Culture of Japanese Toilets: A Virtual Talk With UMass Librarian Sharon Domier Come join us for a truly memorable and enlightening talk by Sharon Domier from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Learn more about the history of Japanese toilets and their appearance throughout the literary and visual history tradition of Japan! Email tiltonlibrary@cwmars.org to register & receive Zoom link. Funded by the Friends of Tilton Library
Local Food For All presentation with Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) Stop by CISA's table at Tilton Library for information on their SENIOR FARM SHARE and HEALTHY INCENTIVES (HIP) programs that give affordable access to fresh local farm food. Pick up a special treat while there! A program of the Libraries in the Woods 2022 Community Read of The Dirty Life. Sponsored by the Friends of Tilton Library.
Presented by Amherst College students. Scientists examine rocks to learn about life in the distant past. Some rocks tell us a bit about what critters may have looked liked, while other rocks give us a sense of what the critters used to do. Some of the first people to notice these special rocks once lived and worked in Deerfield many years ago. One of the earliest discoveries was made by a local teenager. Explore fossils and gems from the Rock, Fossil and Dinosaur Shop.
Join Jo at the Tilton Library in Deerfield on Saturday, September 24, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. This visit is part of Jo’s 2022 Library Tour which will feature visits to 15 libraries throughout the Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester district from June to September, 2022. This tour is a continuation of Jo’s first library tour, which began in 2019, but ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2019-2020 library tour included visits to libraries in Bernardston, Colrain, Gill, Erving, Leverett, Leyden, Montague, Northfield, Orange, Royalston, Shutesbury, Warwick, and Wendell. This tour will celebrate the vibrancy of our region’s libraries and the critical role they play in our communities, as gathering places, resources, introductions to literacy, and so much more, as well as the resilience of our librarians and library staff who have worked to support our communities throughout the pandemic. Each visit will include opportunities for constituents to hear about Jo’s legislative work, ask questions, and join in conversation about pressing issues affecting their communities.
Learn from professional tattoo & piercing artists on how to prepare for your first tattoo and/or piercing, what to expect at the appointment, and how to take care of it once you get it! Info session only. NO tattoos nor piercing s provided at the event!
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE WILL SCHEDULE ANOTHER DATE, TBA. With over 125 million observations, iNaturalist - a joint initiative of the California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society - is one of the world's largest online platforms and communities for sharing and discussing nature observations. Learn the iNaturalist basics like how to make and identify observations, see what others are seeing, and how observations have been used by researchers. See why the New York Times calls this "The Nicest Place Online...As civil discourse online and off increasingly proves elusive, a website devoted to identifying plants and animals may be teaching humans how to get along."
Healthy Amazing Sauces with Colin McCullough, author and chef: A great sauce is the secret to making healthy foods taste delicious! In this class we'll learn how to make 4 different tasty sauces for hearty and heart-healthy bowl meals using fresh, whole-food ingredients. Right now many people are trying to find uses for their pantry items like beans, grains, etc., and these delicious sauces are a versatile way to put those pantry items to use! EMAIL TILTONLIBRARY@CWMARS.ORG TO SIGN UP – YOU WILL BE SENT A ZOOM LINK SHORTLY BEFORE THE EVENT. Funded by the Friends of Tilton Library.
Little Women in Deerfield: a Talk with Storyteller Barry Deitz Join us for an engaging discussion with a master storyteller about Louisa May Alcott’s classic book & the 1994 movie filmed in Deerfield.
In the Tilton Library backyard with artist Madge Evers. Rain date Saturday June 3. Limited to 15: please sign up. Stop by the library, call 413-665-4683, or send an email to tiltonlibrary@cwmars.org to reserve your spot! Magical and simple cyanotypes are a camera-less technique that results in graphic blue and white prints. Developed in 1852, this alternative photographic process uses a light-sensitive solution on paper, sunlight, and pressed plants to make beautiful botanical images. Participants will make one cyanotype print to take home. Funded by the Friends of Tilton Library.
Save the date! Join the Tilton Library Building Committee, Board of Library Trustees, Library Director, Architect and Project Manager for the public forum where the Deerfield community can see the unveiling of the revised Building Expansion design, ask questions, and give feedback. This forum will take place at Town Hall in South Deerfield on May 16 at 6pm- we look forward to seeing you there!