Lou’s Upcycling Workshop

Join Lou Leelyn from Lou's Upcycles to learn how to turn your plastic bags and wrappers into a fun and functional textile.  Participants will learn how to use heat and pressure to fuse plastic bags and will complete a final upcycled wallet project.  Sign up at the adult circulation desk or call or email Tilton Library. This project made possible with funds provided by: a grant from the Deerfield Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency; Friends of Tilton Library; Greenfield Cooperative Bank; Greenfield Savings Bank and private donations from library users.

English Conversation Group

Do you want to practice your English? Come to a conversation group at Tilton Library on Mondays at 6:30. Facilitated by Michael Pollitt and organized by the Center for New Americans this drop-in program is free and open to all.

Adult Coloring

Join us on the last Tuesday of the month - relax, color and stimulate your brain.  All materials provided.

Preschool Story Time

Write to be understood, speak to be heard, READ to grow. (Lawrence Clark Powell) – Come grow with us! No sign up needed – all children 0-5 (and their caregivers) are welcome.

Library Space Needs Committee Meeting

 Agenda will be posted at town hall 48 hours in advance of meeting. Thursday, February 18, 2016 5:44 PM Our next meeting will be on Thursday, Feb. 25, at 5:30 PM on the lower level of the library.  Items for our agenda include: 1.  Follow-up from Community Meeting, i.e. any comments/issues that were raised that we need to discuss 2.  Revisit the schematic design to see if there are any changes we want to make 3.  Plan for next steps in the process of keeping town officials and community involved 4.  Report from Sara on conversations with MBLC and what happens next

Baby Lapsit Story Time

Read with your baby! ♥CREATE STRONG BONDS ♥BUILD VOCABULARY ♥FOSTER SOCIAL SKILLS ♥DEVELOP LITERACY SKILLS ♥SPARK IMAGINATION ♥INSTILL A LOVE OF READING   Just as you talk and sing to your baby, so should you read to your baby! Join us on Friday mornings at 10:00 on February 26, March 4 and March 11.  Free and open to all infants and their caregivers. No sign up necessary.

English Conversation Group

Do you want to practice your English? Come to a conversation group at Tilton Library on Mondays at 6:30. Facilitated by Michael Pollitt and organized by the Center for New Americans this drop-in program is free and open to all.

Preschool Story Time

Write to be understood, speak to be heard, READ to grow. (Lawrence Clark Powell) – Come grow with us! No sign up needed – all children 0-5 (and their caregivers) are welcome.

Tilton Library Board of Trustees Meeting

The Board of Trustees are an elected town body which is entrusted with overseeing, maintaining and planning the future for the most democratic of all our public institutions, the public library. Library Board members are responsible for working with other board members to oversee the library, establishing policy and plans, determining the final budget and conducting public relations. The powers and duties of trustees are covered in Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 78, section 10-13. Meeting agenda is posted at Deerfield Town Hall at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting

Mystery Book Discussion – Wicked Autumn by G.M. Malliet

His tranquility as the established vicar of a New Age village shattered by the murder of an unpopular woman, former MI5 agent Max Tudor struggles with past demons while trying to identify a killer in his peaceful community. Join us on the first Monday of the month for a lively discussion of this month’s title and other of life’s mysteries. Copies of the book are usually available at the circulation desk or can be reserved online or by asking at the desk. This discussion also features cheese pizza while it lasts. Free and open to all.