this low-maintenance garden [...]
PROGRAM FULL - WAITLIST ONLY Learn the joy and multitude of benefits that come from keeping an herb garden. Whether you want to grow an herb garden for culinary, medicinal or cosmetic uses, or just to create something beautiful to look at, this course is for you. Instructor Lindsey Baird of Oak & Ash Farm [...]
Virtual Event - click here to sign up. Join author Christopher Castellani for a presentation of his book Leading Men and the real-life characters who feature in it. "In July of 1953, at a glittering party thrown by Truman Capote in Portofino, Italy, Tennessee Williams and his longtime lover Frank Merlo meet Anja Blomgren, a [...]
Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to the library to make a welcoming, rainbow craft for Pride Month! This program will take place Wednesday, June 12th at 4:00PM in the library’s Activity Room. More details to come. Email clapplibrarytab@gmail.com to sign up.
Virtual Event - click here to sign up Knowledge can empower individuals to make cultural change. This program encourages individuals at all levels of understanding to learn about what it means to be LGBTQ+ and how to be stronger allies so our entire community feels welcome to be their authentic selves. Ali Kane (she/they), of [...]
This program is strictly for ages 5 and up. Families, teens and adults are welcome as we kick off our summer reading programs. Birds of prey, also known as raptors, are hunting birds characterized by hooked beaks and powerful grabbing feet armed with sharp talons. With some of the best eyesight and the sharpest hearing [...]
The Clapp Memorial Library is kicking off the start of the Teen Summer Reading Program with a Pizza-Tasting Contest on Saturday, June 15th at 2:00PM! Teens entering grades 7-12 (and graduating students from the class of 2024) are invited to the library to blindly taste pizza from Belchertown pizza places and restaurants. Teens will vote [...]