Clapp Memorial Library

Babytime Story Time (3-12 months) Winter 2025
2026-01-12 09:00 - 09:45, 2026-01-26 09:00 - 09:45 (America/New_York) | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Babytime Story Time (3-12 months)
9:00-9:45 AM, Mondays, Dec 8, 15, Jan 5, 12, 26, Feb 2 & 9
Babytime is for ages 3 – 12 months and begins @ 9:00 AM. Registration & confirmation required, sign up here: https://forms.gle/Qf2E3WgPx55qVY6j9. Our story times feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities.
If the program is full you will be placed on a wait list. Confirmations and program information will be sent out several days before the program starts.

First Steps Storytime (12-24 months) Winter 2025
2026-01-12 10:00 - 10:45, 2026-01-26 10:00 - 10:45 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
First Steps Story Time (12-24 months)
10:00-10:45 AM, Mondays, Dec 8, 15, Jan 5, 12, 26, Feb 2 & 9
First Steps is for ages 12 – 24 months and begins @ 10:00 AM. Registration & confirmation required, sign up here: https://forms.gle/KzMruTZyL3gjwfm7A. Our story times feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities.
If the program is full you will be placed on a wait list. Confirmations and program information will be sent out several days before the program starts.

Intergenerational Needle-Felting: Penguins!
2026-01-12 15:00 - 18:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
December’s Intergenerational Needle-Felting Penguin Program has been rescheduled to Monday, January 12th from 3:00-6:00PM in the library’s Activity Room!
Local fiber artist Anna Sunschauer will teach you how to sculpt fluffy wool fiber into a penguin using felting needles. No prior needle felting experience is necessary, but it is recommended that all participants have good fine motor skills to avoid injury with the sharp needles. Tools and materials will be provided. Priority in registration is given to those who had originally signed up for the cancelled December program. Registration will reopen if spaces become available. This program is funded by the Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library.

Walking the Camino
2026-01-12 18:00 - 19:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Join Bob and Sue Stephens as they present an overview of the Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage and their experiences from 3 Caminos. They will share resources, show different options for walking the Camino, and answer your questions about this once in a lifetime experience.

Toddler Time (2 year olds) Winter 2025
2026-01-13 09:30 - 10:30, 2026-01-27 09:30 - 10:30 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
9:30-10:30 AM, Tuesdays, Dec 9, 16, Jan 6, 13, 27, Feb 3 & 10
Toddler Time is for children 2-3 years old, and begins @ 9:30 AM. Registration & confirmation required, sign up here: https://forms.gle/Yr5p7XnCzujL6hEw8. Our story times feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities.
If the program is full you will be placed on a wait list. Confirmations and program information will be sent out several days before the program starts.

RPG Night - Lost Mountain Saga
2026-01-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Break out your dice and join us for a monthly game!
Our current RPG campaign, Vaesen: The Lost Mountain Saga & Other Tales, is 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.
Players can expect to encounter ancient mysteries, old Nordic folk tales, social intrigue, and unspeakable horrors lurking in every shadow as they travel across the North and slowly uncover the truth.
Our RPG campaigns meet monthly on the 2nd Tuesday from 6-8PM.
Space is limited! Email tmannino@cwmars.org to ask about seats at the table, future campaigns, or other any questions.
Previous campaigns have included Spelljammer (Dungeons & Dragons) and Ghostbusters: a Frightfully Cheerful Roleplaying Game!
Program is for adults 18+, our Teen RPG programs are listed separately.

Getting Started with Hoopla
2026-01-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Let’s start off the new year with new skills! Each Wednesday in January you’re invited to a workshop to introduce you to different library offerings.
On January 14th we’ll be Getting Started with Hoopla and explore how to access this online library collection. Come by with your questions and get started borrowing ebooks, audiobooks, and video with your library card. Already using Hoopla? All are welcome, and maybe we can help you learn a few tricks.
We’ll cover Libby on January 7th, Kanopy on January 21st, and Mango Languages on January 28th!

Wednesday Whodunnits
2026-01-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Our Mystery Book Group is held on the second Wednesday of each month at 2:00 p.m. Join us as we discuss a different mystery novel each month. Copies of the current month’s pick available at the library. Email mmarszalek@cwmars.org with any questions.

Drama 101: The Sequel!
2026-01-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
We had so much fun in October that we’re bringing back Drama 101 for a bigger, sillier sequel! Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to the library on Wednesday, January 14th, a BPS early release day, for Drama 101: The Sequel!, a teen program for drama and theater enthusiasts and those looking to try their hand at acting. From 2:00-3:00PM, the library’s Teen Services Coordinator (a former theater kid herself) will lead teens and tweens in various theater games in the library’s Activity Room. Teens should email clapplibrarytab@gmail.com with any questions and to register.

Anime & Manga Club
2026-01-14 16:00 - 17:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
The Clapp Memorial Library is hosting an Anime and Manga club for tweens and teens in grades 6-8! The club meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 4-5pm in the library’s Activity Room. During club meetings, we will watch 1-2 episodes of an anime, discuss manga, share artwork, eat snacks, and more! Registration is required–email macona@cwmars.org to sign up.

Stephen Page Performs Broadway
2026-01-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Join the Clapp Memorial Library on Wednesday, January 14 at 7pm for a piano concert at the Belchertown United Church of Christ. Jazz pianist Stephen Page returns to perform on the Library’s 1877 Steinway grand piano. Stephen Page Performs Broadway will feature many musical theater favorites.
Stephen Page has played throughout the eastern seaboard with a variety of musical combinations from solo work to big bands. He teaches at Amherst College and Deerfield Academy as well as in his private studio. Page continues to distill his life’s work into original compositions.

Preschool Storytime (3-5 year olds) Winter 2025
2026-01-15 09:30 - 10:30, 2026-01-29 09:30 - 10:30 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Preschool Story Time (3-5 year olds)
9:30-10:30 AM, Thursdays, Dec 11, 18, Jan 8, 15, 29, Feb 5 & 12
Preschool Story Time is for children ages 3 to 5, and begins @ 9:30 AM. Registration & confirmation required, sign up here: https://forms.gle/35swosbUaPgxTFke6. Our story times feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities.
If the program is full you will be placed on a wait list. Confirmations and program information will be sent out several days before the program starts.

Fiber Arts with the Woolies
2026-01-15 17:00 - 18:30, 2026-01-22 17:00 - 18:30, 2026-01-29 17:00 - 18:30 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
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.

Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Meeting
2026-01-15 18:30 - 19:30 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
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 potential in our community. The group’s additional purpose is to promote and maintain close relationships between the Library and the people it serves, to increase public awareness of Library resources, and to encourage community participation in Library activities.

Teen Movie Night
2026-01-16 18:00 - 20:45 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to the library for a musical Teen Movie Night on Friday, January 16th at 6:00PM. Free popcorn will be provided as teens watch a Tony award-winning musical about America’s founding father Alexander Hamilton. Space is limited; email clapplibrarytab@gmail.com to reserve your seat! This program is funded by the Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library.

Library Closing: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2026
2026-01-19 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
The Library will be closed in observation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Getting Started with Kanopy
2026-01-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Let’s start off the new year with new skills! Each Wednesday in January you’re invited to a workshop to introduce you to different library offerings.
On January 21st we’ll be Getting Started with Kanopy and explore how to access this online library collection. Come by with your questions and get started streaming films and TV series with your library card. Already using Kanopy? All are welcome, and maybe we can help you learn a few tricks.
We’ll cover Libby on January 7th, Hoopla on January 14th, and Mango Languages on January 28th!

Hands-only CPR
2026-01-21 15:00 - 16:00 | Lawrence Memorial Hall (Town Hall) Auditorium, Belchertown, 01007, United States
Wednesday, January 21, 3PM
The free Red Cross Hands-Only CPR course teaches people how to perform hands-only CPR. Having more trained bystanders can help save lives by putting more cardiac arrest victims within a few steps of lifesaving assistance. Participants learn how to check for consciousness, call 911 (or the local emergency number), and give chest compressions. CPR training certification is not provided through this course.
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/HeihwoLbMf9zm8mh7
This program is sponsored by the American Red Cross and will be held at the Belchertown Town Hall Auditorium

Clapp Writing Group
2026-01-21 18:00 - 19:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
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 you are interested, contact Annie at the library to sign up: macona@cwmars.org

Daughters book talk with Corinne Demas
2026-01-22 15:00 - 16:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Corinne Demas will be at the Clapp Memorial Library on Thursday, January 22 at 3pm to talk about her new book, Daughters, a novel “exploring the age-old friction between mothers and daughters, a story of a family rediscovering itself.” Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Corinne Demas is the award-winning author of thirty-nine books for adults (The Road Towards Home, The Writing Circle) and children (The Littlest Matryoshka, Saying Goodbye to Lulu). She is a Professor Emerita of English at Mount Holyoke College and lives in the Pioneer Valley with her family, two donkeys, and a precocious puppy.

Mass Save Pop-Up Resource Table
2026-01-27 11:00 - 18:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Learn about no-cost Home Energy Assessments (HEAs) and other MassSave benefits for homeowners and renters. The goal of these assessments is to make residents’ homes safer, healthier, and more comfortable, while identifying ways to lower energy consumption, carbon emissions, and utility bill costs. There will be a table with resources and representatives of HomeWorks Energy will help explain all the benefits and answer any questions.
This program is funded by HomeWorks Energy, Inc.

Getting Started with Mango Languages
2026-01-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Let’s start off the new year with new skills! Each Wednesday in January you’re invited to a workshop to introduce you to different library offerings.
On January 28th we’ll be Getting Started with Mango Languages and explore how to access this online library resource. Come by with your questions and get started on a language journey with your library card. Already using Mango? All are welcome, and maybe we can help you learn a few tricks.
We’ll cover Libby on January 7th, Hoopla on January 14th, and Kanopy on January 21st!

Teen Book Club (Jan 2026)
2026-01-28 15:00 - 16:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
The Clapp Memorial Library has a book club for teens in grades 7-12! On Wednesday, January 28th from 3:00-4:00PM, teens will discuss The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the library’s circulation desk and on the Libby and hoopla apps. Snacks will be provided at the meeting. Email clapplibrarytab@gmail.com with any questions.

Indigenous Stories from this Valley and Beyond with David Brule
2026-01-31 14:30 - 16:30 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
On Saturday, January 31 from 2:30-4:30pm, the Clapp Memorial Library hosts an afternoon of Indigenous stories with David Brule, President of the Nolumbeka Project and chair of the Nehantic Tribal Council. Brule shares stories rooted in Nipmuck tradition and histories of the Connecticut River Valley, including local events such as the Bloody Brook Massacre and the legend of the giant beaver Wequamps, known today as Mount Sugarloaf. Drawing from oral traditions, research, and a decade-long study of King Philip’s War, his stories highlight gratitude, balance with nature, and cultural resilience.
