Clapp Memorial Library

Teen Write Night
2021-11-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-11-24 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, MA
Calling all young writers, poets, playwrights, and novelists!
Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to attend weekly, virtual Teen Write Nights throughout November as part of the library’s annual program for young writers during National Novel Writing Month. This is a great opportunity for teen writers to get feedback, build community, participate in writing exercises, and grow their word count!
Can’t make one of the dates? No problem! Attend as many of our Teen Write Nights as you want! Keep in mind that frequent attendance means more chances to win at our final party in December!
Young writers should e-mail clapplibrarytab@gmail.com for more information about the program and to register.

Massachusetts Must Read Authors - Barry Van Dusen ('Finding Sanctuary')
2021-11-22 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual, MA
On Monday, November 22 at 7pm, the Clapp Memorial Library is joining the Tewksbury Public Library in hosting Barry Van Dusen for a presentation on his latest book, Finding Sanctuary: An Artist Explores the Nature of Mass Audubon via Zoom. The book was named a MUST READ BOOK in the Massachusetts Center of the Book’s Mass Book Awards.
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About The Book: Over the course of four-and-a-half years, nature artist Barry Van Dusen visited all 61 of Mass Audubon’s public wildlife sanctuaries, nature centers, and museums, producing drawings and paintings at each location. Follow his travels and share in his adventures—from the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket to the mountain peaks of the Berkshires. Learn about hatching turtles on Cape Cod, rare orchids in the Connecticut River Valley, and a bear encounter in a western Massachusetts forest. Birders, naturalists, conservationists, gardeners, artists, art appreciators, and all outdoor folks will enjoy this presentation.
About The Author: Barry W. Van Dusen is an internationally recognized wildlife artist living in central Massachusetts. His articles and paintings have been featured in Bird Watcher’s Digest, Birding, and Yankee magazines and he has illustrated a variety of natural history books and pocket guides in association with the Massachusetts Audubon Society. In 1994 Barry was elected a full member of London’s Society of Wildlife Artists. His work has been exhibited regularly in the prestigious Birds in Art Exhibition (Wausau, Wisconsin) as well as in many galleries in the United States and Europe. At the invitation of the Artists for Nature Foundation, Barry has travelled to Spain, Ireland, England, Israel , India and Peru, working alongside other wildlife artists to raise money for conservation of threatened habitats. Learn more about Van Dusen HERE.

Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Club (Virtual)
2021-11-23 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-12-28 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: Thanksgiving 2021
2021-11-25 - 2021-11-26 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
The Library will be closed in observation of Thanksgiving

Lynne Reeves In Conversation With Lisa Genova
2021-11-29 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual, MA
On Monday, November 29 at 7pm, the Clapp Memorial Library is joining the Tewksbury Public Library in hosting author Lynne Reeves for a discussion of her latest book, Dangers Of An Ordinary Night, in conversation with bestselling author Lisa Genova via Zoom.
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About The Author: Lynne Reeves (Griffin) is an internationally recognized family counselor, public speaker, teacher and writer of fiction and non-fiction. Her work has appeared in Parents, Psychology Today, Solstice Literary Magazine, Chautauqua Journal, Craft Literary, Fiction Writers Review, Brain, Child and more. Lynne regularly appears as a media guest expert to discuss contemporary family life and preventive mental health, with her most recent appearances on WBUR’s Morning Edition and WCVB’s Chronicle. Writing as Lynne Griffin, she is the author of the family-focused novels, Life Without Summer, Sea Escape, and Girl Sent Away. She writes novels of domestic suspense as Lynne Reeves. She’s a member of International Thriller Writers, Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime National & Sisters in Crime New England. Learn more about Reeves HERE.
About the Book: The Dangers of an Ordinary Night is an exploration of the explosive family secrets that are often hidden in plain sight. On a chilly fall evening at the prestigious Performing Arts High School of Boston, best friends Tali Carrington and June Danforth go missing after auditioning for a play. They’re last seen in grainy, out-of-focus surveillance footage that shows them walking away from the school. Two days later in a town south of Boston, Tali is found disoriented and traumatized by the ocean’s edge, while June is pronounced dead at the scene. Tali’s mother, Nell, is so bent on protecting her daughter from further emotional harm that she ignores rumors of her husband’s involvement and enlists the help of Cynthia Rawlins, a reunification therapist with personal insight into the riptide that hides below the surface of every unsuspecting family. Meanwhile, Detective Fitz Jameson uncovers a criminal undertow involving the high school’s overachieving students, and finally sees an opportunity for personal redemption from a secret that’s haunted him for years. As Nell, Cynthia, and Fitz confront their own contributions to the scandals that beleaguer them, their lives turn out to be more deeply intertwined than they’d ever imagined. In the end, they must decide what lengths they’re willing to go to protect the people they love while also saving themselves.
About The Interviewer: Lisa Genova is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Still Alice, Left Neglected, Love Anthony, Inside the O’Briens, and Every Note Played. Still Alice was adapted into an Oscar-winning film starring Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, and Kristen Stewart. Lisa graduated valedictorian from Bates College with a degree in biopsychology and holds a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard University. She travels worldwide speaking about the neurological diseases she writes about and has appeared on The Dr. Oz Show, Today, PBS NewsHour, CNN, and NPR. Her TED talk, “What You Can Do To Prevent Alzheimer’s,” has been viewed more than five million times.

Tuesday Baby/Toddler Time (Winter 2021)
2021-11-30 09:30 - 10:00, 2021-12-07 09:30 - 10:00, 2021-12-14 09:30 - 10:00, 2021-12-21 09:30 - 10:00, 2021-12-28 09:30 - 10:00 | Old Town Hall, 28 Park Street, Belchertown, 01007, United States
9:30-10:00 AM, Tuesdays, Nov 30th, Dec 7th, 14th, Jan 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th, & Feb 1st.
Babytime is for ages 6 months– 2 years and begins @ 9:30 AM. Registration is required. Our storytimes feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities.
Program will be held in the Rec Center. Registration and masks (ages 3 and older) are required.
Registration open until all slots are filled – just sign up for the Program 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.

Sing Along with Jacques "Pop" Hooten (Winter 2021)
2021-12-01 10:30 - 11:30, 2021-12-08 10:30 - 11:30, 2021-12-15 10:30 - 11:30, 2021-12-22 10:30 - 11:30, 2021-12-29 10:30 - 11:30 | Town Hall Auditorium, 1 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Wednesdays at 10:30am – Dec 1st, 8th, 15th, Jan 5th, 12th
Music with Jacques Hooten aka Pop! Wednesdays at 10:30 am in the Town Hall auditorium, geared towards ages 1 to 6.
Enjoy singing and dancing in this interactive music series. Limited space so register today. Masks are required for ages 3 and older. Registration closes when the class is filled
Funded by the Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library.

Teen Write Night Celebration
2021-12-01 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual, MA

Thursday Preschool Storytime (Winter 2021)
2021-12-02 09:30 - 10:30, 2021-12-09 09:30 - 10:30, 2021-12-16 09:30 - 10:30, 2021-12-23 09:30 - 10:30, 2021-12-30 09:30 - 10:30 | Old Town Hall, 28 Park Street, Belchertown, 01007, United States
10:00-11:00 am, Thursdays, Dec 2nd, 9th, 16th, Jan 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, & Feb 3rd
Preschool Storytime is for ages 3-7 and begins @ 9:00 AM. Registration is required. Our storytimes feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities.
Program will be held in the Rec Center. Registration and masks (ages 3 and older) are required.
Registration open until all slots are filled – just sign up for the Program 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.

Teen Program: Card-making for a Cause
2021-12-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual, MA
Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to attend the Clapp Memorial Library’s upcoming Card-making for a Cause program where teens will make cards to share with Cards for Hospitalized Kids this holiday season. The card-making program will be on Wednesday, December 15th at 7:00PM on Zoom. Teens will make at least one card to keep and at least one card to bring back to the library and donate as part of the library’s Card Drive. Teens must register for this program by emailing clapplibrarytab@gmail.com. After registering, teens can pick up their card-making kit at the library starting a week before the program. Registration is also necessary to receive the virtual meeting link. Donated cards will be mailed to the nonprofit organization Cards for Hospitalized Kids. More can be learned about this organization at http://www.cardsforhospitalizedkids.com/

Library Closing at 5:30
2021-12-21 17:30 - 23:30 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States

Holiday Hours: Christmas 2021
2021-12-23 10:00 - 13:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
The library is open from 10am-1pm

Library Closing: Christmas 2021
2021-12-24 - 2021-12-25 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
The Library will be closed in observation of Christmas

POSTPONED: Card-making for Kids
2021-12-29 15:30 - 16:30 | Virtual, MA
EVENT POSTPONED – NEW DATE TBA
Members of the Clapp Memorial Library’s Teen Advisory Board will teach kids ages 5-10 how to make snowmen cards! Please email jwhitehead@cwmars.org to register. Spots are limited. After receiving an email confirming registration, families can pick up their card-making kits at the library starting a week before the program.

Holiday Hours: New Years 2022
2021-12-30 10:00 - 13:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States

Library Closing: New Years Day 2022
2021-12-31 - 2022-01-01 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
The Library will be closed in observation of New Years
