Belding Memorial Library

02/18/2026

It’s likely we will be closing early at 6PM today, due to the snow and rain! We’ve moved tonight’s planned poetry share to Wednesday March 4 at 6:30PM.

02/07/2026

Every Saturday in February, from 10:30AM-noon, local novelist Rachel Lyon will be offering a drop-in creative writing workshop! Free and open to all.

01/24/2026

We will be CLOSED on Monday 1/26! Stay safe and warm.

10/01/2025

We are still accepting book donations for Fall Festival Book Sale! Come by any day we are open and stop by the front desk!

09/22/2025

08/14/2025

This Saturday from 10:30AM to 11:30AM! Join local author, mother, and psychiatric survivor Amy Troyer-Karas as she shares from her recently published writing Stormy Waters: Staying Afloat Through Postpartum Extremes.

07/01/2025

Join Jan Freeman at the Smith College Museum of Art for a fantastic poetry workshop, inspired by art in the collection! July 23, 11AM-1PM. Register by phone or email: [email protected] 413-628-4414.

07/01/2025

Andrea Calouri is offering another amazing low-waste sewing workshop at the library on July 12th! You can sign up with her directly at [email protected] or by giving us a call at 413-628-4414.

06/07/2025

Sign up for our Automatic Writing Workshop, an experimental creative exercise inspired by the Surrealists! Tuesday June 17th from 6-8, led by artist Autumn Ahn at the library.

This program is free and made possible by the Ashfield Cultural Council and Belding Memorial Library. The Ashfield Cultural Council is a local agency funded by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

05/21/2025

Reminder to drop by our Spring Herb potluck tonight! You don't have to bring anything to attend. Stop by for good conversation & light bites!

This month we’re focusing on SELF-SEEDING SPRING HERBS. We’re hosting a potluck with dishes that include plants like chervil, fennel, cilantro, dill, nigella, purslane & nettle.

Spice & Herb Club creates a zine each month focused on a particular herb or spice. If you’d like to contribute plants, recipes, writing, or art, please get in touch with us! We want to highlight the work of our local farmers, gardeners, herbalists, writers, and artists.