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  • Taylor Swift Diamond-Painting

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    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    Celebrate Taylor Swift’s new album at the library’s Taylor Swift Diamond-Painting program for teens in grades 7-12! Make your own *bejeweled* Diamond-Painted Swiftie Eras bookmark as we listen to Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” at the library on Saturday, October 18th from 2:00-3:30PM! Space (and Eras) are limited so don’t wait a *fortnight*! Email [...]

  • Teen Advisory Board (Oct 2025)

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    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    The Clapp Memorial Library’s Teen Advisory Board will meet Friday, October 24th from 4:30-5:30PM on the main floor of the library. TAB is a group of 7th-12th grade students who meet monthly during the school year to propose library programming for teens, provide input on teen services, volunteer, and have fun! At this meeting, teens [...]

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    Halloween Harvest: Ghost Stories with Davis Bates

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    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    The Clapp Memorial Library is excited to welcome back award-winning storyteller Davis Bates on Friday, October 24th at 6:00PM for a night of ghost stories, supernatural songs, and harvest tales. His performance will conclude with a workshop for teens on telling their own ghost stories. Will a certain library or local state school be a [...]

  • Teen Book Club (Oct 2025)

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    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    The Clapp Memorial Library has a book club for teens in grades 7-12! This Teen Book Club is in conjunction with the MA Teen Choice Book Awards (MTCBA), the only book award in the state selected by teens. Each month teens will read and meet to discuss one book from the nominee list. On Wednesday, [...]

  • Fused Glass Pendant Workshop (Teens)

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    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    Teens ages 13 and up are invited to the Clapp Memorial Library for a Fused Glass Pendant Workshop on Thursday, November 13th from 6:30-7:30PM in the library’s Activity Room. Under the tutelage of stained glass designer Deenie Pacik, teens will create their own dichroic fused glass pendants with colorful pre-cut glass in this easy and [...]

  • Free Food Friday (Nov 2025)

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    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    Free Food Fridays are back! Teens are invited to the library after school on the second Friday of the month October-December 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 is [...]

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    Teen Advisory Board (Nov 2025)

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    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    The Clapp Memorial Library’s Teen Advisory Board will meet Friday, November 14th from 4:30-5:30PM on the main floor of the library to celebrate Games Day! TAB members will play board games, enjoy free snacks, and make new friends. TAB is a group of 7th-12th grade students who meet monthly during the school year to propose [...]

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    Writing Contest Workshop

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    Belchertown High School 142 Springfield Road, Belchertown, MA, United States

    The BHS Writing Club and the Clapp Memorial Library are teaming up for a writing workshop for teens! Ruthie Sterling, a novelist and the library’s Teen Services Coordinator, will run a writing workshop based on the Letters About Literature Writing Contest at a BHS Writing Club meeting. The workshop will take place from 2:15-3:00PM on [...]

  • Teen Book Club (Nov 2025)

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    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    The Clapp Memorial Library has a book club for teens in grades 7-12! On Wednesday, November 26th from 3:00-4:00PM, teens will discuss The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the library’s circulation desk and on the Libby and hoopla apps. Snacks will be provided at the meeting. [...]

  • Free Food Friday (Dec 2025)

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    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    Free Food Fridays are back! Teens are invited to the library after school on the second Friday of the month October-December 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 is [...]