Brain Building Week
2017-04-24 13:00 - 2017-04-29 17:00 (America/New_York) | MA
For families with children birth to six years of age. Read seven (7) books during April 23-29, 2017 with your child and receive a free book. This program is sponsored by the Frontier Regional Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) Program which is funded by a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Early Education.

Preschool Story Time
2017-04-26 11:00 - 12:00, 2017-05-03 11:00 - 12:00, 2017-05-10 11:00 - 12:00, 2017-05-17 11:00 - 12:00, 2017-05-24 11:00 - 12:00, 2017-05-31 11:00 - 12:00, 2017-06-07 11:00 - 12:00, 2017-06-14 11:00 - 12:00
Let’s get reading! No sign up needed – all children 0-5 (and their caregivers) are welcome.

English Conversation Practice
2017-04-27 18:30 - 19:45, 2017-05-04 18:30 - 19:45, 2017-06-01 18:30 - 19:45
Do you want to practice your English? Come to a conversation group at Tilton Library on Thursdays at 6:30. Facilitated by Alice Armen this drop-in program is free and open to all.

Art Exhibit - Celebrating Our 100th Anniversary - Tilton Library
2017-04-28 10:00 - 2017-05-26 13:00
Depictions of Tilton Library by Deerfield school children will be on exhibit throughout the library.

Friends of Tilton Library Meeting
2017-05-01 18:30 - 20:00, 2017-06-05 18:30 - 20:00
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.

Valley Gives Day
2017-05-02
Valley Gives is a 24 hour philanthropy event encouraging residents in Hampshire, Hampden and Franklin Counties to contribute to their favorite nonprofits. Please consider making a donation to Tilton Library and help make our second Valley Gives Day a success. Donations in any amount will be greatly appreciated. Search for “Tilton Fund” at ValleyGivesDay.org. This year – MATCHING GIFT INCENTIVE: A generous donor will match every donation of $100.

Tilton Library Board of Trustees
2017-05-03 18:30 - 21:00, 2017-06-07 18:30 - 21:00
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 - Blind Sight by Carol O'Connell
2017-05-04 18:30 - 19:45
A blind child and a Catholic nun disappear from a sidewalk in plain sight of onlookers. Detective Kathy Mallory and the NYPD’s Special Crime’s Unit enter the investigation when the nun’s body is found with three other corpses in varying stages of decomposition left on the lawn of Grace Mansion, home to the mayor of New York City. The child, Jonah Quill, is still missing. Unknown to the police, he is with a stone killer, and though he has unexpected resources of his own, his would-be saviors have no leads – except for Detective Mallory’s suspicions of things not said and her penchant for getting to the truth beneath lies.
Join us on the first Thursday 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.

English Conversation Practice - Tonight's Meeting Cancelled
2017-05-11 18:30 - 19:45, 2017-05-18 18:30 - 19:45

Third Thursday Book Discussion - 'A Man Called Ove' by Fredrik Backman
2017-05-18 18:30 - 19:45
Third Thursday is an informal group, open to all, no sign up necessary. Reserve your book at the adult circulation desk or online.

Plant Sale/Tag Sale
2017-05-20 09:00 - 14:00
Bring your divided perennials to the back of the library on May 19 for the plant sale on the 20th. Rent a space on the library lawn to sell you unwanted treasures or come shop for great bargains. Plant sale usually is sold out by 11 a.m. or so, tag sale will end at 2. Rain or Shine. Bake Sale while supplies last.

English Conversation Practice - Cancelled May 25, 2017
2017-05-25 18:30 - 19:45
Do you want to practice your English? Come to a conversation group at Tilton Library on Thursdays at 6:30. Facilitated by Alice Armen this drop-in program is free and open to all.
This event is cancelled – May 25, 2017.

Memorial Day Holiday - LIBRARY CLOSED
2017-05-29

Mystery Book Discussion - 'A Hero of France' by Alan Furst
2017-06-01 18:30 - 19:45
“Alan Furst goes to war: Occupied Paris for the first time since Red Gold (1999 pub), Furst has set this novel during the war itself, instead of on the eve of the war. Members of the French Resistance network young and old, aristocrats and schoolteachers, defiant heroes and ordinary people all engaged in clandestine actions in the cause of freedom. From the secret hotels and Nazi-infested nightclubs of Paris to the villages of Rouen and Orleans. An action-packed story of romance, intrigue, spies, bravery, and air battles”– Provided by publisher.
Join us on the first Thursday 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.

English Conversation Practice Cancelled 6/8/17
2017-06-08 18:30 - 19:45

Third Thursday Book Discussion - 'H is for Hawk' by Helen Macdonald
2017-06-15 18:30 - 19:45
An award-winning best-seller from the UK recounts how the author, an experienced falconer grieving the sudden death of her father, endeavored to train for the first time a dangerous goshawk predator as part of her personal recovery.
“As a child Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer. She learned the arcane terminology and read all the classic books, including T.H. White’s tortured masterpiece, The Goshawk, which describes White’s struggle to train a hawk as a spiritual contest. When her father dies and she is knocked sideways by grief, she becomes obsessed with the idea of training her own goshawk. She buys Mabel … on a Scottish quayside and takes her home to Cambridge. Then she fills the freezer with hawk food and unplugs the phone, ready to embark on the long, strange business of trying to train this wildest of animals.”– Dust jacket of a previous printing.
Third Thursday is an informal group, open to all, no sign up necessary. Reserve your book at the adult circulation desk or online.

Art at Tilton - "Whispers" by Alice Thomas
2017-06-16 08:00 - 2017-07-14 13:00

Build a Better World - Summer Reading Kickoff
2017-06-19 18:00 - 19:00
We’ll start the summer by building our own salad supper. Pasta, rice, veggies, cheese, etc. Bring the kids, learn more about our summer programs and reading challenges. Stick around to hear Rock Voices, America’s Community Rock Chorus. Free and open to all. IN CASE OF RAIN both the salad supper and concert will be held at Deerfield Town Hall, 8 Conway Street. Sponsored in part by Friends of Tilton Library.
