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  • November 2025

  • Mon 17

    Writing Contest Workshop

    Featured November 17, 2025 @ 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Wed 26

    Teen Book Club (Nov 2025)

    Featured November 26, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    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. […]

  • December 2025

  • Fri 12

    Free Food Friday (Dec 2025)

    Featured December 12, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
    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 […]

  • Tue 16

    Escape the Under: a “Stranger Things” Escape Room

    Featured December 16, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    Can you escape before time runs out? The library will host “Escape the Under: a Stranger Things Escape Room” run by librarian Tegan Mannino on Tuesday, December 16th with sessions at 3:00PM and 4:00PM in the library’s Activity Room. Teens will have 40 minutes to look for clues, solve puzzles, and work together to escape […]

  • Tue 16

    Escape the Under: a “Stranger Things” Escape Room

    Featured December 16, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    Can you escape before time runs out? The library will host “Escape the Under: a Stranger Things Escape Room” run by librarian Tegan Mannino on Tuesday, December 16th with sessions at 3:00PM and 4:00PM in the library’s Activity Room. Teens will have 40 minutes to look for clues, solve puzzles, and work together to escape […]

  • January 2026

  • Wed 14

    Drama 101: The Sequel!

    Featured January 14 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    We had so much fun in October that we’re bringing back Drama 101 for a bigger, sillier sequel! Teens in grades 7-12  are invited to the library on Wednesday, January 14th, a BPS early release day, for Drama 101: The Sequel!, a teen program for drama and theater enthusiasts and those looking to try their […]

  • Fri 16

    Teen Movie Night

    Featured January 16 @ 6:00 pm - 8:45 pm
    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to the library for a musical Teen Movie Night on Friday, January 16th at 6:00PM. Free popcorn will be provided as teens watch a Tony award-winning musical about America’s founding father Alexander Hamilton. Space is limited; email clapplibrarytab@gmail.com to reserve your seat! This program is funded by the Friends […]

  • Wed 28

    Teen Book Club (Jan 2026)

    Featured January 28 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    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, January 28th from 3:00-4:00PM, teens will discuss The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson. 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 […]

  • February 2026

  • Fri 6

    Teen Advisory Board’s “Love Your Neighbor” Food Drive

    Featured February 6 - February 13
    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    Love your neighbor… donate to those in need! The Clapp Memorial Library’s Teen Advisory Board will be collecting nonperishables at the library in their second-ever Food Drive February 6th through the 13th. There will be a designated donation box inside the library during those dates. Donations will be sorted by Teen Advisory Board members on […]

  • Mon 9

    Teen Crafternoon: DIY Chalkboard

    Featured February 9 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    The library will host a Teen Crafternoon for students in grades 7-12 on Monday, February 9th from 4:00-5:00PM in the Activity Room. Teens will make their own DIY chalkboard wall-hanging: perfect for jotting down schedules, reminders, and doodles! All materials will be provided. Space is limited. Email clapplibrarytab@gmail.com to register. This program is funded by […]

  • Fri 13

    Teen Advisory Board (Feb 2026)

    Featured February 13 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    The Clapp Memorial Library’s Teen Advisory Board will meet Friday, February 13th from 4:30-5:30PM in the library’s Activity Room. 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 will sort […]

  • Tue 24

    BHS Art Reception

    Featured February 24 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Clapp Memorial Library 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, United States

    The public is invited to the Clapp Memorial Library on Tuesday, February 24th from 6-7pm for an Art Exhibit Reception for Elizabeth Texeira’s Studio Art 3, Studio Art 4, and Honors Art Classes at Belchertown High School. The reception will celebrate the young artists’ work, which will be on display in the library throughout the […]

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