Celebrate National Poetry Month & ArtWeek 2019 with the Quabbin Art Association and the Clapp Memorial Library. Six pieces of artwork will be hosted in the Clapp Memorial Library to inspire poetry. Come in, enjoy, and submit your entries during the month of April! Each entry must be for a specific piece of art, and [...]
Did you get a new device or want to do more with the one you already have? Drop on by to learn how to use Libby to access library ebooks, downloadable audiobooks, and magazines! Our Technology Librarian, Tegan, will be hosting drop-in sessions from noon to 1 on the first Tuesday of every month. Can’t [...]
Music with Pop (infants – age 5) 10:00 am, Wednesdays, March 27, April 3rd, 24th, May 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th Music in the morning! Sign-up online and join us for Music with Pop Hooten. Spaces will be filled first by children who reside within Belchertown. Funded by the Friends of the Clapp Memorial [...]
We are seeking your input for our Long Range Plan - Come join our Focus Group. Sign up for a session: Saturday, March 30th, 10:30 AM Thursday, April 4th, 7:00 PM In an ideal world, what would your community look like? Ideas and community input will help us plan programs and services to guide the [...]
Friday, April 5th 10:00 am at the Old Town Hall - All welcome, no registration Celebrate the Week of the Young Child with the Clapp Memorial Library. Mr. Vinny is back by popular demand to entertain young ones and the adults who care for them. It's a free fun fabulous time! Funded by the Friends [...]
Enjoy an evening with the Premier Swing Band, an 8-piece ensemble performing Big Band Swing favorites. APRIL 5, 2019 7:00 pm This program is supported in part by the Belchertown Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
It's the Spring Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Book Sale! April 8-13, 2018 Monday -MEMBERS ONLY- 5PM-8PM (Memberships sold at the door, $10) Tuesday-Friday: 10AM-8PM Saturday: 9AM-3PM (Saturday most items half price) www.friendsofclapplibrary.org
It's the Spring Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Book Sale! April 8-13, 2018 Monday -MEMBERS ONLY- 5PM-8PM (Memberships sold at the door, $10) Tuesday-Friday: 10AM-8PM Saturday: 9AM-3PM (Saturday most items half price) www.friendsofclapplibrary.org
It's the Spring Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Book Sale! April 8-13, 2018 Monday -MEMBERS ONLY- 5PM-8PM (Memberships sold at the door, $10) Tuesday-Friday: 10AM-8PM Saturday: 9AM-3PM (Saturday most items half price) www.friendsofclapplibrary.org
It's the Spring Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Book Sale! April 8-13, 2018 Monday -MEMBERS ONLY- 5PM-8PM (Memberships sold at the door, $10) Tuesday-Friday: 10AM-8PM Saturday: 9AM-3PM (Saturday most items half price) www.friendsofclapplibrary.org
Brad Leithauser reads from his latest work, a comic novel about a Midwestern professor who tries to prop up his failing prospects for happiness by setting out on the Journey of a Lifetime. BRAD LEITHAUSER is a widely acclaimed poet and novelist and the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including a MacArthur Fellowship. This [...]
It's the Spring Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Book Sale! April 8-13, 2018 Monday -MEMBERS ONLY- 5PM-8PM (Memberships sold at the door, $10) Tuesday-Friday: 10AM-8PM Saturday: 9AM-3PM (Saturday most items half price) www.friendsofclapplibrary.org
It's the Spring Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Book Sale! April 8-13, 2018 Monday -MEMBERS ONLY- 5PM-8PM (Memberships sold at the door, $10) Tuesday-Friday: 10AM-8PM Saturday: 9AM-3PM (Saturday most items half price) www.friendsofclapplibrary.org
Catch the latest movie in the Fantastic Beasts trilogy with your friends at the Library! Registration required. Ages 10-17. Movie is PG13.
Spend the morning creating with Lego. We'll provide the bricks, you provide the imagination. Ages 6 & up. Registration required. All Lego pieces will stay at the Library, you are invited to take a picture of your creation.
Join us to give old books a new life! The Clapp Memorial Library is hosting a book art workshop on Wednesday, April 17th from 5:30-6:30PM downstairs in the CAR. We'll be taking weathered books and transforming them into beautiful sculptures, wall paintings, and other pieces of art, which you're welcome to take home with you [...]
A brief Teen Advisory Board meeting after the Book Art Workshop! Stick around and tell us what you want to see for future library programs!
Get ready for spring and with Jana Milbocker, author of the Garden Tourist! In this armchair tour of some the best public gardens and hidden gems of the Northeast you will learn about each garden’s history, horticultural highlights and special events that will inspire you to plan your own visit!
Registration required, please visit the Circulation desk to sign-up. Ages 18+ Bring your story to life with pictures that lift off the page! Learn the basic skills of pop-up engineering and make a small pop-up book. All supplies provided. Workshop leader Jeannie Hunt is a book artist and illustrator.
Music with Pop (infants – age 5) 10:00 am, Wednesdays, March 27, April 3rd, 24th, May 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th Music in the morning! Sign-up online and join us for Music with Pop Hooten. Spaces will be filled first by children who reside within Belchertown. Funded by the Friends of the Clapp Memorial [...]
A fun educational activity for families. Follow the signs featuring a children’s picture book around the Library lawn. 4/26-5/4, weather allowing!
A relaxing evening of creative writing (and snacks)! Whether you've been writing for years or only just begun, you're invited to share your work, talk to other writers about things such as plot, technique, and characters, and - of course - have dedicated time to work on your writing. Poets, novelists, short story authors, playwrights, [...]
Kicking off Belchertown Art Week! The Sugarloaf String Band explores traditional cowboy music from the 1800's and 1900's. Hit the trail with "Ghost Riders," "Cool Water," "Old Cowhand from Rio Grande" and more.
The Taiga is a photography series initially inspired by the Decemberists Hazards of Love album. It tells a story of destructive love, heartbreak and rebirth through handmade clothing, sets and photography. The story takes place in an ancient mysterious forest and is inspired by European fairy tales. The Taiga reminds us that nature is vastly [...]
Join Head of Youth Services, Jennifer Whitehead, for fun games of drawing and creativity. FREE Pre-Registration Required 413-323-0417 Ages 8-12
Join us at the Clapp Memorial Library during the week of April 29-May 3 as we create our own picture book with author/illustrator David Hyde Costello. At the start of the week Monday, April 29th at 4 pm David will lead a brainstorming session with an audience of young co-creators to generate a brand new [...]
Do you like browsing through cookbooks and trying new recipes? Here's how it works! Register and pick up a copy of the cookbook at the circulation desk. Choose a recipe. Email or call the library with your choice (to avoid duplicates). Make & bring your dish for everyone to try. Taste, enjoy, and chat with [...]
Celebrate National Poetry Month & ArtWeek 2019 with the Quabbin Art Association and the Clapp Memorial Library. Six pieces of artwork will be hosted in the Clapp Memorial Library to inspire poetry. Come in, enjoy, and submit your entries during the month of April! Each entry must be for a specific piece of art, and [...]
Join us at the Clapp Memorial Library during the week of April 29-May 3 as we create our own picture book with author/illustrator David Hyde Costello. At the start of the week Monday, April 29th at 4 pm David will lead a brainstorming session with an audience of young co-creators to generate a brand new [...]
Registration Required - Program is full. Please stay tuned for an additional date this summer. This fun workshop is for both the experienced artist who would like to try something new and for those who have never done art before. No previous experience is necessary! Alcohol Inks are highly fluid and transparent with the brilliance [...]
Join us at the Clapp Memorial Library during the week of April 29-May 3 as we create our own picture book with author/illustrator David Hyde Costello. At the start of the week Monday, April 29th at 4 pm David will lead a brainstorming session with an audience of young co-creators to generate a brand new [...]
Join us at the Clapp Memorial Library during the week of April 29-May 3 as we create our own picture book with author/illustrator David Hyde Costello. At the start of the week Monday, April 29th at 4 pm David will lead a brainstorming session with an audience of young co-creators to generate a brand new [...]
Join us at the Clapp Memorial Library during the week of April 29-May 3 as we create our own picture book with author/illustrator David Hyde Costello. At the start of the week Monday, April 29th at 4 pm David will lead a brainstorming session with an audience of young co-creators to generate a brand new [...]
