Babytime Story time (3-12 mo) Fall 2023 9:00-9:45 AM, Mondays, Nov 27, Dec 4, 11, Jan 8, 22 & 29 Babytime is for ages 3 – 12 months and begins @ 9:00 AM. Registration is required. Our story times feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities. Registration and confirmation required, click here to sign [...]

Monday Firststeps (12-24 months) Winter 2023 10:00-10:45 AM, Mondays, Nov 27, Dec 4, 11, Jan 8, 22 & 29 Firststeps is for ages 12 – 24 months and begins @ 10:00 AM. Registration is required. Our story times feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities. Registration and confirmation required, click here to sign up. [...]

Tuesday Toddler Time (2-3 years) Winter 2023 9:30-10:30 AM, Tuesdays, Nov 28, Dec 5, 12, Jan 9, 16 & 23 Toddler Storytime is for children aged 2 years, and begins @ 9:30 AM. Registration is required. Our story times feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities. Registration and confirmation required, click here to sign [...]

A monthly book group for lovers of high fantasy, hard science fiction, fable, far future, and all of the speculative fiction options. We meet online via Google Meet. Upcoming reads: The Naming Song / Jedediah Berry (1/27) The Children of Blood and Bone / Tomi Adeyemi (2/24) The Tainted Cup / Robert Jackson Bennett (3/24) [...]

Music with Pop (ages 1-5) 10:30 am, Wednesdays, Nov 15, 22, 29, Dec 6, 13 & 20 Music with Jacques Hooten aka Pop! Wednesdays at 10:30 am in the Children’s Activity Room, geared towards ages 1 to 6. Spaces will be filled first by children who reside within Belchertown. Enjoy singing and dancing in this [...]

Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to weekly Teen Write Nights throughout November as part of the Clapp Memorial Library’s annual program for young writers during National Novel Writing Month. Teen writers will get feedback, build community, participate in writing exercises, and grow their word count. Teens can attend as many Teen Write Nights as desired; frequent attendance means [...]

Fri. November 3rd & Wed. November 29th 6pm - 8pm Join us at the Library for some NaNowrimo write-ins! Bring your laptop, notebook & pen, or even your typewriter and participate in some timed word sprints, where we’ll challenge ourselves to write as many words as we can in the allotted time. This event is [...]

Preschool Story Time (3-5 years) Winter 2023 9:30-10:30 am, Thursdays, Nov 30, Dec 7, 14, Jan 11, 18 & 25 Raising Readers Story Time is for ages 3-6 and begins @ 9:30 AM. Registration is required. Our story times feature age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and art activities. Registration and confirmation required, click here to sign [...]

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.

The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet twice a week 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.

A concert of Celtic, English country dance, French, and contra dance music with Karen Axelrod (piano & accordion) and Rachel Bell (accordion). Peregrine Road will take you on a journey from a quiet, healing space with achingly beautiful waltzes to the exciting feeling of a crowded dance hall with energetic reels and then on a [...]