When a Loved One Is Dying: A Book Talk with Maureen Groden
Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown
Week of Events
Sunday, March 8, 2026
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Monday, March 9, 2026
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Featured March 9, 2026 -Featured Afterschool Adventures: Into the Abomination Vaults
Afterschool Adventures: Into the Abomination Vaults
Calling all Belchertown Students for Afterschool D&D Mondays, 2:30-4:00PM, Feb 23rd, Mar 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th Grab your dice and join us for our Spring Teen D&D Campaign! Necromantic energies are stirring 500 years after the defeat of the evil sorcerer Belcorra Haruvex. Brave adventurers are needed once again to delve deep within [...]
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
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Featured March 10, 2026 -Featured RPG Night – Lost Mountain Saga
RPG Night – Lost Mountain Saga
Our current RPG campaign, Vaesen: The Lost Mountain Saga & Other Tales, is a dark Gothic setting steeped in Nordic folklore and the old myths of Scandinavia! Dive into mysteries where old struggles against the new, and myths come alive. No experience necessary. Welcome to the Mythic North – northern Europe of the nineteenth century, [...]
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
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Featured March 11, 2026 -Featured Wednesday Whodunnits
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Featured March 11, 2026 -Featured Drama 101 Returns!
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Featured March 11, 2026 -Featured When a Loved One Is Dying: A Book Talk with Maureen Groden
Wednesday Whodunnits
Our Mystery Book Group is held on the second Wednesday of each month at 2:00 p.m. Join us as we discuss a different mystery novel each month. Copies of the current month's pick available at the library. Email mmarszalek@cwmars.org with any questions.
Drama 101 Returns!
Drama 101 Returns! to the Clapp Memorial Library on Wednesday, March 11th, a BPS early release day. Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to register for this teen program perfect for drama and theater enthusiasts and those looking to try their hand at acting. From 2:00-3:00PM, the library’s Teen Services Coordinator (a former theater kid [...]
When a Loved One Is Dying: A Book Talk with Maureen Groden
On Wednesday, March 11 at 7pm, the Clapp Memorial Library will host a book talk with Maureen Groden on her new book, When a Loved One is Dying: Conversations About Care, Connection, and Coping. When faced with a loved one's serious illness, many families find themselves overwhelmed, uncertain, and afraid. In this compassionate guide, hospice [...]
Thursday, March 12, 2026
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March 12, 2026 -Fiber Arts with the Woolies
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Featured March 12, 2026 -Featured Mindfulness Meditation
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.
Mindfulness Meditation
Clapp Memorial Library is once again offering a Mindfulness Meditation and Stress Reduction Awareness course. The eight-week introductory course starts on Thursday, March 12 from 7:00pm-8:15pm and runs every Thursday through April 30. The course is designed to teach and practice mindfulness-based skills. Mindfulness meditation skills teach us to be fully present in the moment [...]
Friday, March 13, 2026
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Featured March 13, 2026 -Featured Free Food Friday (March 2026)
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Featured March 13, 2026 -Featured Cookbook Club (Mar 2026)
Free Food Friday (March 2026)
Free Food Fridays are back! Teens are invited to the library after school on the second Fridays of months March through May for free snacks as they visit and use the library! Students must be in grades 7-12 and arrive between 2:00-3:30PM for a free snack, courtesy of the library, as supplies last. This program [...]
Cookbook Club (Mar 2026)
Do you like browsing cookbooks and trying new recipes? In the Cookbook Club, we each make a recipe from a cookbook and bring it for everyone to try. Taste, enjoy, and chat with your new cookbook friends! The March cookbook is Cook what you have by Christopher Kimball. Registration & confirmation required. Sign up here: [...]
Saturday, March 14, 2026
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