The Friends of Clapp Memorial Library
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Featured Friend: Randy Prescott
Last Updated on Sunday, 24 January 2010 20:21 Sunday, 06 December 2009 13:22
Fall/Winter 2009: The Friends would like to express our gratitude to Randy Prescott, a long-time Friend. In addition to lots of other talents, Randy has used his amazing woodworking skills to build bookshelves for the Library. His newest project is a much-needed Young Adult bookshelf; the Friends are supplying the wood and materials...Randy is supplying the labor!
Randy arrived in Belchertown in 1995 via Pelham, Pittsfield and Amherst. For 34 years, he loved teaching junior and senior high school industrial arts as well as woodworking for adults. He was named Massachusetts Industrial Arts Teacher in 1982!
Randy defines "retirement" by using his skills at Clapp Memorial Library, Belchertown Senior Center, his church and wherever he is called. You may see him about town in his restored yellow '54 Chevy pickup.
Thank you Randy! We can't wait to see the new shelf!
Featured Friend: Mike Peters
Last Updated on Saturday, 19 December 2009 15:47 Thursday, 25 June 2009 07:55
Summer 2009: The summer season brings in a new Featured Friend. If you see him around the Library, be sure to say "hi" to Mike Peters!
Mike, originally from Southern California, was a professor of Entomology at University of Massachusetts for more than 33 years. He moved to Belchertown in 1985 and lives on an "antique colonial" farm, where, in his spare time, he makes fiberglass animal heads and displays them out his barn windows! Mike also makes several kinds of wine from fruit grown on the farm.
Mike has been a Friend of Clapp Memorial Library for several years...lately he's been very active during the semi-annual Book Sales. In fact, Friends' President Jane Crutchfield says Mike "has morphed into a great Book Sale cashier!"
Thank you, Mike, for *all* of your contributions and hard work!
Bank Gives Grant
Last Updated on Saturday, 19 December 2009 15:48 Wednesday, 11 March 2009 20:40
March 2009: Florence Savings Bank has generously given $1,000 to the Friends of Clapp Memorial Library. Through its Customers' Choice Community Grants, FSB donated $50,000 to 37 local nonprofit organizations. We received more than 74 votes, and we are very thankful to FSB for its support, as well as to the customers who voted for the Friends!
Lisa Aiken (pictured here with FSB President John Heaps) and Jeannette Tibbetts, both active members of the Friends, attended the 7th Annual FSB Customers' Choice Community Grant Awards Presentation to accept the check for the Friends...
Premier Featured Friend Andy Tarr
Last Updated on Saturday, 19 December 2009 15:49 Thursday, 05 February 2009 22:07
February 2009: Say "hello" to our premier Featured Friend--Andrea "Andy" Tarr of Tarr Consulting! Andy is a Friend of Clapp Memorial Library and decided her first contribution would be a big one! She designed and built this website! Andy owns Tarr Consulting; you can find out more about Andy at her own website, www.tarrconsulting.com. Thank you Andy!
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