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Spooky Crafternoon
Spooky Crafternoon
Teen Room
When: Monday, October 31st from 3:00 - 4:30 pm Where: Teen Room Stop by the library before you go out for the night! Join us and decorate a wooden coffin trinket box to celebrate the spookiest day of the year! Happy Halloween! Registration required. Grades 7 - 12.
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*SELLER SIGN UP IS FULL* Kid & Teen Holiday Craft Fair – Sellers Sign Up
Online (Zoom 2-Kids and Teens)
*SELLER SIGN UP IS FULL* When? Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 Set-Up Time: 4-5 pm Fair Time: 5-6:30 pm Where? Indoors, 2nd Floor Children's Department Who? Sellers can be kids and teens in Grade 12 and under. What? Sell your cool creations and crafty treasures. How? Sellers must sign-up online. Don't wait to sign up. a limited […]
ASL: Avon Sign Language (Virtual)
ASL: Avon Sign Language (Virtual)
zoom
Join us to learn American Sign Language basics! The ASL instructor will be covering basic ASL sentence structure, affirmations and negations, days of the week, the alphabet, and food and snacks signs. Each week will be learning something new, so sign up for more than one class if you'd like to learn more! Meeting dates/times […]
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Pokémon Trading Card Club
Pokémon Trading Card Club
Children’s Department Main Room
Location: 2nd Floor, Children's Department Main Floor Registration required, all ages welcome. Join us on the second floor, children's department main floor for Pokémon Trading Card Club! Venture into the exciting world of Pokémon! Bring cards to show off or trade. The library Pokéstop will also be lured, so you can bring your portable device […]
Virtual Anime Club
Virtual Anime Club
Online (Zoom- Kids and Teens)
Join teens from Avon, Bloomfield, and West Hartford for a virtual anime club! This group is open to kids and teens with an interest in anime, manga, cartoons, comics, video games, and other related things. Open to: kids and teens entering Grades 6-12. Registration required, signing up for 1 event signs you up for all […]
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Chess Club
Chess Club
Children’s Department Main Room
Do you love playing chess? Are you looking to meet other players and expand your chess playing skills? Come to in-person chess club! We will meet on the following Mondays from 6:30-7:30pm: Monday, Nov. 7 Monday, Nov. 21 Monday, Dec. 5 Monday, Dec. 19 We will meet on the 2nd floor of the children's department. […]
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ASL: Avon Sign Language (Virtual)
ASL: Avon Sign Language (Virtual)
zoom
Join us to learn American Sign Language basics! The ASL instructor will be covering basic ASL sentence structure, affirmations and negations, days of the week, the alphabet, and food and snacks signs. Each week will be learning something new, so sign up for more than one class if you'd like to learn more! Meeting dates/times […]
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Volunteer to make Winter & Holiday cards for senior citizens!
Children’s Information Desk
**Registration is now closed, as of 11/21 at 8:15pm.** A fun volunteer opportunity! The Avon Library and the Avon Youth Services Bureau will provide card making supplies for you to make cards for the senior citizens of Avon to bring them cheer and hope. We are partnering with the Avon Youth Services Board to distribute […]
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Craft n Chat
Craft n Chat
Where: Teen Room Love crafting? Need an excuse or motivation to finish your craft project? Whether you draw, crochet, bead, or junk journaling, bring your project to the teen room after school to work on it with like minded people! No registration required. Grades 7 - 12.
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Teen Writer’s Block
Teen Writer’s Block
White Room, 2nd Floor
When: Wed. November 16th, 3:30-4:30pm Location: 2nd Floor, Teen Room Registration required, Grades 7 – 12 Join us for Teen Writer’s Book! This group is for teen writers looking to find other teens with the same interest. This group is run by Juliana Spink Mills, a wonderful local science fiction and fantasy author. This month’s […]
Virtual Anime Club
Virtual Anime Club
Online (Zoom- Kids and Teens)
Join teens from Avon, Bloomfield, and West Hartford for a virtual anime club! This group is open to kids and teens with an interest in anime, manga, cartoons, comics, video games, and other related things. Open to: kids and teens entering Grades 6-12. Registration required, signing up for 1 event signs you up for all […]
Navigating College Admissions Successfully (Virtual)
Navigating College Admissions Successfully (Virtual)
zoom
When: Wed. November 16th, 7:00pm Location: Live on Zoom Registration required, grades 9 - 12. We are offering this Zoom presentation to help families understand how COVID has changed the college admissions landscape and how it affects Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen. The recent college admissions cycle was the most competitive to date. With most colleges […]
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Cookies and Coloring
Cookies and Coloring
Teen Room
When: Thurs. November 17th, 3:30 - 4:30 pm Where: Teen Room Take a break and relax after school with music, cookies and coloring sheets! We will have all the coloring sheets, gel pens, and colored pencils you need plus some cookies! Registration not required. For grades 7 - 12.
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Teen Fridays – Nintendo Switch Tournament
Teen Fridays – Nintendo Switch Tournament
Teen Room
When: Fri. November 18th, 3:00 - 4:30 pm Where: Teen Room It's FINALLY Friday! Come down to the library and hang out after school! Think you're the best gamer in town? Prove it at the library's monthly Nintendo Switch Tournament*! Winner will not only get bragging right, but will also receive a coveted golden banana […]
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Chess Club
Chess Club
Children’s Department Main Room
Do you love playing chess? Are you looking to meet other players and expand your chess playing skills? Come to in-person chess club! We will meet on the following Mondays from 6:30-7:30pm: Monday, Nov. 7 Monday, Nov. 21 Monday, Dec. 5 Monday, Dec. 19 We will meet on the 2nd floor of the children's department. […]
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Intellectual Freedom Teen Council (Grades 9 – 12)
Intellectual Freedom Teen Council (Grades 9 – 12)
Teen Room
When: Tuesday, November 22nd from 6:00 – 7:00 pm Where: Teen Room Registration required, grades 9 – 12. The American Library Association reported more than 700 challenges to library, school and university materials and services in 2021, resulting in more than 1,597 individual book challenges or removals. This represents the highest number of attempted book bans since ALA […]
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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Play Together
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Play Together
Teen Room
When: Thursday, November 23rd from 1:00 - 3:00 pm Where: Teen Room We are excited that Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are finally out! All ages are welcome to bring their switch to play the new Pokémon game with other gamers in the teen room and explore the multiplayer co-op aspect of Scarlet and Violet also […]
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Craft n Chat
Craft n Chat
Teen Room
Where: Teen Room Love crafting? Need an excuse or motivation to finish your craft project? Whether you draw, crochet, bead, or junk journaling, bring your project to the teen room after school to work on it with like minded people! No registration required. Grades 7 - 12.
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Middle School Advisory Board (Grades 7 + 8)
Middle School Advisory Board (Grades 7 + 8)
Teen Room
When: TUESDAY, November 29th from 5:30 - 6:30 pm Where: Teen Room Registration required, Grades 7 + 8 Teens in Grades 7 + 8 can now provide input to expand our YA/Teen collection and plan programs! Share your knowledge, creativity and interests to make the Avon Free Public Library a place that teens feel welcome […]
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Teen Games Unplugged – Taco, Cat, Goat, Cheese, Pizza
Teen Games Unplugged – Taco, Cat, Goat, Cheese, Pizza
Teen Room
When: Weds. November 30th, 3:30 – 4:30 pm Where: Teen Room Your halfway through the week! Come down to the library and hang out after school! Teen Games Unplugged is back! This program is all about gaming without a screen aka board and card games. This time we are going to learn and play the […]
Teen Advisory Board (Grades 9 – 12)
Teen Advisory Board (Grades 9 – 12)
Community Room
When: Wednesday, November 30th from 6:00 - 8:00 pm Where: Community Room, First Floor Registration required, Grades 9 – 12 Open to teens in Grades 9-12 who want to get volunteer credit and give their voice to help shape the Teen Room of the Avon Free Public Library. We will discuss and plan future teen […]
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