Third Thursday Book Discussion - The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
2018-10-18 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | MA
Third Thursday is an informal group, open to all, no sign up necessary. Reserve your book at the adult circulation desk or online.
“…the immigrant experience, the clash of cultures, the conflicts of assimilation, and, most poignantly, the tangled ties between generations. The Namesake is a fine-tuned, intimate, and deeply felt novel of identity.”

Friends of Tilton Library Book Sale
2018-10-19 14:00 - 19:00, 2018-10-20 09:00 - 13:00
Deerfield Town Hall, 8 Conway Street

Find Yourself @ Tilton
2018-10-20 15:00 - 16:00, 2018-10-27 15:00 - 16:00
A new activity every week – free!

Preschool Story Time
2018-10-24 11:00 - 12:00, 2018-10-31 11:00 - 12:00
We meet at 11:00 in the children’s room and start the story at about 10 after. Our goal is to help develop early literacy skills through reading aloud and related activities varying between games and age appropriate crafts. Duffy, a trained therapy dog, is a regular story time visitor.

Mystery Book Discussion - Force of Nature by Jane Harper
2018-11-01 18:30 - 19:30
When five colleagues are forced to go on a corporate retreat in the wilderness, they reluctantly pick up their backpacks and start walking down the muddy path. But one of the women doesn’t come out of the woods. And each of her companions tells a slightly different story about what happened. Federal Police Agent Aaron Falk has a keen interest in the whereabouts of the missing hiker. In an investigation that takes him deep into isolated forest, Falk discovers secrets lurking in the mountains, and a tangled web of personal and professional friendship, suspicion, and betrayal among the hikers. But did that lead to murder?
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.

Find Yourself @ Tilton
2018-11-03 15:00 - 16:00, 2018-11-24 15:00 - 16:00
A new activity every week. Free!

Friends of Tilton Library Annual Meeting
2018-11-05 18:30 - 20:00
Election of officers and board of directors for 2019.
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.

Tilton Library Board of Trustees Meeting
2018-11-07 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

PJ Story Time
2018-11-08 18:30 - 19:30
Join long-time teacher Kathy O’Rourke for an evening story time. Wear your pajamas! All kids and families welcome. Free.

Find Yourself @ Tilton
2018-11-10 15:00 - 16:00
A new activity every week.

HOLIDAY - LIBRARY CLOSED
2018-11-12, 2018-11-22

Preschool Story Time
2018-11-14 11:00 - 12:00, 2018-11-21 11:00 - 12:00, 2018-11-28 11:00 - 12:00, 2018-12-05 11:00 - 12:00
We meet at 11 in the children’s room and start the story at about 10 after.. Story time is free and open to all preschool children and their caregivers. No sign up needed

Third Thursday Book Discussion - Americanah by Chimamanda Adiche
2018-11-15 18:30 - 19:45
Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple with what it means to be black for the first time. Quiet, thoughtful Obinze had hoped to join her, but with post-9/11 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. Fifteen years later, they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria, and reignite their passion–for each other and for their homeland.”–Publisher information
Third Thursday is an informal group, open to all, no sign up necessary. Reserve your book at the adult circulation desk or online.

Arts Auction Closing Celebration
2018-11-16 18:00 - 19:00
Bidding continues through the closing at 7 p.m. Click here for a catalog of items on offer donated by local visual and performing artists. Bring a friend and come to the library during open hours to place your bids. All proceeds benefit the programs at Tilton Library.

Find Yourself @ Tilton
2018-11-17 15:00 - 16:00, 2018-12-01 15:00 - 16:00
A different activity every week. Free!

MUNICIPAL HOLIDAY - LIBRARY CLOSED
2018-11-23

Art at Tilton
2018-12-01 10:00 - 2019-01-11 13:00
PORTRAITS IN OIL
BY JANNA ESSIG

'Tis the Season for GIVING...a library book!
2018-12-03 10:00 - 2018-12-24 16:00
“It’s the thought that counts.” How about if you “Give” a library book or more – as in a DVD or magazine –
as a thoughtful “gift” this holiday season? Julie will even wrap it for you downstairs!
If she is not in on the day you want it wrapped, or another librarian doesn’t have the time, just fill out the to-and-from card and leave it at the desk with the librarian.
We will make sure the due date slip will be in the book because-PLEASE NOTE: the items need to be checked out on your card. You will get reminder notices when the items are due.

Friends of Tilton Library Board of Directors Meeting
2018-12-03 18:30 - 19:45
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.

Mystery Book Discussion - A Killing in the Hills by Julia Keller
2018-12-06 18:30 - 19:30
In this novel a mother and a daughter try to do right by a town and each other before it is too late. What is happening in Acker’s Gap, West Virginia? Three elderly men are gunned down over their coffee at a local diner, and seemingly half the town is there to witness the act. Still, it happened so fast, and no one seems to have gotten a good look at the shooter. Was it random? Was it connected to the spate of drug violence plaguing poor areas of the country just like Acker’s Gap? Or were Dean Streeter, Shorty McClurg, and Lee Rader targeted somehow? One of the witnesses to the brutal incident was Carla Elkins, teenaged daughter of Bell Elkins, the prosecuting attorney for Raythune County, West Virginia. Carla was shocked and horrified by what she saw, but after a few days, she begins to recover enough to believe that she might be uniquely placed to help her mother do her job. After all, what better way to repair their fragile, damaged relationship? But could Carla also end up doing more harm than good, in fact, putting her own life in danger?
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 pizza while it lasts. Free and open to all.

Find Yourself @ Tilton
2018-12-08 15:00 - 16:00
A different activity every week. Free.
