Calling all Belchertown Teens for Summer D&D Mondays, 4-5:30, July 7, 14, 21, & 28 Sign up to play in a Summer D&D campaign with GM Zia! The scenario takes place in Bremen, the remote village and part of the area collectively known as ten towns, located in Icewind Dale. Icewind dale is ruled by [...]
Babytime Story time (3-12 mo) Summer 2025 9:00-9:45 AM, Mondays, Jul 7, 14, 21, 28, Aug 4 & 11 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: https://forms.gle/fkMk9ovQtvXjEUSw7. [...]
Monday Firststeps (13-24 months) Spring 2025 10:00-10:45 AM, Mondays, Jul 7, 14, 21, 28, Aug 4 & 11 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/pyy9xjVYx6zcUBR57. Registration [...]
Tuesday, July 29, 6-8pm 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 brand new puzzle. Registration required, sign up here: https://forms.gle/rzH7JPQw1ZA8RKQy6 The puzzles for this program were generously donated [...]
Tuesday Toddler Time (2-3 years) Summer 2025 9:30-10:30 am, Tuesdays, Jul 8, 15, 22, 29, Aug 5 & 12 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: https://forms.gle/8nZpFboyZYt6PAG49. [...]
Teens ages 12-18 are invited to diamond-paint a Pokémon drink coaster at the library! All materials will be provided, but Pokémon options and space are limited; email clapplibrarytab@gmail.com or call the library to register. All attendees will earn a raffle ticket for the Teen Summer Reading Program. Teens must be registered for the Teen Summer [...]
Come rock out with Belchertown’s own teen band on the Clapp Memorial Library Lawn (in case of rain, Town Hall) on July 30th at 6PM. Ultraviolet is a teen band from Belchertown. Lily (vocals), Wesley (bass), Jake (drums), and John (guitar) have performed at local venues and events such as Food Truck Friday, Auction Allegro, [...]
Getting Ready for Kindergarten Summer 2025 9:30-10:30 am, Wednesdays, Jul 9, 16, 23, 30, Aug 6 & 13 Getting Ready for Kindergarten is for children entering Kindergarten at Cold Spring School this fall and begins at @ 9:30 AM. Registration is required. Getting Ready for Kindergarten feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities [...]
Preschool Storytime (3-6 years) Summer 2025 9:30-10:30 am, Thursdays, Jul 10, 17, 24, 31, Aug 7 & 14 Preschool 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, sign up here: https://forms.gle/uMiU45Siq5qBZUgr8. Registration open [...]
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.
Teens ages 12-18 are invited for a fun evening of activities on the library’s lawn at the Teen Summer Reading Party on Friday, August 1st from 5:00-6:30PM. Belchertown’s own teen band, Ultraviolet, will provide the entertainment and music as teens choose their free book for participating in the Teen Summer Reading Program. Teens are also [...]
Join the Clapp Memorial Library on Friday, August 1st at 7pm for a performance by the musical duo, Peregrine Road. The concert will take place at the Belchertown United Church of Christ at 20 Park St, where the library’s 1877 Steinway grand piano is housed, and features Karen Axelrod on piano & accordion and Rachel [...]
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.
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) Summer 2025 9:00-9:45 AM, Mondays, Jul 7, 14, 21, 28, Aug 4 & 11 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: https://forms.gle/fkMk9ovQtvXjEUSw7. [...]
Monday Firststeps (13-24 months) Spring 2025 10:00-10:45 AM, Mondays, Jul 7, 14, 21, 28, Aug 4 & 11 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/pyy9xjVYx6zcUBR57. Registration [...]
Tuesday, August 5, 3-6pm Come explore the exciting world of needle felting in this intergenerational program to be enjoyed by teens and adults! Learn and practice new skills while making a cute bird ornament! Join fiber artist, Tracy Kochanski, as she helps you develop your needle felting skills. In this workshop you’ll learn how to [...]
Tuesday Toddler Time (2-3 years) Summer 2025 9:30-10:30 am, Tuesdays, Jul 8, 15, 22, 29, Aug 5 & 12 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: https://forms.gle/8nZpFboyZYt6PAG49. [...]
August 6th at 6PM on the Clapp Memorial Library Lawn! (In the case of rain, Town Hall Auditorium)! The Grumpytime Club offers children and families welcoming and inclusive messages about accepting feelings, celebrating differences, and loving ourselves exactly as we are. As a queer and gender queer artist, Carrie learned that inner strength derives from [...]
Getting Ready for Kindergarten Summer 2025 9:30-10:30 am, Wednesdays, Jul 9, 16, 23, 30, Aug 6 & 13 Getting Ready for Kindergarten is for children entering Kindergarten at Cold Spring School this fall and begins at @ 9:30 AM. Registration is required. Getting Ready for Kindergarten feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities [...]
What "YA" Readin' is on Summer Vacation in July, and will meet again in August! The library's What "YA" Readin'? Book Group, a group for adults who read Young Adult books, will meet on Thursday, August 7th at 7:00PM to discuss Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins. Copies of the book are available for [...]
Preschool Storytime (3-6 years) Summer 2025 9:30-10:30 am, Thursdays, Jul 10, 17, 24, 31, Aug 7 & 14 Preschool 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, sign up here: https://forms.gle/uMiU45Siq5qBZUgr8. Registration open [...]
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.
Dig out your costumes and get ready for fun, we’re bringing a LARP to the Clapp Memorial Library to LEVEL UP Summer Reading! What’s LARP? Standing for “Live Action Role Play,” LARP is an interactive theater experience, similar to a Murder Mystery Dinner, where you play the characters and create the action! Sounds like fun? [...]
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.
Babytime Story time (3-12 mo) Summer 2025 9:00-9:45 AM, Mondays, Jul 7, 14, 21, 28, Aug 4 & 11 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: https://forms.gle/fkMk9ovQtvXjEUSw7. [...]
Monday Firststeps (13-24 months) Spring 2025 10:00-10:45 AM, Mondays, Jul 7, 14, 21, 28, Aug 4 & 11 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/pyy9xjVYx6zcUBR57. Registration [...]
Starting on May 13th, we invite you to our next RPG campaign, Vaesen: The Lost Mountain Saga & Other Tales, a dark Gothic setting steeped in Nordic folklore and the old myths of Scandinavia! Dive into mysteries where old struggles against the new, and myths come alive. No experience necessary. Welcome to the Mythic North [...]
Tuesday Toddler Time (2-3 years) Summer 2025 9:30-10:30 am, Tuesdays, Jul 8, 15, 22, 29, Aug 5 & 12 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: https://forms.gle/8nZpFboyZYt6PAG49. [...]
Join the library’s Teen Book Club for its last meeting of the summer on Wednesday, August 13th from 3:00-4:00PM. This Teen Book Club is in conjunction with the MA Teen Choice Book Awards (MTCBA), the only book award in the state selected by teens. Copies of the book from the MTCBA nominee list are available [...]
Taylor Swift will never go out of Style! Have The Best Day at the library at this Diamond-Painting program for teens ages 12-18! Make your own Bejeweled Diamond-Painted Swiftie Eras bookmark! Space (and Eras) are limited so don’t wait a Fortnight! Email clapplibrarytab@gmail.com or call the library to register! Are you… Ready for It? All [...]
Join us at 6PM on August 13th for an evening of music on the Library Lawn (in the case of rain, Town Hall Auditorium)! Singing dancing and fun for all ages with Ann Marie Messbauer and Jacques “Pop” Hooten Made possible by the Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library and our Community Sponsors
Preschool Storytime (3-6 years) Summer 2025 9:30-10:30 am, Thursdays, Jul 10, 17, 24, 31, Aug 7 & 14 Preschool 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, sign up here: https://forms.gle/uMiU45Siq5qBZUgr8. Registration open [...]
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.
Beyond Billy Goats: Wildlife Bridge STEM Challenge Presented by the Hitchcock Center for the Environment Three goats crossing a bridge? Sounds like a fairytale, but it's actually a great way to keep animals safe! Join a Hitchcock Center educator for this hands-on children's program. We'll read a quick story about a real-life animal crossing; then [...]
Come and see the Public Health Nurse, Kirsten Krieger RN, BSN, Quabbin Health District! No appointments needed, no charge! Blood pressure and blood sugar screening Health and wellness education Community resource connection Harm Reduction resources And more!
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.
Monday, August 18th, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Doors open at 5:45 PM All the children that complete Level Up at Your Library are invited to join the fun at our finale. The Toe Jam Band will perform in the Belchertown High School auditorium (subject to change). Following the show, everyone will go to the [...]
Bring a plant (or not!) to the library and swap it for a new one. Program takes place on the library lawn. Monthly on the third Tuesday of the month from May to September. This program is funded by the Belchertown & Around Plant Swap
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 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 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.
Our fiction book club, Clapp Critics meets every 4th Monday of the Month. Email mmarszalek@cwmars.org with any questions.
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: Bindle Punk Bruja / Desideria Mesa (5/27) Persephone Station / Stina Leicht (6/24) Monstress (graphic novel) / Marjorie M. Liu (7/22) Six Wakes / Mur [...]
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 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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
What "YA" Readin' is on Summer Vacation in July, and will meet again in August! The library's What "YA" Readin'? Book Group, a group for adults who read Young Adult books, will meet on Thursday, August 7th at 7:00PM to discuss Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins. Copies of the book are available for [...]
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 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.