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  • Hands on building session with teaching artist Jay Mankita

    Playful Engineers: Artful Mechanisms!

    Deerfield Elementary School Grounds 21 Pleasant St, South Deerfield, MA, United States

    Join us at the pavilion behind Deerfield Elementary School for a Makerspace Build-Along Workshop! Free for all ages. To make sure we have enough supplies, please use the link or call the library to reserve your spot today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/playful-engineers-artful-mechanisms-tickets-1364312357989?aff=oddtdtcreator To request accommodations contact Holly Johnson at 413-665-4683 or hjohnson@cwmars.org Please allow at least three days to arrange accommodation. Rain Location: Deerfield Town Hall Funded by the Friends of Tilton Library and the Deerfield Cultural Council

  • Hands holding various insects

    Insect Handling Session

    Deerfield Elementary School Grounds 21 Pleasant St, South Deerfield, MA, United States

    Join us at the pavilion behind the Deerfield Elementary School for an interactive insect program by The UMass Amherst Fernald Club. To request accommodations contact Holly Johnson at 413-665-4683 or hjohnson@cwmars.org Please allow at least three days to arrange accommodation. Rain Location: Deerfield Town Hall

  • Musical Storytelling Folk Songs by Eli Elkus

    Deerfield Elementary School Grounds 21 Pleasant St, South Deerfield, MA, United States

    Join us at the pavilion behind the Deerfield Elementary School for original and passed down songs & stories with some interactive folk game songs in support of the summer reading program theme ‘Level Up At Your Library’. Eli Elkus is a Musical Storyteller, Song Craftsman & Folk Activist. http://elielkus.com To request accommodations contact Holly Johnson at 413-665-4683 or hjohnson@cwmars.org Please allow at least three days to arrange accommodation. Rain Location: Deerfield Town Hall This program is supported in part by a grant from the Deerfield Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

  • Trevor walking on stilts wearing red and yellow stripes

    Trevor “The Games Man”

    Deerfield Elementary School Grounds 21 Pleasant St, South Deerfield, MA, United States

    TREVOR "The Games Man" is a trained and certified New Games Leader & Cooperative Play Specialist, Professional Stiltwalker, a Cooperative Games Educator, and multiple award-winning entertainer. Join us at the pavilion behind Deerfield Elementary school for an uproarious, participatory stage show and craft for kids & families. This is a free event. To request accommodations contact Holly Johnson at 413-665-4683 or hjohnson@cwmars.org Please allow at least three days to arrange accommodation. Rain Location: Deerfield Town Hall Funded in part by a grant from the Deerfield Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. Funded in part by the Friends of Tilton Library.

  • Summer Reading Kick Off

    Tilton Library 75 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, United States

    Join us as for games, crafts, bubbles, and visit our bearded dragon, Mango!  Sign up for summer reading to get free sweet treats & seed packets from Long River Produce Market, while supplies last! To request accommodations contact Holly Johnson at 413-665-4683 or hjohnson@cwmars.org. Please allow at least three days to arrange accommodation. Funded by the Friends of Tilton Library

  • Sweet Treats: Balloon Twisting Storytime – Registration Required

    Tilton Library 75 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, United States

    Join Brie's Balloons for this sweet story time with fun balloons, games, and art! Children get their own balloon to take home! Great for ages 3-6 and siblings. Space is limited, register at balloontwistingstorytime.eventbrite.com To request accommodations contact Holly Johnson at 413-665-4683 or hjohnson@cwmars.org. Please allow at least three days to arrange accommodation. Funded by the Friends of Tilton Library

  • Pyramid speed cubes

    Speedcubing Workshop – Registration Required

    Former Church next to Tilton 71 North Main St, South Deerfield, MA, United States +1 more

    Learn how to solve a Pyramid Rubix Cube with a Frontier student, Fintan Jones, who’s competed in 7 speedcubing competitions in 3 states! Participants will go home with instructions, a link to a Youtube tutorial created by Fintan, and a free pyramid cube to continue learning at home. There are a limited number of pyramid cubes. Register at  pyramidspeedcubingworkshop.eventbrite.com  to reserve yours! To request accommodations contact Holly Johnson at 413-665-4683 or hjohnson@cwmars.org. Please allow at least three days to arrange accommodation. Funded by the Friends of Tilton Library

  • Breezy Seeds Engineering Challenge – Registration required

    Tilton Library 75 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, United States

    Join a Hitchcock Center educator at Tilton Library as they read about the sneaky ways many seeds hitch a ride to far-off places. Engineer your own seed pod out of common materials and put it to the test. Visit with one of their box turtles! Best for ages 6-10. Limited to 20 participants including caregivers, register at breezyseeds.eventbrite.com To request accommodations contact Holly Johnson at 413-665-4683 or hjohnson@cwmars.org. Please allow at least three days to arrange accommodation. Funded by the Friends of Tilton Library          

  • Event Cancelled – Ants on a Log Signature Family Concert

    Tilton Library 75 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, United States

    Ants on a Log— Julie Be (they/them) and Miles Crabtree (he/him)— is an award-winning Philadelphia-based duo performing for children and other childlike people. Full of humor and harmony, their family concert has lots of opportunities to sing, dance, and be silly! Recommended for ages 4-11. To request accommodations contact Holly Johnson at 413-665-4683 or hjohnson@cwmars.org. Please allow at least three days to arrange accommodation. Funded by a grant from the Deerfield Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. Rain Location: 71 N Main Street Deerfield

  • Penny and the Yeti graphic novel local illustrator

    Reading and Drawing Event with Local Illustrator Amber Akin

    Tilton Library 75 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, United States

    South Deerfield children's book illustrator, Amber Akin, just published her first graphic novel, Penny and the Yeti! Join us in the Children’s Room at Tilton Library to meet Amber, listen to her book, and do some drawing of you own! To request accommodations contact Holly Johnson at 413-665-4683 or hjohnson@cwmars.org. Please allow at least three days to arrange accommodation.