Tattoos & Piercings 101 for Teens
2022-11-09 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Tilton Library, 75 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
Learn from professional tattoo & piercing artists on how to prepare for your first tattoo and/or piercing, what to expect at the appointment, and how to take care of it once you get it!
Info session only. NO tattoos nor piercing s provided at the event!

How to Bake a Universe Author Visit
2022-11-15 15:30 - 16:30 | Tilton Library, 75 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
Calling all cosmic chefs! Alec Carvlin will be reading his debut picture book, How to Bake a Universe, at the Tilton Library!
Kids will love decorating their own cosmic sunglasses, hearing the book read aloud by the author, and asking questions about the fun and funky science at the end. So come on down and bring nothing!
https://www.howtobakeauniverse.com/

Tot-Time Talk & Play
2022-11-16 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-02-08 10:00 - 11:00 | Tilton Library, 75 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
Join us for this special series of caregiver talk and baby/toddler play time!
Contact Amy Battisti with questions amy.battisti@frsu38.org

Poetry Reading with Linda Rhinehart Neas
2022-11-16 17:00 - 18:00 | MA
Reading from a new book of poetry, Uprooting, by Linda M. Rhinehart Neas, inspired by years of teaching immigrants English as a second language. The poems paint a powerful picture of classroom life as well as the lives of students. Books will be available for sale and signing.
Profits will go to the Library Building Expansion fund.

SIGN UP: Stick and Stitch Embroidery Series
2022-12-06 19:00 - 20:00 | MA
SIGN UP for this fun two-part series where will embroider snowflakes on a variety of surfaces!
LIMTITED TO 8 STUDENTS, adults and teens.

This program is funded by the Friends of Tilton Library

Grandparents Storytime
2022-12-27 10:30 - 11:30 | Tilton Library, 75 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
Bring a grandparent or a special grownup to our regular Tuesday story time!
All ages & abilities welcome
Hosted by the South County Senior Center and Tilton Library

Visit With J-Lo
2023-01-17 15:00 - 16:00 | MA
J-lo is a trained therapy dog and she will be visiting the children’s room twice a month.
The First Tuesday of the Month, 10:30-11:30am at Story Time
The Third or Fourth Tuesday of the Month, 3-4pm After School
Stop by to read her a story or just give her some love!

Teens-Only Drop-In
2023-01-18 16:30 - 18:30 | Tilton Library, 75 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
Ever wish you had more space at the library for people your own age? Come by the Tilton Library while it’s closed to the rest of the public. Staff will be on-site, but teens are welcome to study for finals, eat snacks, play games, craft, and just chill out! Special guest appearance by J-lo, our trained and certified therapy dog.

Music with Little Roots
2023-01-19 09:30 - 10:00 | ZOOM
Join us for a virtual music time presented by Union 38 Family Network & the Sunderland, Tilton, and Whately Public Libraries. All are welcome!
RSVP IS A MUST FOR ZOOM INVITE AMY.BATTISTI@FRSU38.ORG
This program is brought through a collaboration of the Union 38 Family Network, and the Tilton, Sunderland, and Whately libraries. The Union 38 Family network is funded by the Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) grant from the MA department of early education and care. This material does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the DEEC or the federal government.

Healthy Smoothies That Taste Like Girl Scout Cookies (VIRTUAL)
2023-01-23 18:30 - 19:30 | MA
With Colin McCullough, author and chef:
If you love smoothies, learn to take your smoothie game to the next level with Smoothies That Taste Like Girl Scout Cookies! We’ll use healthy, whole-food ingredients to recreate your favorite Girl Scout cookie flavors, rich in flavor AND nutrition!

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.

CLASS NOW FULL: Sound Bathing and Guided Meditation
2023-02-15 16:30 - 18:00 | MA
UPDATE: THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL AND THERE ARE NO SPOTS LEFT ON THE WAITING LIST – WE HOPE TO RUN THIS AGAIN IN THE FUTURE!

This Valentines Day season, give yourself the gift of relaxation and inner peace through the transformative power of
sound.
Join us for a Sacred Sound Journey and Guided Meditation. Come immerse yourself in the synergy of sacred sounds and guided meditation with crystal and Tibetan bowls, rhythm of drums, gongs and more. Connect with your body and spirit, quieting the mind and explore the beauty of your inner self. Learn the science of how sound interacts with the cells of your body.
Please wear warm, comfortable clothing. Bring a blanket(s) and/or pillow, yoga mat to create a cozy nest for yourself.
Our facilitator Denise is an Energy Medicine Practitioner, Sound Healer, Guided Mediation Facilitator
and Reiki Master Teacher.
Funded by the Friends of Tilton Library.

SIGN UP: Winter Wildlife Tracking
2023-02-18 10:00 - 11:00 | MA
Inclement weather date 3/11

Meet at Pocumtuck Range Trail, Pine Nook Road parking lot (behind Eaglebrook School – see link and map below), Deerfield, MA
Enjoy a walk in the winter woods on the Pocumtuck Range Trail with Laura Beltran from the Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary.
At one time being able to read tracks was vital for survival. Tracking is more than simply finding a trail and following it and prints aren’t always necessary to track an animal. The forest is full of signs that tell us about the wildlife within. We will discuss how animals spend the winter and learn to read the tracks and signs left by animals that live in our area.
Dress in warm comfortable winter layers with footwear appropriate for walking on a trail in winter.

LIMITED TO 10 STUDENTS, PLEASE SIGN UP.
CALL OR EMAIL TILTONLIBRARY@CWMARS.ORG

https://pocumtuck.org/trail/

Funded by the Friends of Tilton Library.

Minecraft Winter Wonderland
2023-02-18 13:00 - 15:00 | ZOOM
Email hjohnson@cwmars.org to sign up for the Zoom link, space is limited!
Join TD3 Innovative Gaming for a Minecraft adventure from the comfort of home. Design your own gingerbread house, compete in challenges and cooperate with teammates!
For Kindergarten and up
Participants need a computer or tablet
In collaboration with the Sunderland Public Library and funded by the Friends of Tilton Library

Teens-Only Drop-In
2023-03-01 16:30 - 18:30 | MA
Have you ever wanted to hang out at the public library without a bunch of little kids or adults around? Come to Tilton Library’s Teens-Only Drop-in!

We’ll be upstairs again at the library on Wednesday, March 1st from 4:30-6:30 p.m., where you can study or just relax. Enjoy some snacks, do an easy craft, play some board games, and lounge in our beach chairs under the ambience of low-lights and lofi hip hop.

If you get here early and we’re closing the building to the rest of the public, stick around! We won’t kick you out in the cold to make you wait outside until 4:30 p.m.

CANCELLED - Community Nature Observation with iNaturalist
2023-03-08 17:30 - 18:30 | 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, 75 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
