Library Closing: Belchertown Fair 2024
Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United StatesThe Library will be closed during the Belchertown Fair
The Library will be closed during the Belchertown Fair
September 25th, 3:00-5:00pm and 6:00-8:00pm Library Activity Room (downstairs) Learn how to paint with buttercream and royal icing in this Edible Palette Knife Painting class! Sarah Maroney of Cakes by Pip will work with participants on how to decorate 4 cookies together to include a pumpkin, flower bouquet, Sunflower, and fall leaves. The class will [...]
Babytime Story time (3-12 mo) Fall 2024 9:00-9:45 AM, Mondays, Sep 30, Oct 7, 21, 28, Nov 4 & 18 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, sign up here: [...]
Monday Firststeps (12-24 months) Fall 2024 10:00-10:45 AM, Mondays, Sep 30, Oct 7, 21, 28, Nov 4 & 18 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, sign up here: https://forms.gle/9yf3619iGU1pxuco8. [...]
Tuesday Toddler Time (2 years) Fall 2024 9:30-10:30 am, Tuesdays, October 1, 8, 22, 29, November 5, 12 & 19 Toddler Storytime is for children aged 2 years, and begins @ 9:30 AM. Registration is required. Our story times feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities. Registration and confirmation required, sign up here: [...]
October 1st, 4:00-5:30pm Library Activity Room (downstairs) Learn how to paint with buttercream and royal icing in this Edible Palette Knife Painting class! Sarah Maroney of Cakes by Pip will work with participants on how to decorate 4 cookies together to include a pumpkin, flower bouquet, Sunflower, and fall leaves. The class will also go [...]
Clapp Memorial Library is offering a Stress Reduction Awareness course. The eight-week introductory course starts on Tuesday, October 1 at 7 PM and runs every Tuesday through November 19. The course is designed to teach and practice mindfulness-based skills. Mindfulness meditation skills teach us to be fully present in the moment and, when practiced regularly, [...]
Preschool Story Time (3-6 years) Fall 2024 9:30-10:30 am, Thursdays, October 3, 10, 24, 31, November 7, 14 & 21 Preschool Story Time is for ages 3-5 and begins @ 9:30 AM. Registration is required. Our story times feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities. Registration and confirmation required, sign up here: https://forms.gle/cdLAMAwfmz4r3to8A. [...]
On Monday, October 7 at 6:30pm, come to the Clapp Memorial Library for “Nine Neighbors You Should Know,” a presentation by Cliff McCarthy, Stone House Museum archivist and author/editor of several books on Belchertown’s history. Do you know which Belchertown native has had a full-length Hollywood movie devoted to his life and has been portrayed [...]
Have you ever wanted to take the time to discuss a novel in depth? In this six-session group we will discuss the classic detective novel The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett. The discussion will be introduced and facilitated by retired professor David Spector, who has some expertise on birds in literature. There are, indeed, birds, [...]