Strum along with the Ukulele Play Along on the first Monday every month! Grab your ukulele and play along - because playing your ukulele is more fun when you do it with others. We'll be focusing on 3 and 4 chord songs, with lyrics and chords provided on screen. Participants will be muted, so don't [...]
Babytime Story time (3-12 mo) Fall 2023 9:00-9:45 AM, Mondays, Sept 18, 25, Oct 2, 23, 30, & Nov 6 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, click here to [...]
Monday Firststeps (12-24 months) Fall 2023 10:00-10:45 AM, Mondays, Sept 18, 25, Oct 2, 23, 30, & Nov 6 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, click here to sign [...]
Tuesday Toddler Time (2-3 years) Fall 2023 9:30-10:30 AM, Tuesdays, Sep 19, 26, Oct 3, 24, 31, & Nov 7 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, click here to [...]
PROGRAM FULL The Clapp Memorial Library hosts a bi-weekly writing group for adults aged 18+. Whether you write romance, mystery, fantasy, non-fiction, poetry, children’s books, or screenplays, you’re welcome to join us! Come meet with other writers and share what you’ve been working on over the past month, work on your writing, and more. If [...]
Preschool Story Time (3-6 years) Fall 2023 9:30-10:30 am, Thursdays, Sep 28, Oct 5, 19, 26, Nov 2 & 9 Raising Readers Story Time is for ages 3-6 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, click here to [...]
The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet weekly at the library to socialize and work on their various projects. Whether you're interested in knitting, crocheting, felting, weaving, embroidery, needle point, sewing, or another fiber art, you're welcome to join the fun.
Registration Required - click here to sign up. Can you braid a 10-strand braid? Finger loop braiding goes back 2500 years or more, and there are texts from different periods with unique techniques and patterns. Come get hands-on with history with Castle Nitor. We will show you the fundamental techniques as you create your own [...]
Saturday, October 7, 3-4 Concert: Peter Biedermann Peter Biedermann is a solo fingerstyle instrumental guitarist based in Green Valley, AZ that has performed in several different contexts since the mid 70's. While his music doesn't settle into any particular genre, it is a hybrid, contemporary style that melds elements of American, European and other world [...]
The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet twice a week at the library to socialize and work on their various projects. Whether you're interested in knitting, crocheting, felting, weaving, embroidery, needle point, sewing, or another fiber art, you're welcome to join the fun.
The Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Book Sale Monday: 4:00-8:00pm Members Night – memberships available at the door Tuesday-Friday: 10:00am-8:00pm Saturday: 9:00am-3:00pm The Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Book Sale accepts cash, check, and credit card. Want to join the Friends? The Friends meet every third Thursday of the month at 6:30PM!
When a cosmic enemy threatens to destroy their world, brave heroes must do everything in their power to save it. This quest will take them across the teeming oceans of Wildspace to the silvery void of the Astral Sea and beyond. Along the way, they’ll make friends, encounter terrifying foes, and face one cliffhanger after [...]
The Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Book Sale Monday: 4:00-8:00pm Members Night – memberships available at the door Tuesday-Friday: 10:00am-8:00pm Saturday: 9:00am-3:00pm The Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Book Sale accepts cash, check, and credit card. Want to join the Friends? The Friends meet every third Thursday of the month at 6:30PM!
Our Mystery Book Group is held on the second Wednesday of each month at 1:00 p.m. Join us as we discuss a different mystery novel each month. Email mmarszalek@cwmars.org with any questions.
The Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Book Sale Monday: 4:00-8:00pm Members Night – memberships available at the door Tuesday-Friday: 10:00am-8:00pm Saturday: 9:00am-3:00pm The Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Book Sale accepts cash, check, and credit card. Want to join the Friends? The Friends meet every third Thursday of the month at 6:30PM!
The Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Book Sale Monday: 4:00-8:00pm Members Night – memberships available at the door Tuesday-Friday: 10:00am-8:00pm Saturday: 9:00am-3:00pm The Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Book Sale accepts cash, check, and credit card. Want to join the Friends? The Friends meet every third Thursday of the month at 6:30PM!
The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet weekly at the library to socialize and work on their various projects. Whether you're interested in knitting, crocheting, felting, weaving, embroidery, needle point, sewing, or another fiber art, you're welcome to join the fun.
Registration Required - click here to sign up Was the Iron Age dull and drab? Certainly NOT! Learn a simple no loom required weaving technique that has been used for centuries to create beautiful trims, belts, and more. Come get hands-on with history with Castle Nitor. Learn how to set up and weave using tablets [...]
The Clapp Memorial Library’s Teen Advisory Board will meet on Friday, October 13th from 4:30-5:30PM to suggest and discuss teen programs for the upcoming school year. TAB is a group of 7th-12th grade students who meet monthly to propose library programming for teens, provide input on teen services, volunteer, and have fun! New members are [...]
The Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Book Sale Monday: 4:00-8:00pm Members Night – memberships available at the door Tuesday-Friday: 10:00am-8:00pm Saturday: 9:00am-3:00pm The Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Book Sale accepts cash, check, and credit card. Want to join the Friends? The Friends meet every third Thursday of the month at 6:30PM!
The Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Book Sale Monday: 4:00-8:00pm Members Night – memberships available at the door Tuesday-Friday: 10:00am-8:00pm Saturday: 9:00am-3:00pm The Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Book Sale accepts cash, check, and credit card. Want to join the Friends? The Friends meet every third Thursday of the month at 6:30PM!
The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet twice a week at the library to socialize and work on their various projects. Whether you're interested in knitting, crocheting, felting, weaving, embroidery, needle point, sewing, or another fiber art, you're welcome to join the fun.
Calling all Belchertown Students for Afterschool D&D 2:30-4:00PM, October 16th, 23rd, 30th, November 6th, 13th, & 20th When a cosmic enemy threatens to destroy their world, brave heroes must do everything in their power to save it. This quest will take them across the teeming oceans of Wildspace to the silvery void of the Astral [...]
Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to enjoy candy and crochet at the library on Wednesday, October 18th from 5:45-6:45PM. Teens can bring their own project or use the library's crochet supplies. Crochet hooks, yarn, and instruction will be provided for those new to crochet. The candy will be peanut-free. This program will take place [...]
PROGRAM FULL The Clapp Memorial Library hosts a bi-weekly writing group for adults aged 18+. Whether you write romance, mystery, fantasy, non-fiction, poetry, children’s books, or screenplays, you’re welcome to join us! Come meet with other writers and share what you’ve been working on over the past month, work on your writing, and more. If [...]
All are invited to the The Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Board Meeting in the Activity Room at 6:30pm. For information email friendsofclappmemoriallibrary@gmail.com http://www.friendsofclapplibrary.org/ ​The Friends of Clapp Memorial Library is a volunteer not-for-profit organization dedicated to raising monies to assist the Library beyond the ordinary scope of the Library’s budget to reach its [...]
The Friends of Clapp Memorial Library announce that they will hold their annual meeting for this year at 7 PM on October 19, 2023, in the Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA 01007. The meeting will review actions (including disbursement of funds) from the past year, hold elections for Board members, and [...]
Preschool Story Time (3-6 years) Fall 2023 9:30-10:30 am, Thursdays, Sep 28, Oct 5, 19, 26, Nov 2 & 9 Raising Readers Story Time is for ages 3-6 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, click here to [...]
Registration Required - click here to sign up Are you curious about mail armor? Mail dates back to the 5th century BC in texts and is still used today to protect people from cuts. Throughout history and today, mail is used as decoration. Come get hands-on with history with Castle Nitor. Learn how to make [...]
Saturday mornings from 10:00 to 10:30 AM October 21st, 28th, November 4th and 18th Ages 7 and Under Come join music time with Mrs. Caylin for a blend of music and movement for littles (ages birth to 5). This stay at home mom of two has been studying music since she was 10. She is [...]
REGISTRATION REQUIRED - Click here to sign up. Join the Clapp Memorial Library on Saturday, October 21 from 2 – 4p.m., when we welcome Kim Larkin of Klassic Kreations for a tea and chocolate workshop & tasting. This is an educational talk highlighting the history and health benefits of tea and dark chocolate (cacao) with [...]
The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet twice a week at the library to socialize and work on their various projects. Whether you're interested in knitting, crocheting, felting, weaving, embroidery, needle point, sewing, or another fiber art, you're welcome to join the fun.
Calling all Belchertown Students for Afterschool D&D 2:30-4:00PM, October 16th, 23rd, 30th, November 6th, 13th, & 20th When a cosmic enemy threatens to destroy their world, brave heroes must do everything in their power to save it. This quest will take them across the teeming oceans of Wildspace to the silvery void of the Astral [...]
Babytime Story time (3-12 mo) Fall 2023 9:00-9:45 AM, Mondays, Sept 18, 25, Oct 2, 23, 30, & Nov 6 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, click here to [...]
Monday Firststeps (12-24 months) Fall 2023 10:00-10:45 AM, Mondays, Sept 18, 25, Oct 2, 23, 30, & Nov 6 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, click here to sign [...]
Spooky stories and flashlight scavenger hunt at the School Gardens at SRE & CHCS Tuesday, October 24th 5:30 pm Join Debra Lapointe, a master gardener and Jennifer Whitehead, Head of Youth Services at the Clapp Memorial Library, for an evening of creepy stories and a dark scavenger hunt through the gardens. Costumes welcome, come dressed [...]
A monthly book group for lovers of high fantasy, hard science fiction, fable, far future, and all of the speculative fiction options. We meet online via Google Meet. Upcoming reads: The Naming Song / Jedediah Berry (1/27) The Children of Blood and Bone / Tomi Adeyemi (2/24) The Tainted Cup / Robert Jackson Bennett (3/24) [...]
Tuesday Toddler Time (2-3 years) Fall 2023 9:30-10:30 AM, Tuesdays, Sep 19, 26, Oct 3, 24, 31, & Nov 7 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, click here to [...]
Attention young writers, poets, playwrights, and novelists! Teen Write Nights, a weekly creative writing program for students in grades 7-12, will soon resume at the Clapp Memorial Library. This program celebrating National Novel Writing Month is a great opportunity for young writers to get feedback, build community, participate in writing exercises and grow their word [...]
Come join film historian Frank Mandosa at the Clapp Memorial Library on Thursday, October 26 as he shows us the fascinating history of horror films on the big screen - just in time for Halloween! You will view all kinds of spooky and outrageous bits from great scary films through the ages in this fun [...]
Preschool Story Time (3-6 years) Fall 2023 9:30-10:30 am, Thursdays, Sep 28, Oct 5, 19, 26, Nov 2 & 9 Raising Readers Story Time is for ages 3-6 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, click here to [...]
The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet weekly at the library to socialize and work on their various projects. Whether you're interested in knitting, crocheting, felting, weaving, embroidery, needle point, sewing, or another fiber art, you're welcome to join the fun.
Registration Required - click here to sign-up Potato decorating your clothing? YES! Block printing is a fun way to decorate paper, fabric, and any flat surface. Block printing is a craft thought to be thousands of years old. Come get hands-on with history with Castle Nitor. Learn how to make your own block from a [...]
Peanut’s Playhouse Presents: Be a Superhero, Not a Bully Friday, October 27, 6 PM You don't need to be a superhero to stop bullying! This educational puppet show will show your kids what different kinds of bullying are and how we as a community and as individuals can stop it. Kids can participate and enjoy [...]
Fly on your broom to the Clapp Memorial Library on Friday, October 27th at 7:00PM for a spooky and interactive movie night. Arrive early and dress like your favorite witch or zombie and get ready to be transported to a wild Halloween night in Salem, Massachusetts… A gift card will be awarded to the teen [...]
Saturday mornings from 10:00 to 10:30 AM October 21st, 28th, November 4th and 18th Ages 7 and Under Come join music time with Mrs. Caylin for a blend of music and movement for littles (ages birth to 5). This stay at home mom of two has been studying music since she was 10. She is [...]
The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet twice a week at the library to socialize and work on their various projects. Whether you're interested in knitting, crocheting, felting, weaving, embroidery, needle point, sewing, or another fiber art, you're welcome to join the fun.
Calling all Belchertown Students for Afterschool D&D 2:30-4:00PM, October 16th, 23rd, 30th, November 6th, 13th, & 20th When a cosmic enemy threatens to destroy their world, brave heroes must do everything in their power to save it. This quest will take them across the teeming oceans of Wildspace to the silvery void of the Astral [...]
Babytime Story time (3-12 mo) Fall 2023 9:00-9:45 AM, Mondays, Sept 18, 25, Oct 2, 23, 30, & Nov 6 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, click here to [...]
Monday Firststeps (12-24 months) Fall 2023 10:00-10:45 AM, Mondays, Sept 18, 25, Oct 2, 23, 30, & Nov 6 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, click here to sign [...]
Tuesday Toddler Time (2-3 years) Fall 2023 9:30-10:30 AM, Tuesdays, Sep 19, 26, Oct 3, 24, 31, & Nov 7 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, click here to [...]
Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to weekly Teen Write Nights throughout November as part of the Clapp Memorial Library’s annual program for young writers during National Novel Writing Month. Teen writers will get feedback, build community, participate in writing exercises, and grow their word count. Teens can attend as many Teen Write Nights as desired; frequent attendance means [...]
PROGRAM FULL The Clapp Memorial Library hosts a bi-weekly writing group for adults aged 18+. Whether you write romance, mystery, fantasy, non-fiction, poetry, children’s books, or screenplays, you’re welcome to join us! Come meet with other writers and share what you’ve been working on over the past month, work on your writing, and more. If [...]
Preschool Story Time (3-6 years) Fall 2023 9:30-10:30 am, Thursdays, Sep 28, Oct 5, 19, 26, Nov 2 & 9 Raising Readers Story Time is for ages 3-6 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, click here to [...]
The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet weekly at the library to socialize and work on their various projects. Whether you're interested in knitting, crocheting, felting, weaving, embroidery, needle point, sewing, or another fiber art, you're welcome to join the fun.
Fri. November 3rd & Wed. November 29th 6pm - 8pm Join us at the Library for some NaNowrimo write-ins! Bring your laptop, notebook & pen, or even your typewriter and participate in some timed word sprints, where we’ll challenge ourselves to write as many words as we can in the allotted time. This event is [...]
Saturday mornings from 10:00 to 10:30 AM October 21st, 28th, November 4th and 18th Ages 7 and Under Come join music time with Mrs. Caylin for a blend of music and movement for littles (ages birth to 5). This stay at home mom of two has been studying music since she was 10. She is [...]
Saturday, November 4, 3-4 Concert: Hungrytown Clapp Memorial Library continues its 2023 monthly concert series on Saturday, November 4 at 3PM with the phenomenal folk duo Hungrytown. After more than 15 years of world-wide touring and three album releases, Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson--otherwise known as Hungrytown--have earned a reputation for the quality and authenticity [...]
The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet twice a week at the library to socialize and work on their various projects. Whether you're interested in knitting, crocheting, felting, weaving, embroidery, needle point, sewing, or another fiber art, you're welcome to join the fun.