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Art @Tilton
Paintings by Deerfield Elementary School First Grade Students, inspired by folk artist Heather Galler.
Summer Library Program: Links to Cool Space Websites
GET YOUR NAME ON THE MARS ROVER 2020: www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-public-to-submit-names-to-fly-aboard-next-mars-rover WRITE TO AN ASTRONAUT: www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/information/astronaut_faq.html#1 ASTRONAUGHTS READ STORIES FROM SPACE: https://storytimefromspace.com/ 2019 BLACK HOLE PHOTOS: www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47891902
LUMINARIES: Summer Drop-in Craft for Teens & Adults
This summer we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. Upstairs at the library there will be a drop-in craft for teens and adults: Make Your Own LUMINARY! All materials and instructions provided upstairs in the computer area. After you complete your luminary, bring it home home, put a tea candle, LED candle, or battery-operated string of lights inside and light up your world! The Tilton Summer Library Program is brought to you by the Friends of the Tilton Library.
Summer Library Program: Kids
SUMMER LIBRARY PROGRAM: A Universe of Stories! FOR THE KIDS: The cow jumped over the moon! This summer as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, the children's library will have a variety of activities, games, lego programs, music, playtime, board game nights, and of course READING! Sign up and play along and be sure to get your moon pies and other rewards for participating! Also look out for space-related activities at the Monday Night Music concerts and bookmarks with links to really interesting space-related websites. The Tilton Summer Library Program is brought to you by the Friends of the Tilton Library.
Summer Library Program: Teens & Adults
SUMMER LIBRARY PROGRAM: A Universe of Stories This summer we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. Upstairs at the library there will be some drop-in self-directed activities as well as a Book Review Challenge, which asks you to submit a very brief book rating and review card for a small prize and a ticket for a chance to WIN a $100 Gift Card to Atlas Farms or Greenfield Games! Tell us if a book brings you to the moon and back, or leaves you lost in space. Also look out for space-related activities at the Monday Night Music concerts and bookmarks with links to really interesting space-related websites. The Tilton Summer Library Program is brought to you by the Friends of the Tilton Library.
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Outdoor Adventure Story Time – Second Tuesdays
Outdoor Adventure Story Time – Second Tuesdays
Sign up to join our children's librarian, Julie, for a series of outdoor Adventure Story Times on the the second Tuesdays of May-October! Places may include Mt. Sugarloaf, a local swimming hole, water garden, or apple orchard. Email Julie Cavacco at jcavacco@cwmars.org to sign up. Julie will provide the next month's location or cancel if needed via email.
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History of the Book: The Early Years
History of the Book: The Early Years
PRESENTATION BY PROFESSOR DEBBIE FELTON Join Professor Debbie Felton of UMass Amherst’s Department of Classics for a look into the beginnings of the book. We will discover the earliest writings known in various civilizations around the world, the development of writing and books in Greece and how the book was further developed in ancient Rome. Debbie Felton has degrees in English from UCLA and in Classics from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. She has taught at UMass since 1999. Her main research interest is folklore in classical literature.
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