Tilton Library

Kids February Vacation Activities - CLICK for details
2020-02-20 15:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
PAPER FOLDING THURSDAY!

Using all types of bright scrap paper we’ll share favorite and new ideas. 3 pm until close.

THIRD THURSDAY BOOK GROUP: In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende
2020-02-20 18:30 - 19:30
New York Times and worldwide bestselling author Isabel Allende returns with a sweeping novel that journeys from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chile and Brazil.
An instant New York Times bestseller, In the Midst of Winter is about three very different people who are brought together in a mesmerizing story that offers “a timely message about immigration and the meaning of home” (People).
During the biggest Brooklyn snowstorm in living memory, Richard Bowmaster, a lonely university professor in his sixties, hits the car of Evelyn Ortega, a young undocumented immigrant from Guatemala, and what at first seems an inconvenience takes a more serious turn when Evelyn comes to his house, seeking help. At a loss, the professor asks his tenant, Lucia Maraz, a fellow academic from Chile, for her advice.
As these three lives intertwine, each will discover truths about how they have been shaped by the tragedies they witnessed, and Richard and Lucia will find unexpected, long overdue love. Allende returns here to themes that have propelled some of her finest work: political injustice, the art of survival, and the essential nature of—and our need for—love.

Kids February Vacation Activities - CLICK for details
2020-02-21 10:00 - 12:00
PAPER MAKING FRIDAY!

Drop in from 10-12. We’ll have all the supplies set up to make a quick sheet or take part in the whole process.

Kids February Vacation Activities - CLICK for details
2020-02-22 10:00 - 17:00
LEGO SATURDAY!

Drop in and do our quick challenge and/or dig in to our bins for a longer time. 10-5

AT SUNDERLAND LIBRARY: Introduction to Mindfulness
2020-02-24 18:30 - 19:45 | Sunderland Public Library, 20 School Street, Sunderland, MA, 01375, United States
The Mindfulness in Libraries series, a collaboration between Tilton, Sunderland, and Whately libraries, presents:

Interested in slowing down the brain chatter?
Frustrated by how hard it is to manage the stress of life?
Trouble sleeping?
Feeling anxious and stressed?
Have young children or teenagers who could use better stress-reduction skills?

Join Erika Ross (marriage and family therapist, yoga and mindfulness practitioner) and Holly Johnson (librarian, parent, mindfulness practitioner) as they introduce strategies and resources to help you become more present, better manage stress, and increase gratitude and compassion. This is the kick-off to a mindfulness series starting in March, taking place at libraries in Sunderland, Deerfield, and Whately.

Tech Tilton!
2020-02-25 13:00 - 14:30, 2020-03-03 13:00 - 14:30, 2020-03-10 13:00 - 14:30
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.

Lap Storytime
2020-02-26 11:00 - 12:00, 2020-03-04 11:00 - 12:00, 2020-03-11 11:00 - 12:00
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.

Tech Tilton!
2020-02-29 11:00 - 13:00
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.

Friends of Tilton Library Board of Directors Meeting
2020-03-02 18:30 - 19:30
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.

My First Storytime
2020-03-04 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-03-11 10:00 - 11:00

Tilton Library Board of Trustees Meeting
2020-03-04 18:30 - 19:30
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 GROUP: Last Child by John Hart
2020-03-05 18:30 - 19:30
After his twin sister Alyssa disappears, thirteen year-old Johnny Merrimon is determined to find her. When a second girl disappears from his rural North Carolina town, Johnny makes a discovery that sends shock waves through the community in this multi-layered tale of broken families and deadly secrets.
Tilton Library’s mystery book discussion group has been meeting on the first Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. since 2010. Group members choose the books to be discussed and library staffers order copies for members and others who might be interested in readng the books but not attending the meetings. The group is open to all. Free pizza (while it lasts) is provided by the Friends of Tilton Library. Books available at the library.

Kids Can Cook, Too! Click for details.
2020-03-06 11:30 - 12:30

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

CANCELLED - Tech Tilton!
2020-03-17 13:00 - 14:30, 2020-03-24 13:00 - 14:30

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

CANCELLED - Lap Storytime
2020-03-18 11:00 - 12:00, 2020-03-25 11:00 - 12:00

CANCELLED - Third Thursday Book Discussion: Braiding Sweetgrass
2020-03-19 18:30 - 19:30 | Tilton Library, 71 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, 71 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.
