Clapp Memorial Library

Free Teen Book Hours
2021-08-11 17:30 - 18:30, 2021-08-24 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Calling all local teens! Remember the joy you felt as a child picking your free book at the end of the summer reading program? Well, now you can experience it again! Come to one of our “Free Teen Book Hours” in August and pick out a free teen book for you to keep for good! The “Free Teen Book Hours” will be Wednesday, August 11th from 5:30-6:30PM and Tuesday, August 24th, from 12:00-1:00PM. A table with bins of books will be set up outside the side door of the library during these hours for teens to pick a new favorite. Teens must be registered for the Teen Summer Reading Program to pick out a book, and they may register for the Summer Reading Program during the “Free Teen Book Hour.” Teens who stop by will also be eligible for an additional raffle ticket for the Teen Summer Reading Program. Books are donated by the library and the Friends of the Library. Teens may attend both “Free Teen Book Hours” for a maximum of two books or as supplies last.

From Russia with Love, Music and Dance
2021-08-15 18:30 - 19:30 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Everyone is invited to enjoy music and dancing with Barynya on the front lawn of the Clapp Memorial Library. All ages welcome. Please bring your own blankets and chairs. No dogs allowed.
The Russian music, dance and song ensemble Barynya (Russian: Барыня), established in the year 1991, is a world renowned group that enjoys stature as the premier Russian folk ensemble. Under direction of artistic director/founder Mikhail Smirnov, Barynya has become the most requested Russian dance and music show outside of Mother Russia. Their traditional dancing, music, songs, and virtuoso performances on instruments including the balalaika, balalaika-contrabass, garmoshka (Russian folk button accordion) have entertained people around the world. Mikhail Smirnov was invited as one of the eight judges on NBC’s hit dance show, “Superstars of Dance”.
This event is funded by McCarthy’s Pub. At their fundraising event earlier this year, Mr. Dick Bonnayer won a raffle and picked the CML to provide a fun event for all ages.

Sing Along with Jacques "Pop" Hooten (Fall 2021)
2021-08-18 10:30 - 11:30, 2021-08-25 10:30 - 11:30, 2021-09-01 10:30 - 11:30, 2021-09-08 10:30 - 11:30, 2021-09-15 10:30 - 11:30, 2021-09-22 10:30 - 11:30, 2021-09-29 10:30 - 11:30 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Wednesdays at 10:30am – Aug 18th, 25th, Sep 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
Families are invited to register for music on the Library lawn with Pop. Bring chairs and/or blankets. Enjoy a morning of listening, singing, and dancing to songs from Raffi to the Beatles.
Registration required – register through Beanstack. No pets.
Funded by the Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library.

Scattergories Outside: A Teen Program
2021-08-18 16:00 - 17:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Teens ages 12-19 are invited to the Clapp Memorial Library’s front lawn to play Scattergories in-person on Wednesday, August 18th, from 4:00-5:00PM. Please bring your own blanket/chair, sunscreen/bug spray, mask (if desired), and water! Register at the library or by emailing clapplibrarytab@gmail.com. If raining, this program will be virtual. Attendees will also earn an additional raffle ticket for the Teen Summer Reading Program.

Animal World Experience
2021-08-21 18:00 - 19:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Summer Reading Finale!
Meet and learn about a variety of exotic animals from around the world in this extremely fun & interactive program! No registration required but children and teens should be registered for our summer reading programs. This event will be on the Library lawn so please bring chairs and blankets. Children who qualify for a free t-shirt and book should arrive between 5:15 pm and 5:45 pm to pick theirs out. Shirts and books will be available after the show, too. No dogs allowed.
This event is funded in part by the Friends of Clapp Memorial Library, McCarthy’s Pub and the Goff/Jacobs family in loving memory of David B Goff .

Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Club (Virtual)
2021-08-24 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-09-28 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual, MA
A monthly book group for lovers of high fantasy, hard science fiction, fable, far future, and all of the speculative fiction options. We are currently meeting virtually on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 6PM.
Upcoming Meetings:

July 26th – Light from Uncommon Stars – Ryka Aoki
August 23rd – A Memory Called Empire – Arkady Martine

To sign-up or ask questions email Tegan at tmannino@cwmars.org.

Library Closing: Labor Day 2021
2021-09-06 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
The Library will be closed in observation of Labor Day

Monday Firststeps Storytime (Fall 2021)
2021-09-13 10:00 - 11:00, 2021-09-20 10:00 - 11:00, 2021-09-27 10:00 - 11:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
10:00-10:45 AM, Mondays, Sept 13th, 20th, 27th, & Oct 4th, 18th, 25th
Firststeps is for ages 0 – 24 months and begins @ 10:00 AM. Registration is required. Our storytimes feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities.
Program will take place on the Library lawn, families need to bring chairs/blankets and water, sunscreen, and bug repellant are suggested. Masks are not required, but caregivers are responsible for helping children maintain social distance. No pets.
Registration open until all slots are filled – just sign up through Beanstack and Jennifer Whitehead, Children’s Librarian, will be in touch!
When the Belchertown Public Schools have a delay or closure due to the weather, story times are canceled.

Tuesday Storytime (Fall 2021)
2021-09-14 10:00 - 11:00, 2021-09-21 10:00 - 11:00, 2021-09-28 10:00 - 11:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
10:00-10:45 am, Tuesdays, Sept 14th, 21st, 28th, & Oct 5th, 19th, 26th.
Toddlertime is for 2 year olds and begins @ 10:00 AM. Registration is required. Our storytimes feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities.
Program will take place on the Library lawn, families need to bring chairs/blankets and water, sunscreen, and bug repellant are suggested. Masks are not required, but caregivers are responsible for helping children maintain social distance. No pets.
Registration open until all slots are filled – just sign up through Beanstack and Jennifer Whitehead, Children’s Librarian, will be in touch!
When the Belchertown Public Schools have a delay or closure due to the weather, story times are canceled.

Thursday Preschool (Fall 2021)
2021-09-16 10:00 - 11:00, 2021-09-23 10:00 - 11:00, 2021-09-30 10:00 - 11:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
10:00-11:00 am, Thursdays, Sept 16th, 23rd, 30th, & Oct 7th, 21st, 28th
Preschool Storytime is for 3-6 year olds and begins @ 9:00 AM. Registration is required. Our storytimes feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities.
Program will take place on the Library lawn, families need to bring chairs/blankets and water, sunscreen, and bug repellant are suggested. Masks are not required, but caregivers are responsible for helping children maintain social distance. No pets.
Registration open until all slots are filled – just sign up through Beanstack and Jennifer Whitehead, Children’s Librarian, will be in touch!
When the Belchertown Public Schools have a delay or closure due to the weather, story times are canceled.

Tie-dye with TAB
2021-09-20 16:30 - 17:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to tie-dye and learn about the Clapp Memorial Library’s Teen Advisory Board (TAB) on Monday, September 20th at 4:30PM. The program will take place on the library’s front lawn. This is the first TAB meeting of the 2021-2022 school year. TAB is a group of 7th-12th grade students who propose library programming for teens and provide input on teen services. As they tie-dye, teens will share what programs they would like to see from the library this year. Teens are asked to please bring their own shirt/socks/pillowcase/etc. to tie-dye (hint: summer reading shirts work great!), but teens can contact the library in advance if they will need one of these items provided. Registration is required. Teens can email clapplibrarytab@gmail.com or visit the library’s circulation desk to sign-up.
The rain date for this program will be Wednesday, September 22nd at 4:30PM.

Artober 2021
2021-10-01 08:00 - 17:00, 2021-10-02 08:00 - 17:00, 2021-10-03 08:00 - 17:00, 2021-10-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual, MA
Daily art prompts all through October.
Artober is here! Artober is a month-long program that encourages artists of all levels to create something once a day in the medium of your choice during the month of October based on our daily art prompts.
Share your art on Instagram/Facebook with the hashtag #cmlartober2021 and tagging us @clapplibrary. You can also email us at clapp@cwmars.org and we’ll share your creations!
Looking for more inspiration? Don’t forget to check out CreativeBug for projects and classes.

Bedtime Story Time
2021-10-03 19:30 - 20:00 | Virtual, MA
Put on your pajamas and get cozy for a bedtime story, read to you by Ms Jennifer at the Clapp Memorial Library. These events are geared towards students at Cold Spring and Swift River schools as part of their Read-A-Thon. A link will be posted for families to join through Zoom. Jennifer will begin letting people “in” around 7:25 pm. Once Jennifer has started reading, she may not see to let families join, so please be on time.
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