Tilton Library

Plant Sale - Bare Roots Only
2023-05-13 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | 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, 75 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, 75 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, 75 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! To request accommodations contact Holly Johnson at 413-665-4683 or hjohnson@cwmars.org. Please allow at least three days to arrange accommodation.
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, 75 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, 75 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, 75 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, 75 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, 75 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, 75 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.

Music on a Monday Band: Just Fine Thank You
2023-07-17 19:00 - 20:00 | MA
Music on a Monday series: On the side lawn ~ bring a chair or blanket ~ we’ll have bug spray!
FEATURED BAND TONIGHT AT TILTON LIBRARY: Just Fine Thank You, a three-piece ukulele group!

Raising Our Voices A Song & Story Celebration
2023-07-22 10:00 - 11:00 | Tilton Library, 75 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
Join us in the Tilton Library’s backyard for a lively participatory performance for families by DAVIS BATES, Parents’ Choice Award-winning singer & storyteller.
We will move into the children’s room in the event of rain.
Funded, in part, by a grant from the Deerfield Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council and by the Friends of Tilton Library.

Teen Tarot Night
2023-07-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Tilton Library, 75 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
Come get your fortune told and learn how to read the cards yourself! Bring your own Tarot set if you have one!

VISIT WITH J-LO
2023-07-27 14:00 - 15:00 | Tilton Library, 75 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States

Music on a Monday Band: Aden Gray
2023-08-07 19:00 - 20:00 | MA
Music on a Monday series: On the side lawn ~ bring a chair or blanket ~ we’ll have bug spray!
FEATURED BAND TONIGHT AT TILTON LIBRARY: Aden Gray, a singer-songwriter comparable to artists like John Mayer and Jack Johnson

Music on a Monday Band: Eric Phelps + Let it Rain
2023-08-14 19:00 - 20:00 | MA
Music on a Monday series: On the side lawn ~ bring a chair or blanket ~ we’ll have bug spray!
FEATURED BAND TONIGHT AT TILTON LIBRARY: Eric Phelps + Let it Rain, whose music runs the gamut of Americana, folk, rock and blues

Music on a Monday Band: Mill River Rounders
2023-08-21 19:00 - 21:00 | MA
Music on a Monday series: On the side lawn ~ bring a chair or blanket ~ we’ll have bug spray!
FEATURED BAND TONIGHT AT TILTON LIBRARY: Mill River Rounders, who play with the living quality of Old Time music. Washtub bass, banjo, guitar, and fiddle.

Carrie Ferguson & the Grumpytime Club Band
2023-08-26 10:30 - 11:30 | Tilton Library, 75 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
The Grumpytime Club Band is a red and gold family music party band including kid musicians and costumed dancers. Playing original music from Carrie Ferguson’s award-winning 2021 album, The Grumpytime Club, they spent 2022 rocking fairs and festivals with their high-energy funky folk-pop. Featuring a shifting pallet of horn, violin, guitar, keys, bass and drums, their music is highly danceable and truly fun for all ages, highlighting themes of inclusivity, social justice, Earth stewardship and LGBTQ youth/family pride.
Funded in part by the Deerfield Cultural Council
This event will be held outside the library and rescheduled if it rains

J-lo Visit
2023-09-05 10:30 - 11:30 | Tilton Library, 75 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
J-lo is a trained therapy dog. Stop by the Tilton Library’s children’s room to read her a story or just give her some love!

SIGN UP: Migratory Bird Sit, See, Listen
2023-09-16 07:00 - 10:00 | MA
