Tilton Library

CANCELLED - Community Nature Observation with iNaturalist
2023-03-08 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | MA
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
WE WILL SCHEDULE ANOTHER DATE, TBA.

With over 125 million observations, iNaturalist – a joint initiative of the California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society – is one of the world’s largest online platforms and communities for sharing and discussing nature observations. Learn the iNaturalist basics like how to make and identify observations, see what others are seeing, and how observations have been used by researchers. See why the New York Times calls this “The Nicest Place Online…As civil discourse online and off increasingly proves elusive, a website devoted to identifying plants and animals may be teaching humans how to get along.”

VIRTUAL Cooking: Healthy Amazing Sauces
2023-03-13 18:30 - 19:30 | MA
Healthy Amazing Sauces with Colin McCullough, author and chef:
A great sauce is the secret to making healthy foods taste delicious! In this class we’ll learn how to make 4 different tasty sauces for hearty and heart-healthy bowl meals using fresh, whole-food ingredients. Right now many people are trying to find uses for their pantry items like beans, grains, etc., and these delicious sauces are a versatile way to put those pantry items to use!

EMAIL TILTONLIBRARY@CWMARS.ORG TO SIGN UP –
YOU WILL BE SENT A ZOOM LINK SHORTLY BEFORE THE EVENT.

Funded by the Friends of Tilton Library.

Little Women in Deerfield with Barry Dietz
2023-03-27 17:00 - 18:30 | MA
Little Women in Deerfield: a Talk with Storyteller Barry Deitz
Join us for an engaging discussion with a master storyteller about Louisa May Alcott’s classic book & the 1994 movie filmed in Deerfield.

Atlas Farm Book Discussion
2023-03-29 18:00 - 19:30 | MA
Tilton Library & Atlas Farm Store are co-hosting a Book Discussion!
Closing the Food Gap “sets out the dream of a nation without poverty and hunger, telling stories of people and
community projects that have made a difference in the lives of the food-insecure.”
In Closing the Food Gap, food activist and journalist Mark Winne poses questions too often overlooked in our current conversations around food: What about those people who are not financially able to make conscientious choices about where and how to get food? And in a time of rising rates of both diabetes and obesity, what can we do to make healthier foods available for everyone?
To address these questions, Winne tells the story of how America’s food gap has widened since the 1960s, when domestic poverty was “rediscovered,” and how communities have responded with a slew of strategies and methods to narrow the gap, including community gardens, food banks, and farmers’ markets. The story, however, is not only about hunger in the land of plenty and the organized efforts to reduce it; it is also about doing that work against a backdrop of ever-growing American food affluence and gastronomical expectations. Over the last three decades, Winne has found a way to connect impoverished communities experiencing these health problems with the benefits of CSAs and farmers’ markets; in Closing the Food Gap, he explains how he came to his conclusions.

@ TILTON LIBRARY
75 NORTH MAIN ST, SOUTH DEERFIELD
Books available at the library.

Free Seeds Saturdays
2023-04-08 10:00 - 16:00 | MA
Pick up FREE SEEDS on Saturdays in April upstairs at Tilton Library, while supplies last.

GARDEN PLANNING with Gideon
2023-04-15 16:00 - 18:00 | MA
Plan your garden with long-time organic farmer and Atlas Farm owner, Gideon Porth! This workshop is for all experience levels whether you’ve been gardening for years or are planning on starting your first one this year. Plot out your garden beds and pick the brain of an organic farmer with over 15 years of experience growing in the valley.
LIMITED TO 8 PEOPLE, SIGN-UP REQUIRED –
STOP BY TILTON LIBRARY OR CALL 413-665-4683

Music with Mrs. Ryan
2023-04-19 10:00 - 11:00 | Tilton Library, 71 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States

Friends COLLECTION Day for Book Sale
2023-04-29 10:00 - 12:00 | MA
The Friends of Tilton Library will be COLLECTING gently used RECENT books on April 29 & May 6, 10am-12pm at the Tilton Library.
We are looking for RECENT fiction, kids books, history, and biographies. All books must be in good condition and all potential donations will be reviewed by Friends members at the time of donation—only select items will be accepted.
Books may only be donated during these collection days.
The Book Sale will be on Saturday May 13, 9-12.

Clean out your book shelves and help the Friends raise money for library programs!

Fun With Poetry Workshop
2023-04-29 13:00 - 15:00 | MA
Where everyone’s a poet, but you might not know it. (yet)
We’ll use paint chips, magazine photos, and your words to create poetry…be prepared to be messy and creative!

Open to all ages – kids, teens, adults.

MINDFUL MONDAYS: Sign-up Required
2023-05-08 17:30 - 18:30 | MA
Registration is required. Stop by the library, call 413-665-4683, or send an email to tiltonlibrary@cwmars.org to reserve your spot.
Learn to slow down, relax, and experience mindfulness in this free four-week workshop. We’ll explore the principles of mindfulness and teach meditation strategies including breath work, mindful movement, and mindful writing.Led by community members and mindfulness practitioners Jennie Donohue, Erika Higgins Ross, and Sara Coblyn.

Limited to eight people, 18 years and older.
Please wear comfortable clothing and feel free to bring a yoga mat, blanket, and pillow or cushion to sit on..

Plant Sale - Bare Roots Only
2023-05-13 09:00 - 12:00 | MA
PLANT SALE*
It’s that time of year!
*Bring your divided perennials – BARE ROOTS ONLY, NO SOIL – to the back of the library on May 11-12th.
We thank you for your donations. All sales go to the Tilton Fund.

Book Sale
2023-05-13 09:00 - 12:00 | MA
The Friends of Tilton Library are holding a Book Sale. Come browse excellent contemporary fiction, history, biographies, children’s books, and young adult books!
Out front of the library from 9am – 12pm. $5.00 for a bag of books from 11:30-12!

CYANOTYPE CLASS: Sign-up Required
2023-05-13 10:00 - 11:30 | MA
In the Tilton Library backyard with artist Madge Evers. Rain date Saturday June 3.
Limited to 15: please sign up. Stop by the library, call 413-665-4683, or send an email to tiltonlibrary@cwmars.org to reserve your spot!
Magical and simple cyanotypes are a camera-less technique that results in graphic blue and white prints. Developed in 1852, this alternative photographic process uses a light-sensitive solution on paper, sunlight, and pressed plants to make beautiful botanical images. Participants will make one cyanotype print to take home.
Funded by the Friends of Tilton Library.

Updated Design: Forum at Town Hall
2023-05-16 18:00 - 19:30 | MA
Save the date! Join the Tilton Library Building Committee, Board of Library Trustees, Library Director, Architect and Project Manager for the public forum where the Deerfield community can see the unveiling of the revised Building Expansion design, ask questions, and give feedback. This forum will take place at Town Hall in South Deerfield on May 16 at 6pm- we look forward to seeing you there!

David Sibley at Tree House: A Library Benefit
2023-05-22 19:00 - 20:30 | MA
TICKETS ON SALE NOW: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/david-sibley-at-tree-house-brewing-company-tickets-621723149677
The Tilton Fund invites you to join us for an evening with Deerfield’s own award-winning, nationally acclaimed author and illustrator of Sibley Guide to Birds, and What It’s Like to be a Bird, at Treehouse Brewing’s state of the art theater. Bring your birding questions!
Have dinner and drinks before the talk inside the Tree House taproom. Ticket options include the addition of a beer ticket and a copy of the author’s latest book.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/david-sibley-at-tree-house-brewing-company-tickets-621723149677
A benefit for the Tilton Library Expansion Project.
For more information call 413-665-4683

Body Kindness - CANCELLED
2023-05-24 18:30 - 19:30 | MA

Outdoor Knit & Crafts Circle
2023-05-30 10:00 - 12:00 | Tilton Library, 71 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
Knit & Crafts Circle is hosted by Sheep & Shawl (Liz Sorenson) at Tilton Library, South Deerfield. No registration required. Come one, come all! This is a social knit & crafts circle in the library’s backyard in the breezy shade of two big trees. A bathroom is available. You must bring your own chair, snacks, water, sunhat, sunglasses, crafts of your choosing – knitting, crochet, spinning, rug-hooking, mending, any portable craft …. If you need a table to work on (instead of your lap) there are several picnic tables. You may want to bring a plastic bag or tablecloth to keep your items clean on the table. If we get a rainy day, we will be inside! Email liz@sheepandshawl.com with any questions.

Pride Party
2023-06-11 13:00 - 16:00 | Deerfield Elementary School Grounds, 21 Pleasant St, South Deerfield, MA, 1373, United States

Summer Reading Kick Off Event
2023-06-17 10:00 - 13:00 | Tilton Library, 71 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
DUE TO WEATHER THE GRUMPYTIME BAND HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO A LATER DATE. THE SUMMER READING KICKOFF IS NOW INSIDE THE LIBRARY…
Sign up for summer reading & get a coupon for a FREE milkshake from LEO’s! (while supplies last)
Funded by the Deerfield Cultural Council and the Friends of Tilton Library
The Event will be followed by the Deerfield 350th Parade starting at 2pm. The parade will pass by the library and include a library float!

Story Time
2023-06-20 10:30 - 11:30 | Tilton Library, 71 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
All ages & abilities welcome! Drop in the children’s room for a relaxed story hour, listen to books, play, make crafts, and visit our bearded dragon!
The library is closed on Tuesdays at 10:30, but our door will be open for Story time families.

Stories on Simmer: A Library Benefit
2023-06-21 16:30 - 18:00 | MA
TICKETS ON SALE NOW: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stories-on-simmer-tickets-641707252667
Part of Tilton Library’s Local Excellence Series:
The Tilton Fund invites you to join us at the stunning Quonquont Farm for James Beard award-winning chef and author Sandy D’Amato’s stories and cooking demo as well as a tasting of a mouth watering dessert from his memoir and cookbook GOOD STOCK: Life on a Low Simmer. Light fare and signature drinks included. Books will be available for sale and signed by Sandy.
Sandy D’Amato has cooked for the Dalai Lama and was personally chosen by Julia Child to cook for her 80th Birthday Celebration. Sandy and his wife Angie run a cooking school called Good Stock Farm in Hatfield.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stories-on-simmer-tickets-641707252667
A benefit for the Tilton Library Expansion Project.
For more information call 413-665-4683

Kindness Rocks
2023-06-24 10:30 - 11:30 | Tilton Library, 71 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
Behind the Tilton Library (will move indoors in the event of rain)
This free program is open to all ages Bring your imagination & wear painting clothes
We will supply the rocks and acrylic paint materials At the end of the program you can take your rocks home or leave them at the library to be sealed and placed in front of the library.
Funded by the Friends of Tilton Library

Dinosaurs in Deerfield Reading the Rocks
2023-07-01 10:00 - 11:00 | Tilton Library, 71 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
Presented by Amherst College Students behind the Tilton Library. Explore fossils and gems from the Rock, Fossil and Dinosaur Shop. Scientists examine rocks to learn about life in the distant past. Some rocks tell us a bit about what critters may have looked liked, while other rocks give us a sense of what the critters used to do. Some of the first people to notice these special rocks once lived and worked in Deerfield many years ago. One of the earliest discoveries was made by a local teenager.

VISIT WITH J-LO CANCELLED
2023-07-05 11:00 - 12:00 | Tilton Library, 71 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
Stop by the Tilton Library’s children’s room to visit or read to a trained therapy dog!

Community Sits: Open Meditation Sessions
2023-07-05 19:00 - 20:00 | MA
Free, open pop-up meditation sessions

Outside Tilton Library in Deerfield
(in the children’s room if raining).
Open to anyone who wants to join. No registration necessary.
Meditation sessions led by Jennie Donohue,
with support from Erika Higgins Ross and Sara Coblyn

LibraryBEATS! with Otha Day Exploring The Rhythm of You!
2023-07-08 10:00 - 11:00 | DEERFIELD TOWN HALL, 8 Conway Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373
Joins us at the Deerfield Town Hall, 8 Conway St, South Deerfield, MA 01373 for a Family Friendly Event for all ages & levels of experience. ALL participants will use beautiful, authentic drums and percussion instruments! Otha leads these fun and lively drum circle events from the core belief that rhythm can build community, promote well-being and healing, and create joy. He supports participants as they learn about the importance of rhythm in all aspects of life while taking part in activities and experiences, showing them that their heartbeat and breath are the rhythms of the soul and the pathways of connection to everyone.

Funded by the Deerfield Cultural Council and the Friends of Tilton Library

Union 38 Family Network Summer Playgroup
2023-07-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Tilton Library, 71 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States

SIGN UP: Fly Fishing Workshop
2023-07-12 17:00 - 18:00 | MA
LIMITED TO 8 PEOPLE – PLEASE SIGN UP AT LIBRARY: 413-665-4683, tiltonlibrary@cwmars.org
Rain Date: July 19, 6pm
In this hands-on introductory class, we will explore the fundamentals of casting a fly rod. Certified Casting Instructor Jim Dowd will take you through the mechanics and physics of fly casting. We cover the basic pick up and lay down cast, false casting, and the roll cast.

Teen Game Night
2023-07-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Tilton Library, 71 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
Come try your hand at an array of surprise board games from Greenfield Games!

Bubba's Reptile Experience
2023-07-15 11:00 - 12:00 | Tilton Library, 71 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
Join us in the Tilton Library backyard for an interactive reptile experience!
In the case of cold or rainy weather the event will be moved into the children’s room.
