Immigration: a series of films and discussions
All are welcome. Programs will be held in the Avon Library’s Community Room. Free, no registration required. Tour a traveling exhibit from the Gilder Lehrman Institute on Immigration that will […]
Heritage Quest
Dig into your family history and genealogy online with Heritage Quest and your Avon library card!
In the ring with AbdoZOOM Biography: Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest boxers of all time
Learn more in AbdoZOOM Biographies for Kids. Access it online from anywhere with your Avon Library card.
Freedom of the Press Lecture Series: full line up!
We’re revisiting the founding era with an exploration of Freedom of the Press. Join us for these grant funded events…
Reading Materials for “Freedom of the Press” series
To access reading materials for the Freedom of the Press series, please visit the library, or use this link The scholars and professors leading this series may assign sections of […]
Avon Free Public Library, Avon Historical Society, and Avon Senior Center receive two grants for history and humanities programming
The Avon Free Public Library, the Avon Historical Society and Avon Senior Center, have been selected to receive the Revisiting the Founding Era programming grant to explore the social & […]
“Four Freedoms” Lecture series this winter!
This series of five lectures explores the lasting impact of Normal Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” paintings.
The Avon Newsletter, a World War II collection, is now available online!
Explore 14 pieces of WWII history.
Thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the Avon Library, this collection consists of 14 resident-created newsletters spanning the years 1943-1946. The newsletters were intended for Avon soldiers, and were sent to them wherever they were stationed, either at home or abroad, as well as to their families in Avon.