Clapp Memorial Library

Artober 2021
2021-10-10 08:00 - 17:00, 2021-10-09 08:00 - 17:00, 2021-10-08 08:00 - 17:00, 2021-10-07 08:00 - 17:00, 2021-10-06 08:00 - 17:00, 2021-10-05 08:00 - 17:00, 2021-10-04 08:00 - 17:00, 2021-10-03 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) and 2 more dates | 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.

Thursday Preschool (Fall 2021)
2021-10-07 10:00 - 11:00, 2021-09-30 10:00 - 11:00, 2021-09-23 10:00 - 11:00, 2021-09-16 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.

Tuesday Storytime (Fall 2021)
2021-10-05 10:00 - 11:00, 2021-09-28 10:00 - 11:00, 2021-09-21 10:00 - 11:00, 2021-09-14 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.

Monday Firststeps Storytime (Fall 2021)
2021-10-04 10:00 - 11:00, 2021-09-27 10:00 - 11:00, 2021-09-20 10:00 - 11:00, 2021-09-13 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.

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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Sing Along with Jacques "Pop" Hooten (Fall 2021)
2021-09-29 10:30 - 11:30, 2021-09-22 10:30 - 11:30, 2021-09-15 10:30 - 11:30, 2021-09-08 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.

Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Club (Virtual)
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.

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.

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
