Join us for a reading of original works about and for immigrants and refugees by local poet, teacher and interfaith minister Rev. Linda Rhinehart Neas. Donations to Center for New Americans may be given at the end of the reading. All proceeds will go to the 30 Poems in November! Challenge.
SIGN-UP REQUIRED, LIMITED TO 6 STUDENTS Teens and Adults This workshop is intended to answer that burning question: How the heck did Calder do that? Alexander Calder of course, was the great artist who invented the Mobile. In this fun and creative workshop we will explain and demonstrate the basic concepts behind creating a mobile, which it turns out, are fairly straight forward. You will create a small mobile, and this will give you the skills you need to make much larger mobiles at home. All you need to bring is your imagination and any sturdy paper objects (such as colored card stock or postcards) you would like to use. The basic tools, shapes, and wire will be provided.
An unforgettable memoir about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she’d traveled too far, if there was still a way home. Free and open to all. Books available through the library.
MEETING TO BE HELD AT TOWN HALL THIS MONTH. 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
First published serially between 1859 and 1860, “The Woman in White” is Wilkie Collins’s epistolary novel that tells the tale of Walter Hartright, who encounters a woman all dressed in white on a moonlit road in Hampstead. Hartright helps the woman to find her way back to London. The woman warns him against an unnamed baronet and after they part he discovers that she may have escaped from an insane asylum. Hartright travels to Cumberland where he takes up a position as the art tutor of Laura Fairlie and her devoted half-sister, Marian Halcombe, who are somehow entangled with this mysterious “woman in white”. Wilkie Collins’s fifth published novel, “The Woman in White” is considered one of the earliest examples of the mystery genre, an early work of detective fiction, and one of the finest examples of sensationalist literature. While the novel was a commercial success when first published it was harshly reviewed by critics of the age. Since that time it has come to be regarded as a groundbreaking work of the mystery genre, one of Collins’s best.
SIGN-UP REQUIRED, LIMITED TO 6 STUDENTS UPDATE: Currently this class is full, check in closer to workshop date. Come learn about terrarium ecosystems and make your own in a lovely jar. Be prepared to get a little messy and creative with living materials. All supplies provided.
Friends of Tilton Library, Inc. is a separate 501(c)(3) membership organization and is open to anyone who wants to join. The Friends mission is to encourage and promote the enrichment and use of the library and to foster support for the library in the community. For people who want to show their support and appreciation of Tilton Library, being a Friend is the first step. Annual dues continue to be $15 per year and if necessary, you can contribute your time in lieu of dues. Come check us out at our monthly meetings at the library.
