Registration required, please visit the Circulation desk to sign-up.  Ages 18+ Bring your story to life with pictures that lift off the page!  Learn the basic skills of pop-up engineering and make a small pop-up book.  All supplies provided. Workshop leader Jeannie Hunt is a book artist and illustrator.

Music with Pop (infants – age 5) 10:00 am, Wednesdays, March 27, April 3rd, 24th, May 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th Music in the morning! Sign-up online and join us for Music with Pop Hooten. Spaces will be filled first by children who reside within Belchertown. Funded by the Friends of the Clapp Memorial [...]

A relaxing evening of creative writing (and snacks)!  Whether you've been writing for years or only just begun, you're invited to share your work, talk to other writers about things such as plot, technique, and characters, and - of course - have dedicated time to work on your writing.  Poets, novelists, short story authors, playwrights, [...]

Kicking off Belchertown Art Week! The Sugarloaf String Band explores traditional cowboy music from the 1800's and 1900's.  Hit the trail with "Ghost Riders," "Cool Water," "Old Cowhand from Rio Grande" and more.

The Taiga is a photography series initially inspired by the Decemberists Hazards of Love album. It tells a story of destructive love, heartbreak and rebirth through handmade clothing, sets and photography. The story takes place in an ancient mysterious forest and is inspired by European fairy tales. The Taiga reminds us that nature is vastly [...]

Join Head of Youth Services, Jennifer Whitehead, for fun games of drawing and creativity. FREE Pre-Registration Required 413-323-0417 Ages 8-12

Because even Leonardo Da Vinci had rough days.  Here is a great way to have some fun with art and not worry about whether or not what you’re making is “good.” Clapp Memorial Library 1:00-3:00pm FREE Adults and children ages 8+

Mae will share her creative work and discuss where her ideas come from and show the behind the scenes pictures of Taiga. The Taiga is a photography series initially inspired by the Decemberists Hazards of Love album. It tells a story of destructive love, heartbreak and rebirth through handmade clothing, sets and photography. The story [...]