«Video - see and hear about your Library    

The Return on the Investment (ROI):  Supporting reading, childhood literacy, lifelong learning and meeting the greater expectations of our town and its citizens in the 21st century         
                     – Priceless.

Clapp Memorial Library - The Vision

The new facility will:

• provide increased space, configured so as to satisfy state and national standards for meeting the needs of Belchertown’s
  projected population for the next twenty years;

• be designed to modern standards of safety, convenience and accessibility; incorporate the highest practicable level of energy efficiency and
  environmental protection;

• be based on the most up-to-date understandings and projections of emerging library technology, and provide flexibility to respond to future changes;

• provide an inviting atmosphere as a center of community life, and include a community meeting room to accommodate a variety of local groups;

• protect and preserve historic documents and materials; and

• include adequate office and work spaces for the staff.”

This is the library we envision: a place where the community can come to explore the world of knowledge, of entertainment and literature, of ideas.  It’s inviting and welcoming.  You’re not rushed, you’re encouraged to linger and explore.  You see neighbors and friends, and realize that this is a community center, a place for everyone – and it’s all free!