Adult Programs
Take Your Child to the Library Day: Eat Ice Cream For Breakfast!
Children's Art Studio 281 Country Club Road, Avon, Connecticut, United StatesHappy National Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day! This holiday was created in the 1960s, in New York during Winter. Why? Why not. Come celebrate Take Your Child to the Library Day by visiting the 2nd Floor Children's Department to eat free ice cream for breakfast (or brunch, or lunch). Friends of the Avon Free […]
In-Person Psychological Thriller Book Discussion Series: The Weight of Blood
Community Room 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United StatesRESCHEDULED from 1/24! In Person - Psychological Thriller Book Discussion Series - "The Weight of Blood" has been canceled. Tues., Feb. 2/7 at 7 PM: The Weight of Blood by Laura McHugh Treated like an outsider by Ozark Mountain neighbors who regard her mother's disappearance years earlier with suspicion, 16-year-old Lucy is further haunted by […]
(In-Person Event) Morning Book Club: Her Hidden Genius
Atrium, First Floor Reference Area 281 Country Club Road, Avon, Connecticut, United StatesJoin the Morning Book Club to talk about Her Hidden Genius by Marie Benedict. Best-selling author Marie Bendict tells the story of English chemist Rosalind Franklin who changed the world with her discovery, for which three men took the credit. Copies of the book and a reader's guide will be available to check out ahead […]
Fake News vs. Real News (virtual program)
Online (Zoom)Join us for a virtual lecture that will explore a very brief history of fake news (It’s not new!), its areas of impact (from politics to commerce and the outcomes for participation in a democracy), strategies for each age (children, teen and adult) when ingesting news, and the role of new media and emerging technologies. […]
In-Person Russia Book Discussion Series: City of Thieves
Community Room 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United StatesMon., Feb. 13, 2022 at 2 PM: City of Thieves by David Benioff Documenting his grandparents' experiences during the siege of Leningrad, a young writer learns his grandfather's story about how a military deserter and he tried to secure pardons by gathering hard-to-find ingredients for a powerful colonel's daughter's wedding cake. This is an in-person […]