Tilton Library

CANCELLED - Kids Can Cook, Too! Click for details.
2020-03-13 11:30 - 12:30, 2020-03-20 11:30 - 12:30, 2020-03-27 11:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | MA

CANCELLED - Tech Tilton!
2020-03-17 13:00 - 14:30, 2020-03-24 13:00 - 14:30, 2020-03-31 11:00 - 13:00 | MA
Bring your computer questions to the library and we’ll do our best to answer them!
Drop in, Sign in, and a Librarian will assist you.
COME ANY TUESDAY 1-2:30PM THROUGH THE END OF MARCH
(ALSO ON THE 4TH SATURDAY OF THE MONTH FROM 11AM – 1PM)

Ask about basic computer skills, installing
updates, and backing up files.
Help with Word, Excel, Power point, or Google
Drive.
Learn about all you can do with your library
card, digital materials, internet searches, and
apps.

CANCELLED - My First Storytime
2020-03-18 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-03-25 10:00 - 11:00 | MA

CANCELLED - Lap Storytime
2020-03-18 11:00 - 12:00, 2020-03-25 11:00 - 12:00 | MA
YOU read. We’ll help you find the books that best suit lap reading for your child’s age. In these busy days filled with distractions, regular lap reading is a valuable calming routine that creates a life-long connection between people of all ages.

CANCELLED - Third Thursday Book Discussion: Braiding Sweetgrass
2020-03-19 18:30 - 19:30 | Tilton Library, 75 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
We are thrilled to be participating in this year’s Libraries in the Woods community read. After suggestions from library staff throughout the region, and much discussion, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer has been chosen. Along with many book discussion gatherings, there will also be other events and happenings around this book taking place at more than 20 local libraries. This will be a wonderful opportunity to visit many of the lovely libraries in our region and to feel connected through the act of reading a book in common and then engaging in discussion and learning. We hope everyone will join us in this community-at-large endeavor!
“As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on “a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise” (Elizabeth Gilbert).
Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings―asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass―offer us gifts and lessons, even if we’ve forgotten how to hear their voices. In reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces that threaten its flourishing today, she circles toward a central argument: that the awakening of ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings will we be capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learn to give our own gifts in return.”

CANCELLED - Pre-register: Mindful Gardening
2020-03-21 10:30 - 12:30 | Tilton Library, 75 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
PLEASE CALL 665-4683 TO PRE-REGISTER. LIMITED TO 12 STUDENTS.
Part of the Libraries in the Woods (a Franklin County library collaboration) 2020 Community Read of Braiding Sweetgrass:
Celebrate the start of spring with a workshop focused on reconnecting to the earth through gardening and garden planning. Learn the essentials about starting and maintaining a home vegetable, flower, and herb garden. Spend some time dreaming
up your garden and mapping out the specifics of what it will look like and the action steps you will take to get it growing. Get your hands dirty by starting some spring seeds to take home. Woven throughout the workshop will be mindfulness practices to ground our time together in the healing properties of the natural world. Connecting to the earth through gardening can be a way to come home to ourselves and the sacred. As Robin Wall
Kimmerer writes in Braiding Sweetgrass;
“The land is the real teacher. All we
need as students is mindfulness.”

CANCELLED - Wine, Cider, and Microbrew Tasting Benefit
2020-03-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Champney’s Restaurant and Tavern, 81 Old Main Street, Deerfield, MA, 01342
It’s our annual wine, cider, and microbrew tasting fundraiser held at Champney’s Restaurant and Tavern at the Deerfield Inn!
Ticket includes wine, cider, beer, and hors d’oeuvres, as well as 10% off dinner at Champney’s the night of the event.
Tickets on sale at the library and online at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4495891
$20 per person before event, $25 at the door.
All proceeds benefit the library.
Champney’s is located at 81 Old Main Street in Old Deerfield Village.

CANCELLED - Tech Tilton!
2020-03-28 13:00 - 14:30 | MA
Bring your computer questions to the library and we’ll do our best to answer them!
Drop in, Sign in, and a Librarian will assist you.
COME ON 4TH SATURDAY OF THE MONTH FROM 11AM – 1PM THOUGH THE END OF MARCH
(ALSO COME ANY TUESDAY 1-2:30PM THROUGH THE END OF MARCH)

Ask about basic computer skills, installing
updates, and backing up files.
Help with Word, Excel, Power point, or Google
Drive.
Learn about all you can do with your library
card, digital materials, internet searches, and
apps.

CANCELLED - Senator Jo Comerford Library Tour
2020-03-28 14:45 - 15:45 | MA
Libraries are vital institutions in our communities. They serve as gathering places, educational and cultural resources, introductions to literacy, and so much more. To celebrate the central role libraries play in our communities, Senator Jo Comerford will be traveling to a library in each of the 24 cities and towns in her district from October to May.

Join Jo for an informal gathering at your local library to learn more about the work she’s doing on your behalf in the legislature, ask questions, and join in on the conversation about issues affecting your community.

CANCELLED - Sign-up Required: Writing Poetry in Handmade Books with Louise
2020-04-02 18:30 - 19:30, 2020-04-04 15:00 - 16:00 | MA
PLEASE SIGN UP: CALL 413-665-4683, or VISIT a circulation desk at Tilton, or EMAIL Julie at jcavacco@cwmars.org. LIMITED TO 5 STUDENTS.

THIS SERIES CELEBRATES POETRY MONTH IN APRIL:
6 WORKSHOPS AND 2 POETRY READINGS. Sign Up for one or all! Space is limited to 5 students. Participants are welcome to submit a piece of their work for an anthology.

In this workshop, taught by Louise Mahoney, participants will be given handmade books where they can record their work.
Poetry creates a visual picture with words. We will do a few exercises to get the words flowing. Participants will explore a few different types of poetry: Haiku, Limerick, Cinquain and a sonnet are a few. Each class will be approximately one hour. Participants are invited to read a poem they have selected at one of the public readings.
Ages 9-adult.
OTHER WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS IN THIS SERIES (SEE OUR EVENTS SECTION):
Julie Cavacco will lead two workshops and focus on learning a new form called Duplex developed by Jericho Brown.
There will also be two poetry readings for the workshop participants and the general public – no need to sign up.
Brought to you by Tilton Library and the Deerfield Mass Cultural Council

CANCELLED - Be Here Now. A Mindfulness Class for Teens
2020-04-03 13:00 - 14:15, 2020-04-10 13:00 - 14:15 | Tilton Library, 75 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
Be Here Now:
A (FREE!) Mindfulness
Class for Teens (w/FREE SNACKS!)
Interested in slowing down the brain chatter?
Is it hard to manage the stress of school?
Trouble sleeping?
Feeling anxious and stressed?
Just show up! Be Here Now is a 4-week mindfulness series
offered free of charge to teenagers (13-19) at the Tilton
Library. This course is open to any teenager who is willing to
give it a try. While we encourage you to attend all four weeks, it
is not a requirement. Come as often as you can and see if these
strategies help you feel better throughout your life. Course will
include sitting meditations, walking meditations, exercises,
and information about mindfulness and its applications.
Part of the Mindfulness in Libraries Series

CANCELLED - Sign-up Required: Writing Duplex Poetry with Julie
2020-04-08 10:00 - 11:00 | MA
PLEASE SIGN UP: CALL 413-665-4683, or VISIT a circulation desk at Tilton, or EMAIL Julie at jcavacco@cwmars.org. LIMITED TO 5 STUDENTS.

THIS SERIES CELEBRATES POETRY MONTH IN APRIL:
6 WORKSHOPS AND 2 POETRY READINGS. Sign Up for one or all! Space is limited to 5 students. Participants are welcome to submit a piece of their work for an anthology
This workshop is taught by Julie Cavacco. Julie discovered the new form called Duplex this past summer. Jericho Brown developed the form and wrote, “I write in forms because formal work helps to push me toward saying what I couldn’t imagine I would say in a poem.” Duplex is meant to be thoughtful and bluesy. When you begin it the form brings you to an end that you couldn’t have planned.
Ages 9-adult

OTHER WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS IN THIS SERIES (SEE OUR EVENTS SECTION):
Louise Mahoney will lead four workshops where participants will be given handmade books to record their work
There will also be two poetry readings for the workshop participants and the general public – no need to sign up.

Brought to you by Tilton Library and the Deerfield Mass Cultural Council

ONLINE ART GALLERY
2020-04-14 00:00 - 2020-09-30 00:00 | MA
Welcome to the Tilton Library virtual gallery! While the building is closed we will exhibit work by local artists and artisans here. Click images below to browse the latest exhibit.

Ancient Maple. Pencil drawing. Rebecca Lang

Winter Path. Photograph. Bernie Kubiak

Short & Sweet, photograph, David Rothstein

Dance and Color. Painting. Hannah Harvester

Manipulation of Line. Macrame. Louise Mahoney

Froth. Lids and acrylic on found wood cabinets. Candace Bradbury-Carlin

Interested in one of these artists’ work or exhibiting your own work here? Email us at tiltonlibrary@cwmars.org for more information.

Summer Reading Program for Kids
2020-05-25 08:00 - 2020-08-21 17:00 | MA
Part of the 2020 Summer Reading Program: “Imagine Your Story”

FEE, FI, FO, FUM! Imagine the Stories that will come!
We all have a story to tell…
Julie, the Children’s Librarian, will be mailing Summer Reading Program booklets filled with craft ideas, activities, and things to read. Email Julie with the name, address, and ages of participants (Not limited to Deerfield only) at jcavacco@cwmars.org to sign up! Follow the public Facebook page TLC-Tilton Library Children’s Room (@TiltonLibraryChildren) for updates, videos, and fun challenges

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Imagine All the People Literary & Art Journal
2020-05-26 00:00 - 2020-06-23 23:30 | MA
ATTENTION! Exciting new opportunity for
Tilton patrons and community…

Imagine All the People:
A Literary & Art Journal
Published by Tilton Library, Deerfield, MA
As part of the 2020 Summer Reading Program: “Imagine Your Story,” we want to share our own stories for others to read. This a community writing and reading project.
In the midst of this challenging time, when most of us would love to be back in our wonderful library, browsing the stacks, and connecting with neighbors about our new favorite books and movies, we are instead pushed to find new ways to build literary and creative community.

A Call for Entries:
This summer, in service of building community, Tilton will publish a literary and creative arts journal called Imagine All the People. We will accept all submissions for publication, though we reserve the right to edit submissions. If we need to edit your piece for length or content, we will work with you.
Fiction / memoir / personal essays / poetry – on a variety of topics* – should be a maximum of 3,000 words. If your full work is longer, we will publish an excerpt with a link to the full story online. We will also accept photography, drawings, prints, and photographs of paintings or other artwork. Comics! Graphic short stories! Parodies! This is a chance to be creative and share your creativity with our wonderful community. Submitted work can be newly created for this project, or previously written / made / published / exhibited.
Imagine All the People will come out in print and online versions. We will provide order forms on our website once the journal is ready to print. Each person who will be mailed a FREE copy! Donations are accepted to cover printing costs.

Submission details:
Age group: Adults and teens (though we will consider work from older children)
Submit all work to: tiltonlibrary@cwmars.org.
Submit high resolution art in pdf or jpeg format.
Submit writing in Word format.
All work is due by June 23.
Please email tiltonlibrary@cwmars.org with any questions.
Please include with submission a short bio and a picture of yourself.
Looking forward to working together!
Erika and Sadie Ross, Editors
Candace Bradbury-Carlin, Creative Director
Tilton Library staff

*PLEASE NOTE: This journal – Imagine All the People – will be a general collection of writings and art from our community. We are also running a project which collects our community stories of life during the pandemic, called “A People’s History of COVID-19 Pandemic,” and those stories can be submitted to this link on our website.

Tilton Book-to-Art Facebook Group: Braiding Sweetgrass
2020-06-25 07:00 - 22:00 | MA
Direct Link to Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/763504304192279/
This wonderful book, Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Kimmerer, was chosen and planned for the Community Read, as part of the regional Libraries in the Woods program. Due to COVID-19 shutdowns of libraries and just about every other thing in life, we were unable to run the programs planned by the 24 local libraries involved. However, a lot of people have read the book and love it and want to talk about it. So, we are doing this here in the Tilton Book to Art Group.
FREE online audiobook available without any waitlist on Overdrive, through the library:
https://cwmars.overdrive.com/cwmars-tilton/content/media/2854558
This event will involved a day long, come-when-you-can open Facebook discussion on June 25…and of course we highly encourage everyone to make art to accompany and express the feelings you have from the book. Any art is welcome, from doodles to paintings, photography to cake! Just take a photo of your creation and share it on the Tilton Book to Art Group page as part of our discussion. This book evokes so many wonderful images, we doubt you will leave it feeling uninspired. Talk to you and see you…and your art…then!

PLEASE READ DETAILS: Free Tickets for Northfield Drive-in
2020-07-01 08:00 - 2020-07-03 12:00, 2020-07-07 08:00 - 2020-07-10 12:00, 2020-07-14 08:00 - 2020-07-17 12:00, 2020-07-21 08:00 - 2020-07-24 12:00, 2020-07-28 08:00 - 2020-07-31 12:00, 2020-08-04 08:00 - 2020-08-07 12:00 | MA
PLEASE READ ALL DETAILS BELOW…

As part of the TILTON LIBRARY Summer Reading Program:

Imagine Your Story…
@ THE NORTHFIELD DRIVE-IN!
THE TILTON LIBRARY IS JOINING 19 AREA LIBRARIES TO OFFER OUR COMMUNITIES THIS FUN PROGRAM. AND IT WILL SUPPORT A LOCAL BUSINESS – THE NORTHFIELD DRIVE-IN!
WE WILL RAFFLE FREE TICKETS FOR 5 CARLOADS EACH WEEK!
WE ARE NOT SELLING TICKETS.
TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE DRIVE-IN GATE.

TO GET YOUR NAME IN A RAFFLE FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK’S FILM, CALL US AT 413-665-4683 OR EMAIL US AT TILTONLIBRARY@CWMARS.ORG BY FRIDAY AT NOON.
PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER. ONLY ONE ENTRY PER FAMILY / CARLOAD.

WE WILL CONTACT THE 5 WINNERS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THEM TO GET THEIR TICKETS. AT THAT TIME WE WILL NEED TO KNOW THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WILL BE IN YOUR CAR AND THEIR AGES.

HERE IS A LIST OF THE MOVIES SCHEDULED:
JULY 1ST: PRINCESS BRIDE (RAFFLE ENTRIES DUE BY NOON FRIDAY JUNE 26)
JULY 8TH: LABYRINTH (RAFFLE ENTRIES DUE BY NOON FRIDAY JULY 3)
JULY 15TH: THE NEVER-ENDING STORY (RAFFLE ENTRIES DUE BY NOON FRIDAY JULY 10)
JULY 22ND: HOOK (RAFFLE ENTRIES DUE BY NOON FRIDAY JULY 17)
JULY 29TH: WILLOW (RAFFLE ENTRIES DUE BY NOON FRIDAY JULY 24)
AUGUST 5TH: THE SECRET OF NIMH (RAFFLE ENTRIES DUE BY NOON FRIDAY JULY 31)
AUGUST 12TH: BACK TO THE FUTURE (RAFFLE ENTRIES DUE BY NOON FRIDAY AUGUST 7)
AUGUST 19TH: WILLY WONKA (RAFFLE ENTRIES DUE BY NOON FRIDAY AUGUST 14)

GATES OPEN @ 6:30 ~ MOVIES BEGIN AT DUSK

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the generosity of Julia & Steve Wiggin, the new owners of the Northfield Drive-In, we request that you purchase your food on-site in support of them offering this amazing series just for library users in celebration of Summer Reading. They will have concession runners and ordering via Smartphone and concierge service for your safety and comfort. Thank You and enjoy!
This program is funded by the Friends of the Tilton Library.
