Clapp Memorial Library

PAWS to Read
2023-02-16 15:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
PAWS to Read
Thursday evenings 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Students in grades 1 through 5, who are reluctant or struggling readers, may register to read with a certified therapy dog.
Sessions will last 20 minutes, please arrive on time.
Students must have a book picked out ahead of time.
To register, contact Jennifer at 413-323-0417 ext 709 or email at jwhitehead@cwmars.org.

Benefits!
Reduces stress, lowers heart rate and therefore allows for success.
No judgement
Builds confidence

Teen Advisory Board (Feb 2023)
2023-02-17 16:00 - 17:00
Friday, Feb. 17 at 4:00PM
TAB is a group of 7th-12th grade students who propose library programming for teens & provide input on teen services. New members are welcome!

Library Closing: Presidents’ Day 2023
2023-02-20
The Library will be closed in observation of Presidents’ Day

Cupcake Wars!
2023-02-22 17:30 - 18:45
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 5:30-6:45PM
Rise to the cupcake-decorating challenge! Teens in grades 7-12 will be given themes and timed rounds to decorate their cupcakes. Bring home the tasty treats at the end of the program!
Visit the library or email clapplibrarytab@gmail.com to register.

Arthropod Petting Zoo
2023-02-24 10:30 - 11:30
Friday, February 24th
10:30-11:30am
Amazing creatures have amazing adaptations! And what better way for kids to discover these concepts than through hands-on experience with a whole zoo of exotic invertebrates? Can you create and draw your own arthropod with its own special adaptations? Open to all ages. Registration is required (sign-up here: https://forms.gle/YfzwfyFmfgNJ1AQ17); children should be accompanied by an adult.
The first 25 children to register will receive an email with program details. Others will receive an email saying they are on the waitlist. Emails will be sent when program is full or no later than 2/21.

Hide-a-Bug
2023-02-24 12:00 - 13:00
Friday, February 24th
12:00-1:00PM
Animals need shelter, and it’s up to your children to use our forest-gathered materials to build a shelter fit for a bug. Not just any bug, but our residential judge, Mr. Cranky B. Cockroach! Will he approve of your shelter and find safety within, or will he hiss and make his way to more suitable real estate? Open to ages 6-12. Registration required (sign up here: https://forms.gle/jJbotrYbMLxERFJ59); a caregiver should remain in the library.

The first 25 children to register will receive an email with program details. Others will receive an email saying they are on the waitlist. Emails will be sent when program is full or no later than 2/21.

Drop-In Gaming (Mario Kart)
2023-02-24 15:30 - 16:30
Friday, Feb. 24, 3:30-4:30PM
Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to the library’s Activity Room to play Mario Kart on the library’s Wii. Snacks will be provided.
Visit the library or email clapplibrarytab@gmail.com to register!

Wine Tasting
2023-02-25 19:00 - 21:00
Love Your Library with the Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library!
Join us for a wine tasting on February 25th to celebrate Love Your Library month, all provided by the Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library. Snacks provided, all are welcome (21+ only)
www.friendsofclapplibrary.org
Snow Date: March 4th

Afterschool D&D
2023-03-01 15:00 - 17:00
PROGRAM FULL – NEW REGISTRANTS WILL BE PLACED ON A WAIT LIST
Calling all adventurers (ages 10-12) for Afterschool D&D
3:15-5:15PM, March 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Journey to the Stormwreck Isle for adventure, and perhaps fame and fortune in the Forgotten Realms! A small, volcanic island off the Sword Coast that was a beacon to dragons that is rumored to be suffused with the magic of countless dragons who have died there, causing unpredictable magical phenomena. Players of all experience welcome.
Game will run weekly through the month of March, starting with character creation on the 1st, meeting in the Children’s Activity Room. Belchertown public school students will be able to ride the bus to the Library with a permission slip from their caregiver. Students may bring their own nut-free snacks. Please inform the Librarian & Game Master Tegan Mannino, if there is a day they will not attend.
Students will have the option of continuing play when we restart Afterschool D&D in the Fall.
Space is limited! Register here: https://forms.gle/AR55sAbDFUx3kdYP8
Confirmations will be sent out to students confirming enrollment or waitlist status.

Beyond the Book Club
2023-03-01 15:30 - 16:30, 2023-03-22 15:30 - 16:30
Open to kids ages 10-12
If you love reading, hanging out with friends, and crafting, this is the group for you.
Beyond the Book Club meetings are hosted by Jennifer Whitehead and Camryn Scoon. Bus 18 is available for students to ride to the library, but they need to bring a note into school stating by a guardian that they can ride said bus. Students are encouraged to bring a small nut-free snack to eat.
Being part of the Belchertown Beyond the Book Club means to have an open mind and a full heart. We are a unique group made up of creative kids who want to create a positive change in our world, no matter how small.
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/XBr773nXg6Dnro7P8

Perfume Making with Essential Oils
2023-03-09 19:00 - 20:00
PROGRAM IS FULL WITH WAITLIST.
Thursday, March 9 @ 7pm
Registration Required

Perfumes have been used for thousands of years to add pleasing scents to bodies, bedding, rooms, and more. Essential oils were the main ingredient until the early 20th century when chemists began making artificial scents. Coco Chanel made synthetic perfume a legend when she selected Chanel No. 5 from a sample of 10 vials from a French perfumer.

Natural is back! Essential oils are gaining popularity because of their purity and properties. They can support the health of the mind and body. They are hypoallergenic, versatile, and fun! Come and make your own personal perfume – one that speaks to you! Learn how to blend essential oils and take one home with you.

This program is offered by Nora Zinan, RN, Holistic Nurse and Certified Aromatherapist. Nora is dedicated to introducing people to the benefits of essential oils and natural support for wellness.

Space is limited! Confirmations will be sent out before program confirming enrollment or waitlist status.

Babytime Storytime (3-12 mo) Spring 2023
2023-03-13 09:00 - 09:45
Babytime Storytime (3-12 mo) Spring 2023
9:00-9:45 AM, Mondays, March 13th, 20th, 27th, April 3rd, 10th, May 8th, 15th
Babytime is for ages 3 – 12 months and begins @ 9:00 AM. Registration is required. Our storytimes feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities.
Registration and confirmation required, click here to sign up. Registration open until all slots are filled. 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.
When the Belchertown Public Schools have a delay or closure due to the weather, story times are canceled.

Monday Firststeps (12-24 mo) Spring 2023
2023-03-13 10:00 - 10:45
Monday Firststeps (12-24 months) Spring 2022
10:00-10:45 AM, Mondays, March 13th, 20th, 27th, April 3rd, 10th, May 8th, 15th
Firststeps is for ages 12 – 24 months and begins @ 10:00 AM. Registration is required. Our storytimes feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities.
Registration and confirmation required, click here to sign up. Registration open until all slots are filled. 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.
When the Belchertown Public Schools have a delay or closure due to the weather, story times are canceled.

Mysteries of Belchertown's History Research Project
2023-03-13 16:30 - 18:30
PROGRAM FULL – Registration Required
March 13 – Clapp Memorial Library
April 10 – Stone House
May 8 – Stone House
June 5 – Clapp Memorial Library
There is so much to learn about our town’s past and so few people doing it! We’re offering a fun, four-session class exploring what resources are available for local history research and how to access them. The goal is to stimulate interest in discovering pieces of Belchertown’s history by indulging the curiosity of each participant. Cliff McCarthy, archivist at the Stone House Museum and author/editor of several books on Belchertown’s history, will lead the group.
Participants should come with possible research questions that interest them – anything from “How did my street get its name?” to “Who were the Indigenous people in our area?” to “What was Belchertown’s role in the run-up to the American Revolution?” or “Did Belchertown residents support Shays’ Rebellion?” While we may use some genealogy resources and databases, this is not intended to be a family history research class.
Space is limited and registration is required. Co-sponsored by the Clapp Memorial Library and the Stone House Museum, sessions 1 and 4 will take place at the library and sessions 2 and 3 will be at the Stone House Museum.

Tuesday Toddler Time (2 years) Spring 2023
2023-03-14 09:30 - 10:30
Tuesday Toddler Time (2-3 years) Spring 2023
9:30-10:30 AM, Tuesdays, March 14th, 21st, 28th, April 4th, 11th, May 2nd, 9th, 16th
Toddler Storytime is for children aged 2 years, and begins @ 9:30 AM. Registration is required. Our storytimes feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities.
Registration and confirmation required, click here to sign up. Registration open until all slots are filled. 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.
When the Belchertown Public Schools have a delay or closure due to the weather, story times are canceled.

Safe Storage and Disposal of Medication
2023-03-15 16:30 - 17:30
Wednesday, March 15 @4:30pm
Learn how to safely store and dispose of medications with Kirsten Krieger RN, BSN, Quabbin Health District Public Health Nurse and special guest Kristen Hoag, Program Director/Project Coordinator for Belchertown Public Schools DFC/BUOY. Free medication lockboxes will be available for attendees. Co-sponsored by the Clapp Memorial Library and the Quabbin Health District.

Cookies and Crochet
2023-03-15 17:45 - 18:45
Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to enjoy cookies and crochet at the library on Wednesday, March 15th from 5:45-6:45PM! Teens can bring their own project or use the library’s crochet supplies. Crochet hooks, yarn, and instruction will be provided for those new to crochet. This program will take place in the library’s Activity Room. Register for this program at the library or by emailing clapplibrarytab@gmail.com

Thursday Preschool Storytime (3-5 years) Spring 2023
2023-03-16 09:30 - 10:30
Thursday Preschool Storytime (3-5 yrs) Spring 2023
9:30-10:30 am, Thursdays, March 16th, 23rd, 30th, April 6th, 13th, May 4th, 11th, 18th
Preschool Storytime is for ages 3-5 and begins @ 9:30 AM. Registration is required. Our storytimes feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities.
Registration and confirmation required, click here to sign up. Registration open until all slots are filled. 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.
When the Belchertown Public Schools have a delay or closure due to the weather, story times are canceled.

Concert: The Softer Side of Celtic with Jeff Snow
2023-03-18 15:30 - 16:30
Growing up as the son of a drummer in a Bagpipe band and in a home where older Celtic songs were the everyday sounds, Jeff developed a love for the music of Scotland, England and Ireland. His concerts have been described as “quiet and relaxing ” and much of it is, but sometimes he’ll break out and the foot stomping begins.
The magical sounds from the instruments coupled with vocals and Jeff’s love and knowledge of his Scottish heritage create a delightful program of traditional and original tunes and songs.

Cookbook Club
2023-03-20 18:30 - 19:30
Do you like browsing cookbooks and trying new recipes? Register at the circulation desk and pick up our current cookbook. Pick a recipe and let us know (to avoid duplicates), then make and bring your dish for everyone to try at our meeting. Registration is required for each meeting, no alcoholic beverages.

Pastel Painting Workshop with Greg Maichack
2023-03-21 13:00 - 15:00
PROGRAM FULL
Registration Required
Award-winning pastel artist Gregory John Maichack will present “The Rose,” a pastel painting workshop for adults (18+) hosted by the Clapp Memorial Library on Tuesday, March 21st from 1pm to 3pm.
This is a pastel painting workshop designed for both sheer beginners to advanced participants. In this new, fun, two-hour workshop, all participants produce their very own personalized and original pastel based on Georgia O’Keeffe’s rose. Maichack guides everyone in drawing, blending, and layering.
All materials supplied (pastels, paper, blending material, etc.) and all keep their 12 X 18 painting, while entertained by anecdotes on Georgia O’Keeffe’s flower painting and her life. Maichack will bring his Georgia O’Keeffe rose pastel painting to the presentation to help give close up detail in pastel and supplement our creations, and which will unveil the process. All will be broken down into easy steps and methodically planned out to make it so easy.
Space is limited! Sign up here: https://forms.gle/hT3mNayXEVy9vWmJ8
Confirmations will be sent out before program confirming enrollment or waitlist status.
This project is supported in part by a grant from the Belchertown Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency

Feeling Beautiful As We Grow in Wisdom
2023-03-23 19:00 - 20:00
Thursday, March 23 @ 7pm
Registration Required – click here to sign up
As we evolve in our role as mothers, let’s work with the tools that help us to feel beautiful – skin care, foot care, nutritional and hormonal support, mindset care. Participants will leave with the supplies to make a personal beauty blend. This program is offered by Nora Zinan, RN, Holistic Nurse and Certified Aromatherapist. Nora is dedicated to introducing people to the benefits of essential oils and natural support for wellness. Space is limited and registration is required.

Teen Advisory Board (Mar 2023)
2023-03-24 16:00 - 17:00
The Clapp Memorial Library’s Teen Advisory Board will meet on Friday, March 24th from 4:00-5:00PM. TAB is a group of 7th-12th grade students who propose library programming for teens & provide input on teen services. New members are welcome. Visit the library or email clapplibrarytab@gmail.com for more info & to register.

Bigfoot in Massachusetts with Ronny LeBlanc
2023-04-04 19:00 - 20:00
Tuesday, April 4, 7pm
The Clapp Memorial Library will host Ronny LeBlanc and his program, Bigfoot in Massachusetts, on Tuesday, April 4 th at 7 PM. Growing up in Leominster, Massachusetts, Ronny LeBlanc learned of a section of the city near his childhood home that was called Monsterland. Ronny will discuss his personal experiences in Massachusetts and what led him to be a part of the Expedition Bigfoot television show on Discovery+. He will talk about the strangeness and sightings in and around Monsterland as well as
highlighting some interesting cases involving UFOs across the country. Ronny is the author of two books: Monsterland: Encounters with UFOs, Bigfoot and Orange Orbs and the follow up book, Monsterland: Shamans, Sasquatch, Synchronicity and High Strangeness.

Concert: Pamela Means presents The Power of the Protest Song
2023-04-08 16:00 - 17:00
Saturday, April 8, 4pm
Pamela Means presents The Power of the Protest Song: Our Shared History and Present Day.
From https://www.pamelameans.com/
Pamela Means is a Easthampton MA-based Out(spoken), Biracial, independent artist whose “kamikaze guitar style” and punchy provocative songs have worn a hole in two of her acoustic guitars. Armed with the razor wit of a stand-up comic, engaging presence, elegant poetry, and irresistible charm, Pamela Means’s “stark, defiant songs” (New York Times) set the status quo and the stage afire.
Pamela’s commitment to interrogating social ills was fostered by her unique childhood. “As the adopted daughter of a white mother and black father, I learned about dismantling systems of oppression from the inside out.” Pamela received her first guitar at the age of fourteen, just after her mother died of cancer, and it soon became Pamela’s primary vehicle for expression. It would also serve as a passport out of a life that consisted of poverty, foster homes, and the inner city life of hyper-segregated Milwaukee WI.
Pamela Means relocated to Boston, busked in the city subway and famed Harvard Square, founded her own record label and began touring. Pamela has since performed on three continents and across the country, gaining fans and rave reviews from Anchorage to Amsterdam, Sydney to Stockholm, San Francisco to Honolulu to New York, breaking album sales records at national festivals and sharing stages with Pete Seeger, Neil Young, Shawn Colvin, Joan Baez, Richie Havens, Gil Scott-Heron, Adrian Belew, Violent Femmes, Holly Near and more. Means has also been the recipient of several nominations and music awards in multiple categories.
Pamela Means “exhibits a rare emotional fire in today’s folk world,” (Seven Days, Burlington VT) so much so that Ani DiFranco exclaimed, “you’ve got such a deep, deep groove, I can’t get out. And, I wouldn’t want to.” With Truth as ammunition, Pamela Means brings the fight for social justice and human dignity to the forefront of a new generation.

Library Closing: Patriots’ Day 2023
2023-04-17
The Library will be closed in observation of Patriots’ Day

Cupcake Wars
2023-04-19 17:30 - 18:45
CUPCAKE WARS RETURNS
Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to the library for a cupcake-decorating challenge on April 19th from 5:30-6:45PM! Participants will be given themes and timed rounds to decorate their cupcakes and can take home the tasty treats at the end of the program. Space is limited; email clapplibrarytab@gmail.com to register for this April break program.

Ukes for Ukraine
2023-04-22 15:00 - 16:00
Ukes for Ukraine
Busking at Belchertown’s Clapp Memorial Library
Saturday, April 22 at 3 PM
Terry Nagel (ukulele) and Jimmy Burgoff (bass), have spent the last year on various street corners, busking for victims of the Ukraine invasion and will bring their street corner music and little blue tip bucket indoors for an hour of favorite uke tunes and stories from their adventures on the street.
This is a free concert; however, any donations received will go to help the victims of the Ukraine invasion.

Friends’ Book Sale!
2023-04-24 16:00 - 20:00
The Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Book Sale
Monday: 4:00-8:00pm Members Night – memberships available at the door
Tuesday-Friday: 10:00am-8:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am-3:00pm
The Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library Book Sale accepts cash, check, and credit card.
