3-D & Robotics Makerspace Event
2017-02-26 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Children ages 10 to 17 are invited to check out some cool new technology at the Clapp Memorial Library! Registration is required. See, learn and use some of the coolest new tech out there, such as a 3D Printer, 3D Design software, 3D Scanning, 3Doodler, Ozobots, Little Bits Electronics and Sphero. Participants will learn how to create 3D objects and print them out. Everyone gets a 3D print but there will not be time to print them all during the workshop so you can return to the library at a later date to pick yours up. There will also be Virtual Reality demonstrations. Participants can bring their own laptops or use the ones provided. Ages 10 to 17 ~ Registration is required.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the   Belchertown Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

Teen Trivia and Movie Night
2017-03-03 07:00 - 22:00
More trivia fun happens from 7 pm to 8 pm. Watch Marvel’s “Doctor Strange” at 8. Sign up for either event or both. For grades 7-12.

Four Seasons of the Quabbin
2017-03-22 19:00 - 20:00
Area wildlife photographer, Dale Monette, shares his stories and photographs of the animals of Quabbin as they go about their daily routines throughout the four seasons.
Monette has documented the thousands of hours he has spent on the Quabbin Reservoir watershed. From eagles and loons to otters, bear, moose and more, it’s all been captured on camera.
Since 1975, Monette has lived within two miles of the Quabbin. He retired from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreations’s Quabbin Visitor Center in 2014, where in the 1980’s he took part in establishing loons and eagles as nesting species there.

Author Talk and Reading: Ed Orzechowski author of "You'll Like it Here"
2017-03-29 19:00 - 20:00
Ed Orzechowski will discuss and read from his new book “You’ll Like it Here: Donald Vitkus– Belchertown Patient #3394”.
Donald Vitkus was given up for adoption at 27 days old. After bouncing between foster homes, he was sent to the Belchertown State School at age 6. Labeled a “moron”, he was not allowed to leave school grounds. At age 17, he moved to a Catholic orphanage in Springfield, eventually joined the army, married and had children. This book is the story of his life. On March 29, Orzechowski will read from the book and will discuss how he came to write it, working closely with Mr. Vitkus.

POSTPONED: BANISH MISFORTUNE HAS BEEN RE-SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 7.
2017-03-31
Please join us for a concert of Irish music on April 7 at 7pm. This Program was originally scheduled for March 31.

Library closing 4pm
2017-03-31 08:00 - 17:00
Please call the Library tomorrow, April 1 to check on open status. No joke!

Teen Write Nights
2017-04-06 16:00 - 18:00
Callin all poets, novelists, daydreamers and storytellers! Join Ruth Ann Sterling Thursday nights in April for Teen Write Nights from 4pm to 6pm. Students in grades 7-12 are welcome. No experience necessary. Please register at the circulation desk or by calling 413-323-0417. Contact rsterling@umass.edu for more information.

Mosaic Unveiling and Reception
2017-04-06 17:30 - 18:30
The talented Belchertown High School students in Lori St. Pierre’s art class have created a group mosaic that will hang in the Clapp Memorial Library, guided by mosaic artist Christine Kenneally. Come see the completed piece, installed in its Library home and meet the student artists. Refreshments will be served.

Friends of Library Book Sale
2017-04-07 10:00 - 20:00
Over 50,000 items! Senior Citizen discount day.

Banish Misfortune
2017-04-07 19:00 - 21:00
Everyone’s favorite Irish band returns! Banish Misfortune is a six-member group that plays traditional music from Ireland with instrumentation including fiddle, concertina, mandolin, accordion, flute, and guitar. Tap your foot to rousing sets of jigs, reels, hornpipes, waltzes, polkas and airs. All members hail from western Massachusetts, some having played together for decades.

Friends of Library Book Sale
2017-04-08 09:00 - 15:00
9:00-3:00. Most items 50% off!

Teen Write Nights
2017-04-13 16:00 - 18:00, 2017-04-20 16:00 - 18:00, 2017-04-27 16:00 - 18:00
Calling all poets, novelists, daydreamers and storytellers! Join Ruth Ann Sterling Thursday nights in April for Teen Write Nights from 4pm to 6pm. Students in grades 7-12 are welcome. No experience necessary. Please register at the circulation desk or by calling 413-323-0417. Contact rsterling@umass.edu for more information.

Songwriting Workshop
2017-06-03 10:00 - 12:00
Still a couple of spots left for teens and tweens ages 12-18 who would like to write and record a song for the Library.
Writer, teacher, and musician Dave Maloof will work with the group to write words and music on the theme “Build a Better World”. The workshop takes place at the Library on Saturday, June 3 from 10am to 12pm. Please call 323-0417 to register. Due to limited space, priority is given to Belchertown residents.

Music for Young Ones with Miss Julie and Pops Hooten
2017-06-07 09:30 - 10:30, 2017-06-14 09:30 - 10:30, 2017-06-21 09:30 - 10:30, 2017-06-28 09:30 - 10:30, 2017-07-05 09:30 - 10:30
This lively music series for infants and children up to age 5 runs Wednesday mornings at 9:30 am from June 7 through July 5. Please call the Library to register.

Movie Night: Beauty and the Beast
2017-06-09 20:00 - 21:30
Screening of the new film starring Emma Watson. Please call the Library to register. Children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult.

Book Drive--Drive Through Book Drop Off event
2017-06-24 10:00 - 13:00
Got books? Donating books to the Friends of the Library will be super easy on June 24 from 10am to 1pm. Load up your car and drive to the Library where members of the Friends will unload the items. No need to get out of the car! Dvd’s also accepted but no VHS tapes. Drop off takes place in the Town Hall parking lot.

Summer Reading Kick-off--Build a Better World
2017-06-26 09:00 - 13:00
From 9am to 10 am, David Hyde Costello presents “Simple Machines”. He’ll explain the four simple machines and show how he uses them in his puppetry. No registration required. All ages.
10am – 11 am Ages 8-12 can register for “Build Your Own Simple Machine”. David Hyde Costello leads participants as they solve a challenge by making their own simple machine from recycled materials. Call the circulation desk to register.
10am -1pm Activities and crafts on the lawn. For infants through age 12 who are registerd for the Summer Reading Program.

Adult Summer Reading Challenge
2017-06-26 10:00 - 18:00
Challenge begins on June 26. Come in and sign up! Read books from one of ten different categories and qualify for terrific prizes: Les Campbell photograph, Elaine Darr-Morton photograph, restaurant gift certificates, gift baskets and more!

Backyard Astronomy: Scanning June Skies with the New Library Telescope
2017-06-27 19:30 - 21:00
Yes, we now have a 4.5 inch Orion Starblast Telescope thanks to the Friends of the Library. Members of the Aldrich Astronomical Society will visit the Library on Tuesday, June 27 at 7:30 to introduce the telescope, demonstrate its use, and teach folks how to observe objects using a technique called star-hopping. Weather permitting, outdoor observing will take place at 8:30. Spacey door prizes too! This telescope will be available for borrowing by Clapp Memorial Library cardholders over 18 years of age.

Teen Summer Reading Program Kick-off and Third Annual Teen Pizza-Tasting
2017-06-29 19:00 - 22:00
Celebrate the start of summer with pizza, prizes, a photo booth, a movie and more! Come sample the best pizza Belchertown has to offer and vote for your favorite. Then stay for games, robots, and the Power Rangers movie.

The Library will be open Monday, July 3 from 9:00am to 1:00pm.
2017-07-03 09:00 - 13:00

The Library will be closed on Tuesday, July 4. Happy Fourth of July!
2017-07-04 09:00 - 19:00

Make a T-Shirt Bag
2017-07-06 10:00 - 12:30
We’re “Building a Better World” and getting crafty!
Join us at the library Thursday, July 6th, to make a T-Shirt bag using last year’s summer reading program shirts! T-shirts are provided, and this program is open to summer reading program participants! Kids can attend anytime between 10:00AM and 12:30PM, as this is a drop-in program. Plan to stay for about 30 minutes to make one bag that you and your family can use in place of plastic ones.

Babytime
2017-07-10 09:15 - 10:00
For ages 3-12 months. Features age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays & art activities. Registration is required and is determined by a lottery.
