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  • March 2024

  • Fri 22

    Disability History & the Belchertown State School

    Featured March 22, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    Join us for a lecture led by Katherine Anderson, a renowned historian and disability rights advocate, on the history of Belchertown State School and its implications for the broader disability rights movement. Kate will use artifacts and documents from the state school to discuss institutionalization practices and the evolution of the state school and its […]

  • April 2024

  • Tue 2

    The Creation of the Quabbin Reservoir

    Featured April 2, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    On Tuesday, April 2nd at 7pm, the Clapp Memorial Library will welcome J.R. Greene for a lecture, “The Creation of Quabbin Reservoir.” A brief history of the Metro Boston water system and construction of the reservoir is followed by profiles of each of the lost towns. A lifelong resident of Athol, J.R. Greene is the […]

  • Fri 12

    Herb Garden Starter Kit

    Featured April 12, 2024 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    PROGRAM & WAITLIST FULL Come to the Clapp Memorial Library on Friday, April 12 at 3:30 pm to learn about the properties of popular flowers and herbs and then plant your own! Dave Wheeler from Therapy Gardens will be on hand to address such topics as growing small flowers and herbs indoors and outdoors, including […]

  • Fri 12

    Make Your Own Tea Blend

    Featured April 12, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    PROGRAM IS FULL On Friday, April 12 at 6pm at the Clapp Memorial Library, join Dave Wheeler from Therapy Gardens for a journey into the art and science of tea blending. Participants will explore a variety of herbs, spices, and teas, learning about their flavor profiles and health benefits. Attendees will then craft their own […]

  • Tue 16

    The Rabbit Run Railroad: An Art and History Project

    Featured April 16, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    On Tuesday, April 16 at 7pm at the Clapp Memorial Library, Ken Levine of Petersham, an artist and railroad fan will present a program about the Rabbit Run Railroad, his creation of a 24’ diorama at the Swift River Valley Historical Society in North New Salem, and a brief history of the era of steam […]

  • Tue 23

    Stories Told & Untold: Writing Between Memory & History

    Featured April 23, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Parks & Recreation 66 State Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 7pm Belchertown Recreation Center Front Room Stories Told & Untold: Writing Between Memory & History will feature three local authors, Uzma Aslam Khan, Thérèse Chehade, and Hannah Moushabeck. Each author will read from and discuss their work in light of the panel's focus and then we will open up the discussion […]

  • Mon 29

    Earth Day Ceremony with Ray LaChance

    Featured April 29, 2024 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    Community members from age 10 through adult are invited to join us on the front lawn of the Clapp Memorial Library on Monday, April 29 at 3:30 pm for a very special Earth Day Ceremony and Celebration of Indigenous People presented by Raymond LaChance (Nouba Tewk Tomakwa). The program will include a recognition of the […]

  • May 2024

  • Fri 10

    Poop Museum #2

    Featured May 10, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    PROGRAM FULL - WAITLIST ONLY May 10th at 6PM Ages 4 -11 This past fall, we hosted the Poop Museum with Susie. The audience filled the library and laughed and ewwww-ed while learning so many facts about poop, but we didn’t learn it all! Poop Museum #2 will teach about pooping in space, pooping underwater, […]

  • Sat 11

    Project Mishoon: Underwater Treasures of the Nipmuc

    Featured May 11, 2024 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    Discover the untold history of Lake Quinsigamond's submerged treasures! Join us on Saturday, May 11 at 3:30pm for an engaging presentation by Cheryl Stedtler, Nipmuc tribal member and director of Project Mishoon, as she unveils the fascinating journey behind the discovery of ancient dugout canoes known as mishoonash. Delve into the rich heritage of the […]

  • June 2024

  • Mon 10

    Herb Garden

    Featured June 10, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    PROGRAM FULL - WAITLIST ONLY Learn the joy and multitude of benefits that come from keeping an herb garden. Whether you want to grow an herb garden for culinary, medicinal or cosmetic uses, or just to create something beautiful to look at, this course is for you. Instructor Lindsey Baird of Oak & Ash Farm […]

  • Tue 11

    Leading Men with author Christopher Castellani

    Featured June 11, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Virtual MA

    Virtual Event - click here to sign up. Join author Christopher Castellani for a presentation of his book Leading Men and the real-life characters who feature in it. "In July of 1953, at a glittering party thrown by Truman Capote in Portofino, Italy, Tennessee Williams and his longtime lover Frank Merlo meet Anja Blomgren, a […]

  • Wed 12

    LGBTQ+ Inclusion 101

    Featured June 12, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Virtual MA

    Virtual Event - click here to sign up Knowledge can empower individuals to make cultural change. This program encourages individuals at all levels of understanding to learn about what it means to be LGBTQ+ and how to be stronger allies so our entire community feels welcome to be their authentic selves. Ali Kane (she/they), of […]

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