Come and see the Public Health Nurse, Kirsten Krieger RN, BSN, Quabbin Health District! No appointments needed, no charge! Blood pressure and blood sugar screening Health and wellness education Community resource connection Harm Reduction resources And more!
Monday, July 21, 6-8pm One of the historical martial arts that had died out, is being brought back to life! Join Castle Nitor for a fun lesson on the German Longsword. See how they reconstruct the techniques from period texts and try it out yourself. Must be at least 16 years old to participate in [...]
Come and create Vincent Van Gogh’s Almond Blossoms with crayons! Marie Tucker will lead you step by step to make your own beautiful work of art. Registration required, sign up here: https://forms.gle/JTJC3mp2ToojGLKG8 Due to the high popularity of the program and limited capacity, seats will be filled by lottery drawn from all registrants signed up [...]
Tuesday, July 29, 6-8pm Are you ready to puzzle? Sign up in a team of two for a speed puzzling competition where pairs of contestants race to finish a 500 piece puzzle. The 1st place finishers receive a brand new puzzle. Registration required, sign up here: https://forms.gle/rzH7JPQw1ZA8RKQy6 The puzzles for this program were generously donated [...]
Tuesday, August 5, 3-6pm Come explore the exciting world of needle felting in this intergenerational program to be enjoyed by teens and adults! Learn and practice new skills while making a cute bird ornament! Join fiber artist, Tracy Kochanski, as she helps you develop your needle felting skills. In this workshop you’ll learn how to [...]
Learn the basics of effective family research with Dave Robinson of Old Bones Genealogy of New England. Dave will introduce research strategies and best practices when exploring records and documents on ancestry.com, familysearch.org, and others. There will be a Q&A session at the end of the program. This program is funded by the Friends of [...]
Friday, September 12, 6:30pm 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! This month’s book is The Ikaria way by Diane Kochilas. Please register and choose [...]
Bring a plant (or not!) to the library and swap it for a new one. Program takes place on the library lawn. Monthly on the third Tuesday of the month from May to September. This program is funded by the Belchertown & Around Plant Swap
No matter your level of gardening, saving seeds is easy. Some people save seeds to save money, while others selectively save seeds from favorite varieties to further a particular trait. Come learn some simple seed saving basics as well as resources to further your knowledge. Paulina Borrego, Wrangler of the Mass Aggie Seed Library at [...]
Are you interested in local paranormal investigations? Join us as Rob Goff from Agawam Paranormal showcases some local sites and investigations done there. Beginning with an introduction as to the historic value and events that happened there, we will get into the actual investigations that were conducted and finally end with the potential evidence captured [...]