The title for March is: Empire of Paine, by Patrick Keefe NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • A grand, devastating portrait of three generations of the Sackler family, famed for their philanthropy, whose fortune was built by Valium and whose reputation was destroyed by OxyContin. From […]
Tues., Mar. 24, 2026 at 7 PM: Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent Garnering media attention when she tries to incinerate her dead father, reclusive Sally Diamond, beginning to discover the horrors of her early childhood, steps into the world for the first time and soon finds her trust issues severely challenged by a sinister […]
Join us for an in-person, ticketed event with Marie Benedict, sponsored by the Friends of the Avon Library. Tickets are available now, by clicking this link or by visiting the Friends of the Avon Library webpage. New York Times bestselling novelist Marie Benedict transports readers from the glamour and turbulence of 1920s Britain and Cairo […]
Mon., Apr. 6, 2026 at 2 PM: The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad The Norwegian journalist provides a portrait of a committed Muslim man and his family living in post-Taliban Kabul, Afghanistan. This is an in-person book discussion featuring books set internationally led by librarian Cyndi Larsen. Copies of the book will be available […]
Join the Morning Book Club to talk about Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen. Copies of the book and a reader’s guide will be available to check out ahead of time at the Reference Desk. Past participation is not required for this once-a-month book club. Everyone is welcome to join the low-key, no long-term commitment, […]
