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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 [...]

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    Games Night

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

    July 22nd at 5PM at the Clapp Memorial Library! Come play at the Library! Board games, card games, and lawn games. Mathematics and literacy will be highlighted in several games for kids of all ages. The main floor and library lawn will have fun stations set up for families to explore. Stop by anytime but [...]

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    Studio Ghibli Movie Night – Spirited Away

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

    Friday, July 24th at 6:00PM Teens and tweens entering grades 6-12 are invited to the Clapp Memorial Library for a Studio Ghibli Movie Night on Friday, July 24th at 6:00PM! Join us as we watch Spirited Away, a perfect film to pair with this year’s Summer Reading theme: Plant a Seed, Read! Free popcorn and [...]

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    Teen Book Club (July 2026)

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

    Wednesday, July 29th 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. [...]