A dedication event for Belchertown's three new Transfer Station Container Murals & a celebration of community with family activities about sustainability. June 13th, 4-6PM at the Belchertown Transfer Station 135 Hamilton Street Trash Fashion Contest! Come in wearable art from upcycled materials! Show off and win prizes. Visit the Swap Shop for inspiration and materials. [...]
The Clapp Memorial Library will be closed on Monday, June 16-Wednesday, June 18 due to safety concerns during installation of the stained glass window and new side entry. The Library will also be closed Thursday, June 19 in observance of the Juneteenth Holiday. Materials due while the building is closed will have their due dates [...]
The Clapp Memorial Library and the Belchertown Creative Economy Committee invite you to the ViewFinder Nature Photography contest exhibit reception and awards ceremony on Tuesday, July 1st from 6-7pm The winning photographs will be exhibited at the Library throughout the month of July and announced publicly in June, and viewable on the Library website. The [...]
On Wednesday, July 23 at 7PM, the Clapp Memorial Library is hosting an author talk with Michael Parzymieso where he will talk about his debut novel. The Dale is a supernatural thriller set in the town of Cold Springs, a fictionalized version of Belchertown. Parzymieso has written for local, regional, and national magazines. His love [...]
Join the Clapp Memorial Library on Friday, August 1st at 7pm for a performance by the musical duo, Peregrine Road. The concert will take place at the Belchertown United Church of Christ at 20 Park St, where the library’s 1877 Steinway grand piano is housed, and features Karen Axelrod on piano & accordion and Rachel [...]
A unique perspective on the works of Edgar Allen Poe, Mary Shelley, Washington Irving, Emily Dickinson and others is coming to the Clapp Memorial Library through the marriage of original music, shadow puppetry and cinematography and special effects. The group, known as Shadow, Sound, Spectacle, will be performing Literary Monsters on Saturday, September 13 at [...]
On Tuesday, September 23 from 6:30-8:30pm, the Clapp Memorial Library will be hosting Handwriting the Constitution as a culminating event for Constitution Week. The library will provide copies of the Constitution to participants and a variety of paper, pens, and other art supplies will be available for people to use. Handwriting the Constitution is a [...]
Part of Quabbin Days Join the Clapp Memorial Library on Friday, October 10th at 7pm when award-winning storyteller Jason Mellin presents “The Flood,” a one-person play blending personal narrative with historical reflection. Mellin, a director, poet, and performer, pulls from his own experience with bipolar disorder to connect the remarkable story of the drowned towns [...]
You are invited to join Denise Fontaine-Pincince on Tuesday, November 4 at 7pm for a reading of her new haiku anthology, tea ─ all the time it takes. Available on Amazon, the collection includes tea haiku from more than a hundred poets from 13 countries. The event begins with a brief reading followed by an [...]
The Galapagos Islands are most famous for inspiring Charles Darwin to develop his theory of evolution. They are the home and habitat for many species of birds and wildlife that are unique to the islands. Photographer Mark Lindhult explored the Galapagos Islands in May and returned with images that illustrate many of the unique behaviors [...]