Grab your popcorn for this program series! Tuesdays in June we’re showing a series of films for Pride Month in our Activity Room! Features include a Hayes-code era classic, a teen coming of age, parents helping their son propose, and a documentary. Snacks provided, no registration required. The Birdcage (1996), R, 2hr A gay couple [...]
Wednesday, June 24th from 3:00-4:00PM Are you a tween or teen age 12-18? The library has a Teen Book Club 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 meet to discuss one book from the nominee list. [...]
Wednesday, June 24th from 4:00-5:30PM Teens ages 12-18 are invited to diamond-paint a pollinator garden stake on Wednesday, June 24th from 4:00-5:30PM in the library’s Activity Room! All materials will be provided, but design options and space are limited; email clapplibrarytab@gmail.com or call the library to register. All attendees will earn a raffle ticket for [...]
Hands on fun with the Belchertown community! Kick off the summer at the Clapp Memorial Library and see vehicles from our Fire, Police, and Public Works department, and more. There will be activities, registration for our summer reading program, “Plant A Seed, Read!,” special guests, and more. Families can purchase treats from Cindy's Drive-In's new [...]
Monday, June 29th from 4:00-5:30PM Teens ages 12-18 are invited to the Clapp Memorial Library for a Summer Reading-themed edition of Cupcake Wars on Monday, June 29th from 4:00-5:30PM 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 [...]
Grab your popcorn for this program series! Tuesdays in June we’re showing a series of films for Pride Month in our Activity Room! Features include a Hayes-code era classic, a teen coming of age, parents helping their son propose, and a documentary. Snacks provided, no registration required. Stonewall Uprising (2010), TV14, 1hr 22min In the [...]
Join us for a reception and awards ceremony on Wednesday, July 1 at 6pm at Clapp Memorial Library for the winners of the ViewFinder: Belchertown Nature Photography Contest. This contest, sponsored by the Clapp Memorial Library, Friends of Lake Wallace, Quabbin Photo Group, and the Belchertown Creative Economy Committee, showcases local photographers capturing the natural [...]
The Library will be closed in observation of Independence Day
Join us to create your own zen masterpiece with crayons! All experience levels welcome. Marie Tucker will lead you step by step to make your own beautiful work of art. Registration required. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/mNY9SWHF3niWJhv78 Due to the high popularity of the program and limited capacity, seats will be filled by lottery drawn from [...]
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 8th Puzzle Competition: https://forms.gle/eDR9wxHVh4g5GquF7 The puzzles for this program [...]