First Steps Storytime (12-24 months) Winter 2024
Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown
Minding Midwinter Moods: Hygge for Adults
Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown
Preschool Storytime (3-5 year olds) Winter 2024
Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown
Art Reception for Valentina Pavlyuk
Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown
National Take Your Child to the Library Day!
Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown
Week of Events
National Take Your Child to the Library Day!
National Take Your Child to the Library Day!
Take Your Child to the Library Day! Saturday February, 1st, 9:30 AM - 2 PM Bring a child in your life to visit the Clapp Memorial Library! Fran Ferry will be performing magic. Special activities and a craft will be available all day. Learn Magic the Gathering from 11 am to Noon. Open play of [...]
Sunday, January 26, 2025
No events on this day.
Monday, January 27, 2025
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January 27, 2025 -Babytime Storytime (3-12 mo) Winter 2025
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January 27, 2025 -First Steps Storytime (12-24 months) Winter 2024
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Featured January 27, 2025 -Featured Clapp Critics
Babytime Storytime (3-12 mo) Winter 2025
Babytime Story time (3-12 mo) Winter 2024 9:00-9:45 AM, Mondays, Dec 9, 12, Jan 6, 13, 27, Feb 3 & 10 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, sign up [...]
First Steps Storytime (12-24 months) Winter 2024
Monday Firststeps (12-24 months) Winter 2024 10:00-10:45 AM, Mondays, Dec 9, 16, Jan 6, 13, 27, Feb 3 & 10 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, sign up here: [...]
Clapp Critics
Our fiction book club, Clapp Critics meets every 4th Monday of the Month. Email mmarszalek@cwmars.org with any questions.
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
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January 28, 2025 -Toddler Time (2 year olds) Winter 2024
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Featured January 28, 2025 -Featured Wuthering Heights Book Group
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Featured January 28, 2025 -Featured Minding Midwinter Moods: Hygge for Adults
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Featured January 28, 2025 -Featured SFF Book Club
Toddler Time (2 year olds) Winter 2024
Tuesday Toddler Time (2 years) Winter 2024 9:30-10:30 am, Tuesdays, Dec 10, 17, Jan 7, 14, 21, 28 & Feb 4 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, sign up [...]
Wuthering Heights Book Group
Have you ever wanted to take the time to discuss a novel in depth? In this six-session group, we will discuss the Gothic novel, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. The discussion will be introduced and facilitated by retired professor David Spector. After registration is confirmed, participants can pick up a copy of the novel to [...]
Minding Midwinter Moods: Hygge for Adults
PROGRAM & WAITLIST FULL! Thank you for your interest. Do you get the blues as winter drags on? Are you itching for spring and resisting the cold months ahead? Have you been curious about hygge (pronounced HOO-GA), the Danish term for a sense of comfort, contentment, and pleasurable coziness? The Clapp Memorial Library's Ruthie Sterling [...]
SFF Book Club
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) [...]
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
No events on this day.
Thursday, January 30, 2025
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January 30, 2025 -Preschool Storytime (3-5 year olds) Winter 2024
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January 30, 2025 -Fiber Arts with the Woolies
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Featured January 30, 2025 -Featured Art Reception for Valentina Pavlyuk
Preschool Storytime (3-5 year olds) Winter 2024
Preschool Story Time (3-6 years) Winter 2024 9:30-10:30 am, Thursdays, Dec 12, 19, Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 & Feb 6 Preschool Story Time is for ages 3-5 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, sign up here: [...]
Fiber Arts with the Woolies
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.
Art Reception for Valentina Pavlyuk
A reception for Valentina Pavlyuk will be held at the Clapp Memorial Library on January 30 from 6-7 PM to celebrate her art exhibit currently on display. Valentina Pavlyuk is a self-taught artist who began painting flowers and landscapes due to her love of gardening and has since expanded to include abstract works. Everyone is [...]
Friday, January 31, 2025
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Featured January 31, 2025 -Featured Hot Chocolate Day!
Hot Chocolate Day!
Celebrate Hot Chocolate Day with Cocoa & Papercrafts! January 31st is Hot Chocolate Day! Drop by the Clapp Memorial Library from 2:30-5:30PM for free Hot Chocolate donated by Starbucks. During this time, the library will have a card & scrapbooking station open for patrons of all ages. Paper, glue, scrapbooking materials, and the library’s Ellison [...]
Saturday, February 1, 2025
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February 1, 2025 -Fiber Arts with the Woolies
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Featured February 1, 2025 -Featured Wildlife on Wheels
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Featured February 1, 2025 -Featured Wildlife on Wheels
Fiber Arts with the Woolies
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.
Wildlife on Wheels
Programs are full, waitlist is open. Register to learn about animal ambassadors from The Zoo in Forest Park. Saturday, February 1st for ages 5 to 10. A child can be registered for one of the two time slots; 10:00 am or 11:00 am. Registration is required, sign up here: https://forms.gle/13gXnu5BuFBHJKRWA Children under the age of [...]
Wildlife on Wheels
Programs are full, waitlist is open. Register to learn about animal ambassadors from The Zoo in Forest Park. Saturday, February 1st for ages 5 to 10. A child can be registered for one of the two time slots; 10:00 am or 11:00 am. Registration is required, sign up here: https://forms.gle/13gXnu5BuFBHJKRWA Children under the age of [...]