Outdoor Knit & Crafts Circle
2023-09-05 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Tilton Library, 71 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
Knit & Crafts Circle is hosted by Sheep & Shawl (Liz Sorenson) at Tilton Library, South Deerfield. No registration required. Come one, come all! This is a social knit & crafts circle in the library’s backyard in the breezy shade of two big trees. A bathroom is available. You must bring your own chair, snacks, water, sunhat, sunglasses, crafts of your choosing – knitting, crochet, spinning, rug-hooking, mending, any portable craft …. If you need a table to work on (instead of your lap) there are several picnic tables. You may want to bring a plastic bag or tablecloth to keep your items clean on the table. If we get a rainy day, we will be inside! Email liz@sheepandshawl.com with any questions.

Story Time
2023-09-05 10:30 - 11:30 | Tilton Library, 71 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
All ages & abilities welcome! Drop in the children’s room for a relaxed story hour, listen to books, play, make crafts, and visit our bearded dragon!
The library is closed on Tuesdays at 10:30, but our door will be open for Story time families.

J-lo Visit
2023-09-05 10:30 - 11:30 | Tilton Library, 71 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
J-lo is a trained therapy dog. Stop by the Tilton Library’s children’s room to read her a story or just give her some love!

VIRTUAL WEEKLY CLASS: Qigong for Adults
2023-09-11 10:30 - 23:30
TILTON IS CO-HOSTING THIS FREE WEEKLY CLASS, SPONSORED BY SUNDERLAND LIBRARY.
Dvora Eisenstein leads this free weekly Qigong class on Zoom. Qigong is an ancient Chinese health care system integrating slow movements, breathing techniques, and focused intention. Qigong calms your mind, improves your balance, and enhances health. This practice is suitable for all levels of ability and ages. Anyone may join this free class at any time.
TO JOIN, CLICK THIS ZOOM LINK:
https://zoom.us/j/117278043

SIGN UP: Migratory Bird Sit, See, Listen
2023-09-16 07:00 - 10:00

SIGN UP: Indigo Dying Art Workshop
2023-09-16 10:00 - 12:00
INDIGO VAT & SHIBORI DYING
A FREE ART CLASS WITH GAIL CALLAHAN:
SAT 9/16 10-12 (RAIN DATE 9/23)
Outside at Tilton Library, Deerfield
LIMITED TO 8 PEOPLE, PLEASE SIGN UP (stop by library or call 413-665-4683)
Participants will help make the indigo dye vat which comes out a stunning bright blue, and use the Japanese method of Shibori dying using the 3 items brought to class, for fantastic results!
PLEASE BRING 3 FRESHLY WASHED COTTON OR LINEN ITEMS (NAPKIN, T-SHIRT, TEA TOWEL) & GLOVES

This program funded by the Deerfield Cultural Council

POSTPONED: Third Thursday Book Group September 21 2023
2023-09-21 19:00 - 20:00
**THIS DISCUSSION HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THIRD THURSDAY IN OCTOBER**
In honor of Banned Books Week:

Friends COLLECTION Day for Books and Bags
2023-09-23 10:00 - 12:00
The Friends of Tilton Library will be COLLECTING gently used RECENT books & purses on
September 23 & 30, 10am-12pm at the Tilton Library in Deerfield
We are looking for RECENT fiction, kids books, young adult books, and biographies. All books & purses must be in good condition and all potential donations will be reviewed by Friends members at the time of donation—only select items will be accepted.
Books may only be donated during these collection days.
The Book Sale will be on Saturday October 7, 9-12.

SIGN UP - Adventures in the Microcosmos: Foldscopes
2023-09-23 11:00 - 12:30 | Tilton Library, 71 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States

ZOOM: Imagined Climate Future Through Fiction
2023-09-27 18:30 - 20:00
A COLLABORATION WITH BLUE MARBLE LIBRARIES.
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89211589262?pwd=[REDACTED]

Make Your Own Bag--for Teens
2023-10-04 17:30 - 19:00 | Tilton Library, 71 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
Want to learn basic sewing skills but don’t know where to start? Join us for an evening full of snacks and supportive, trained staff from Swanson’s Fabrics! We will be making bags out of fabric that you can fill with anything your heart desires! Supplies & pizza dinner included. All experience levels welcome, open to students 6th through 12th grade.
Spots are limited, please call or email Tilton Library to reserve your spot.
Sponsored by a Deerfield Mass Cultural Council grant.

Fantasy and Science Fiction Festival Benefit
2023-10-08 15:00 - 17:00
Deerfield Community Center, 16 Memorial Street, Old Deerfield.
CASH ONLY – FIRST-COME, FIRST SERVE
TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR: $20 for adults, $10 for ages 12 and under.

PANEL DISCUSSION! READINGS! BOOK SIGNING!
MEET PIONEER VALLEY AUTHORS:
HOLLY BLACK
Author of The Book of Night, The Stolen Heir, and the Spiderwick series.
ANDREA HAIRSTON
Author of Will Do Magic For Small Change and Redwood and Wildfire.
ALLEN STEELE
Author of the Coyote series and the new Captain Future series
JAMES CAMBIAS
Author of A Darkling Sea and the “Billion Worlds”

Sponsored by the Tilton Fund, Inc., Deerfield.
All proceeds benefit the Tilton Library renovation fund.

All Ages Halloween Party
2023-10-28 10:00 - 14:00 | Tilton Library, 71 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
Hosted by Tilton Library and the Atlas Farm Store
Pumpkin decorating & Apple Tasting! There will be candy, crafts, & games for all ages and a special treat for coming in costume! Live music featuring local musicians.
In case of of rain the event will be moved indoors.

SIGN UP: GUERILLA ART CLASS
2023-11-04 16:00 - 17:30
A free class with local artist & author Keri Smith.
LIMITED TO 8 PEOPLE, PLEASE SIGN UP: 413-665-4683 or tiltonlibrary@cwmars.org.
Ages 12-adult. Join us for an afternoon of art activities from Keri’s book The Guerilla Art Kit. We will create things to leave in your neighborhood, from a local “wish tree” to making your own stickers using home made wheat paste. We will explore the different methods of putting your message out into the world, using techniques that are safe, fun and non-toxic.

National Cocoa Day Celebration
2023-12-16 11:00 - 15:00
While supplies last
Have a cup of hot cocoa on us, to honor National Cocoa Day. Traditional and gluten/dairy free options. We’ll also have marshmallows and candy canes! And books about the history and uses of cocoa, as well as easy recipes to try at home. Upstairs at Tilton Library in Deerfield.

Visit with J-lo
2024-02-13 10:30 - 11:30 | Tilton Library, 71 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States

Nina Totenberg: Virtual Author Talk
2024-03-06 16:00 - 17:00
As part of the Library Speakers Consortium, you are invited to a FREE intimate conversation with Nina Totenberg as she talks about her nearly fifty-year friendship with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her book, Dinners With Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships.
Dinners with Ruth is an extraordinary account of two women who paved the way for future generations by tearing down professional and legal barriers. It is also an intimate memoir of the power of friendships as women began to pry open career doors and transform the workplace. Ruth and Nina saw each other not only through personal joys but also illness, loss, and widowhood. They shared not only a love of opera, but also of shopping, as they instinctively understood that clothes were armor for women who wanted to be taken seriously in a workplace dominated by men. During Ruth’s last year, they shared so many small dinners that Saturdays were “reserved for Ruth” in Nina’s house. Inspiring and revelatory, Dinners with Ruth is a moving story of the joy and true meaning of friendship.
Register now: libraryc.org/tiltonlibrary/42965
Funded by the Friends of Tilton Library

Madeline Miller: Virtual Author Talk
2024-03-21 19:00 - 20:00
As part of the Library Speakers Consortium, you’re invited to a fascinating exploratory conversation with Madeline Miller, bestselling author of The Song of Achilles and Circe, as she chats with us about her body of work and her process of retelling Greek classics into fresh, modern epics in fiction.
In The Song of Achilles, Achilles, “the best of all the Greeks,” son of the cruel sea goddess Thetis and the legendary king Peleus, is strong, swift, and beautiful, irresistible to all who meet him. Patroclus is an awkward young prince exiled from his homeland after an act of shocking violence. Brought together by chance, they forge an inseparable bond despite risking the gods’ wrath.
In Circe, to Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child–neither powerful like her father nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power: the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from or with the mortals she has come to love.
Register Now: libraryc.org/tiltonlibrary/42967
Funded by The Friends of Tilton Library

Smithsonian Food History Book Virtual Talk
2024-04-02 14:00 - 15:00
Paula J. Johnson, The Foods, People, and Innovations That Feed Us, Tuesday, April 2nd

Virtually step into the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History with
Curator Paula Johnson as she discusses the book Smithsonian American Table: The Foods,
People, and Innovations That Feed Us.

American Table is a sweeping history of food and culture that summons everyone to the table
for a fresh look at some of the people, ingredients, events, and movements that have shaped
how and what we eat. Johnson, curator and project director of the American Food History Project,
will discuss several stories featured in the volume, with an emphasis on those that intersect most
directly with the Smithsonian’s research, collecting, and programming around food history.

After this enlightening, enriching, and entertaining webinar, you can cook your way through the
recipes that are featured in the volume that reflect American history and culture. Hungry for
more? Register now: libraryc.org/tiltonlibrary/44621

Funded by the Friends of Tilton Library

Colum McCann American Mother Virtual Book Talk
2024-04-09 14:00 - 15:00
As part of the Library Speakers Consortium, join us for a one-of-a-kind conversation with National Book Award-winner Colum McCann as he is joined by Diane Foley, the inspiration behind the heartrending book American Mother, the story of a mother who, in the course of confronting her son’s killer, gets to the elemental heart of violence and forgiveness. Diane Foley is the mother of Jim, a freelance journalist captured and beheaded by ISIS in 2014, an image that became one of the most iconic of the 21st century. Seven years later, Diane gets the chance to spend three days with the murderer of her son in a Virginia courthouse, inspiring her to tell her life story.
https://libraryc.org/tiltonlibrary/45026
Funded by The Friends of Tilton Library

Power, Love, and Art with Xochitl Gonzalez Virtual Book Talk
2024-04-17 20:00 - 21:00
As part of the Library Speakers Consortium, join us as we chat with award-winning and bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez about her newest novel Anita de Monte Laughs Last. In 1985. Anita de Monte, a rising star in the art world, is found dead in New York City; her tragic death is the talk of the town. Until it isn’t. By 1998 Anita’s name had been all but forgotten―certainly by the time Raquel, a third-year art history student was preparing her final thesis. On College Hill, surrounded by privileged students whose futures are already paved out for them, Raquel feels like an outsider. Students of color, like her, are the minority there, and the pressure to work twice as hard for the same opportunities is no secret. But when Raquel becomes romantically involved with a well-connected older art student, she finds herself unexpectedly rising up the social ranks. As she attempts to straddle both worlds, she stumbles upon Anita’s story, raising questions about the dynamics of her own relationship, which eerily mirrors that of the forgotten artist.
https://libraryc.org/tiltonlibrary/45431
Funded by The Friends of Tilton Library

Virtual Book Talk About World War I with Douglas Brunt
2024-05-01 15:00 - 16:00
As part of the Library Speakers Consortium, join us as we chat with New York Times bestselling author, Douglas Brunt, about instant bestselling debut non-fiction work The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I. This book reveals the hidden history of Rudolf Diesel, one of the world’s greatest inventors, and his mysterious disappearance on the eve of World War I.
September 29, 1913: the steamship Dresden is halfway between Belgium and England. On board is one of the most famous men in the world, Rudolf Diesel, whose new internal combustion engine is on the verge of revolutionizing global industry forever. But Diesel never arrives at his destination. He vanishes during the night and headlines around the world wonder if it was an accident, suicide, or murder.
After rising from an impoverished European childhood, Diesel had become a multi-millionaire with his powerful engine that does not require expensive petroleum-based fuel. In doing so, he became not only an international celebrity but also the enemy of two extremely powerful men -– Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil and the richest man in the world. The Kaiser wanted the engine to power a fleet of submarines that would finally allow him to challenge Great Britain’s Royal Navy. But Diesel had intended for his engine to be used for the betterment of the world.
Brunt reopens the case and provides a compelling new conclusion about Diesel’s fate. Register now to see how the mystery unfolds!
About the Author: Douglas Brunt is the New York Times bestselling author of The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel and host of the top-rated SiriusXM author podcast Dedicated with Doug Brunt. A Philadelphia native, he lives in Connecticut with his wife and three children. Visit DouglasBrunt.com for more information.
https://libraryc.org/tiltonlibrary/45431
Funded by The Friends of Tilton Library

Virtual Book Talk Mother Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon
2024-05-08 19:00 - 20:00
As part of the Library Speakers Consortium, join us as with Nina Simon online as she chats about her lighthearted whodunnit about a grandmother-mother-daughter trio of amateur sleuths, Mother-Daughter Murder Night.
Mother-Daughter Murder Night follows high-powered business woman Lana Rubicon. She has a lot to be proud of with her keen intelligence, impeccable taste, and the L.A. real estate empire she’s built. But when she finds herself trapped 300 miles north of the city, convalescing in a sleepy coastal town with her adult daughter Beth and teenage granddaughter Jack, Lana is stuck counting otters instead of square footage—and hoping that boredom won’t kill her before the cancer does.
In a turn of events, when Jack happens upon a dead body while kayaking she quickly becomes a suspect in the homicide investigation, and the Rubicon women are thrown into chaos. Beth thinks Lana should focus on recovery, but Lana has a better idea. She’ll pull on her wig, find the true murderer, protect her family, and prove she still has power. With Jack and Beth’s help, Lana uncovers a web of lies, family vendettas, and land disputes lurking beneath the surface of a community populated by folksy conservationists and wealthy ranchers. But as their amateur snooping advances into ever-more dangerous territory, the headstrong Rubicon women must learn to do the one thing they’ve always resisted: depend on each other.
Harness your inner detective and sign up for the investigation. Register now!
About the Author: Nina Simon writes crime fiction about strong women. She is the New York Times-bestselling debut author of Mother-Daughter Murder Night. This big-hearted whodunnit is a Reese’s Book Club pick and a “best of 2023” selection for Amazon, Barnes & Noble, CrimeReads, and LibraryJournal.
Before turning to fiction, Nina wore many hats: NASA engineer, slam poet, game designer, museum director, and nonprofit CEO. Her work on community participation in museums, libraries, parks, and theaters has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, NPR, and the TEDx stage.
Mother-Daughter Murder Night is Nina’s first novel. She wrote it as a love letter to her mother, as a way to entertain, comfort, and connect with her during a major health crisis. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Nina now lives off-the-grid in the Santa Cruz Mountains with her family. More information can be found on her website, ninaksimon.com.
https://libraryc.org/tiltonlibrary/47165
Funded by The Friends of Tilton Library

Groundbreaking Ceremony
2024-05-10 11:00 - 12:00

The Flying Jackrabbits fiddle concert
2024-05-11 11:00 - 12:00

Virtual Book Talk with Yellowface Author R.F. Kuang
2024-05-21 19:00 - 20:00
As part of the Library Speakers Consortium, join the author as she chats with us about her New York Times bestselling novel, Yellowface. Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media.
In Yellowface, Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena’s a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks.
So when June witnesses Athena’s death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena’s just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese laborers during World War I.
So what if June edits Athena’s novel and sends it to her agent as her own work? So what if she lets her new publisher rebrand her as Juniper Song—complete with an ambiguously ethnic author photo? Doesn’t this piece of history deserve to be told, whoever the teller? That’s what June claims, and the New York Times bestseller list seems to agree.
But June can’t get away from Athena’s shadow, and emerging evidence threatens to bring June’s (stolen) success down around her. As June races to protect her secret, she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.
White lies, dark humor, and deadly consequences await within the pages of Yellowface. With its totally immersive first-person voice, Kuang’s novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable. Register to join the conversation!
About the Author: Rebecca F. Kuang is the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Poppy War trilogy, Babel: An Arcane History, and Yellowface. A Marshall Scholar, she has an MPhil in Chinese Studies from Cambridge and an MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies from Oxford; she is now pursuing a PhD in East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale, where she studies diaspora, contemporary Chinese literature, and Asian American literature.
https://libraryc.org/tiltonlibrary/47584
Funded by The Friends of Tilton Library

Pride Party
2024-06-08 13:00 - 16:00 | Deerfield Elementary School Grounds, 21 Pleasant St, South Deerfield, MA, 1373, United States

Virtual Author Talk with Freida McFadden
2024-06-13 20:00
As part of the Library Speakers Consortium, you’re invited to get your popcorn and take a seat as we pick the brain of the queen of twists herself! Freida McFadden will join us online to chat about writing psychological thrillers and her mega-bestselling hit The Housemaid series.

Register Now: https://libraryc.org/tiltonlibrary/48970
Funded by The Friends of Tilton Library

Summer Reading Kick Off Event
2024-06-15 10:00 - 13:00 | Deerfield Elementary School Grounds, 21 Pleasant St, South Deerfield, MA, 1373, United States
Join us at the pavilion behind the Deerfield Elementary School for games, crafts, and bubbles. Sign up for summer reading and get a sweet treat!
Funded by the Friends of Tilton Library

Virtual Author Talk: Tiffany Jewel
2024-06-20 14:00 - 15:00
As part of the Library Speakers Consortium, you’re invited to hear #1 New York Times bestselling author, Tiffany Jewell, highlights the inequities Black and Brown students face from preschool through college as she presents lessons and knowledge from her new book Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned In School.

Register Now: https://libraryc.org/tiltonlibrary/49395
Funded by The Friends of Tilton Library
