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    Community Forum!

    We want to hear from you!  The library is embarking on developing a new strategic plan, looking to how we can continue to serve the community.  Join us in the Town Hall Auditorium on March 16th at 9:30AM.  Refreshments provided.

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    Family Fun Night with the T-Birds!

    The Friends of Clapp Memorial Library are teaming up with the Springfield Thunderbirds for a library fundraiser! https://springfieldthunderbirds.formstack.com/forms/friends_of_clapp_memorial

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    Belchertown Wildlife & Landscape Photography Contest

    The photo contest is open to all Belchertown residents, including youth, teens, and adults, who may submit up to 3 images in either or both categories of wildlife and landscapes. These photos must have been taken in Belchertown, and indicate in the application where they [...]

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    Clapp Memorial Library Board of Trustees – Seeks New Members and Hosts Informal “Meet & Greet”

    Are you a Belchertown resident? Do you love the Library? Do you want to support the Clapp Memorial Library and the amazing programming it provides our community? If you answered “yes” to these questions then you might want to consider becoming a Trustee! A Trustee [...]

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    Winter Reading!

    As you enjoy reading over the winter months you can enter to win one of our raffle prizes!  For adults 18 years and older. Sign up & take part through Beanstack!

  • Banish Boredom!

    Learn, play, research, interact, create. Whatever you can think of.... ...it's all here at the library.

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    Make your own Music!

    Beginner or advanced, all are welcome to borrow our ukulele.

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The Clapp Memorial Library is a welcoming and lively center for lifelong learning, personal enrichment and community interaction.

It is dedicated to serving greater Belchertown as a vital cultural resource and community center, and recognizes its role to promote the value of reading and self expression to local youth.

The Library meets community needs as they evolve over time and connects its users to ideas, technologies, experiences, and to others in the community and the world at large.

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NEW HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday 9:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday 9:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 9:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Friday 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Sunday closed

More information about hours & closings HERE.