The Clapp Memorial Library is offering Teen Study Hours for Belchertown High School students during their exam week. Teen Study Hours will be held Monday, January 20th from 4:00-8:00PM, Tuesday the 21st, from 7:00-9:00PM, and Wednesday the 22nd, from 7:00-9:00PM. These special hours are just for BHS students. There will be free pizza, drinks, Wi-Fi, [...]
Teen Write Nights are a monthly creative writing program for teens in grades 7-12. Each month we’ll focus on a different aspect of creative writing. February's meeting will be an editing workshop. Please bring a few pages of whatever you're working on and want to edit. Stop by to get feedback, build community, and participate [...]
Attend our Focus group! (And get Free local pizza & donuts!) Teens in grades 7-12: What would your ideal Belchertown look like? Ideas and input help us shape future teen programs and services at the Clapp Memorial Library. Saturday, February 29, 10-11AM is our focus group featuring free donuts. There will also be a door [...]
We want you to make the worst art imaginable. Prizes will be given to the creators of the three worst pieces. Please register at the circulation desk or by e-mailing clapplibrarytab@gmail.com. Program is open to teens in grades 7-12.
The Clapp Memorial Library is hosting a virtual creative writing workshop for teens on April 13th from 4:30-5:30PM. All teens in grades 7-12 are welcome to attend this creative writing workshop, also known as "Teen Write Night," and no creative writing experience is necessary. Space is limited, so teens are asked to e-mail clapplibrarytab@gmail.com for [...]
The Clapp Memorial Library's Teen Advisory Board (TAB) will meet virtually on Saturday, April 25th, from 11:00AM-12:00PM to discuss the Teen Summer Reading Challenge. To receive the link to join the meeting, teens must e-mail clapplibrarytab@gmail.com. The Teen Advisory Board is a group of 7th-12th grade students who propose library programming for teens and provide [...]
The Clapp Memorial Library is inviting teens grades 7-12 to its first virtual Teen Book Club meeting on Tuesday, April 28th, from 7:00PM-8:00PM. Teens will discuss Scott Westerfeld's Midnighters: The Secret Hour. Email clapplibrarytab@gmail.com to sign up and to receive the link to join the event. This book can be checked out on hoopla or [...]
The Clapp Memorial Library is hosting a virtual Teen Trivia Night. Test your knowledge on everything from the United States to pop culture pals! Teens in grades 7-12 should email clapplibrarytab@gmail.com to register for this virtual program.
The Clapp Memorial Library is hosting a virtual creative writing workshop for teens on Tuesday, July 21st from 7:00-8:00PM. All teens entering grades 7-12 are welcome to attend this creative writing workshop, also known as “Teen Write Night,” and no creative writing experience is necessary. There will be writing games and prompts and word sprints. [...]
The Clapp Memorial Library is hosting a virtual Teen Trivia Night on Thursday, July 30th at 7:00PM. Test your knowledge on everything from movies to facts about Belchertown! The winner of the program will receive a $5 gift card to a local business. Teens who attend this program will also earn an additional raffle ticket [...]