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Rockin’ Raccoons Storytime- Fall 2024
Rockin’ Raccoons Storytime- Fall 2024
Children’s Department Main Room
There will be no Rockin' Raccoons Mon. 10/7. This story time will return on Mon. 10/21. The Library will be closed on Mon. 10/14 in observance of the holiday. Join us Mondays in Fall for a fun, all-ages Storytime! On the Big Carpet in the Children’s Main Room, we will hear stories, dance […]
12 events,
Do, Re, (You &) Me! Outside on the Library Lawn- September & October 2024
Do, Re, (You &) Me! Outside on the Library Lawn- September & October 2024
Library Lawn
A music program with Ms. Jaimee on the library lawn! (Weather permitting) For Children ages 6 and under with a caregiver! (If there is bad weather on any of the following dates, the program will meet indoors, in the Children’s Department on the 2nd floor of the library instead of the lawn). Tuesday mornings at […]
Sign Language Practice Group
Sign Language Practice Group
Computer Lab, 1st Floor
Join our (mostly) weekly ASL practice group! Each week we will pick a new topic to work on and learn/practice. This is an in person group for all ages and beginners are welcome! Each meeting we discuss the next best day/time for the following meeting. This is a new group so we are still learning […]
12 events,
October Art Exhibit: The Intergalactic Beets Project
Gallery Exhibit
October Art Exhibit: The Intergalactic Beets Project On display in our Gallery for the month of October is an exhibit unlike anything we have had before. Come and experience The Intergalactic Beets Project. It is an art/music/prose project that imagines an intergalactic record label distributing music from alien artists from distant planets and galaxies. […]
Open Art Studio
Open Art Studio
Children’s Art Studio
Art experiences designed to encourage creativity for families with children of all ages Drop in between 11:00 and 12:00 Wednesdays October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 November 6, 13 December 4, 11, 18
12 events,
5 events,
Little Lemurs Fall Storytime
Little Lemurs Fall Storytime
Throughout the Library
An early literacy program geared toward children ages 2 and 3 with a caregiver. Siblings are welcome! We’ll read stories, engage in music and movement, enjoy ukulele songs, and learn action rhymes and fingerplays, all to encourage early literacy development and a love of reading. Fridays at 11am, in the community room on the first […]
Murder at King’s Crossing: Author Event with Andrea Penrose (in-person)
Murder at King’s Crossing: Author Event with Andrea Penrose (in-person)
Community Room
Join us for an in-person event with Andrea Penrose to celebrate the release of her newest book in The Wrexford & Sloane Series, Murder at King's Crossing! For fans of Miss Scarlet and the Duke and Bridgerton—a masterfully plotted mystery that combines engaging protagonists with rich historical detail and “an unusually rich look at Regency life,” […]
3 events,
Torch Tales Live Action Role Play – Grades 1-3
Torch Tales Live Action Role Play – Grades 1-3
Community Room
Join us on October 5 from 1:00-2:00 PM for an exciting Live Action Roleplay Adventure! LARPing, or Live-action role-playing, is a popular activity that involves roleplaying as a character in real life! Think of it like a video game or Dungeons and Dragons brought to life, or a creative role-playing adventure set within an imaginary […]
Torch Tales Live Action Role Play – Grades 4-6
Torch Tales Live Action Role Play – Grades 4-6
Community Room
Join us on October 5 from 2:30-3:30 PM for an exciting Live Action Roleplay Adventure! LARPing, or Live-action role-playing, is a popular activity that involves roleplaying as a character in real life! Think of it like a video game or Dungeons and Dragons brought to life, or a creative role-playing adventure set within an imaginary […]
15 events,
Rockin’ Raccoons Storytime- Fall 2024
Rockin’ Raccoons Storytime- Fall 2024
Children’s Department Main Room
There will be no Rockin' Raccoons Mon. 10/7. This story time will return on Mon. 10/21. The Library will be closed on Mon. 10/14 in observance of the holiday. Join us Mondays in Fall for a fun, all-ages Storytime! On the Big Carpet in the Children’s Main Room, we will hear stories, dance […]
Murder In an Italian Cafe: Author Event with Michael Falco (in-person)
Murder In an Italian Cafe: Author Event with Michael Falco (in-person)
Community Room
Reader (and Prince Thomas of Savoy Italian Club) favorite Michael Falco returns to celebrate the release of his new book, Murder in an Italian Cafe. With her new B&B in the gorgeous Italian village of Positano proving a success, young widow Bria Bartolucci is enjoying her new life in paradise. But when a celebrity chef […]
11 events,
Do, Re, (You &) Me! Outside on the Library Lawn- September & October 2024
Do, Re, (You &) Me! Outside on the Library Lawn- September & October 2024
Library Lawn
A music program with Ms. Jaimee on the library lawn! (Weather permitting) For Children ages 6 and under with a caregiver! (If there is bad weather on any of the following dates, the program will meet indoors, in the Children’s Department on the 2nd floor of the library instead of the lawn). Tuesday mornings at […]
Visiting Nurse Blood Pressure/Blood Sugar Clinic
Visiting Nurse Blood Pressure/Blood Sugar Clinic
Gallery
Get your blood pressure and/or your blood sugar checked by the Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Litchfield County. No appointment needed. The visiting nurses are here on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. To find a blood pressure/blood sugar clinic in the Farmington Valley, click here When Avon Schools are canceled, there is no […]
15 events,
Open Art Studio
Open Art Studio
Children’s Art Studio
Art experiences designed to encourage creativity for families with children of all ages Drop in between 11:00 and 12:00 Wednesdays October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 November 6, 13 December 4, 11, 18
11 events,
Baby and Me
Baby and Me
Children’s Storytime Room
Baby and Me Thursdays 11:00 to 11:30 Books, rhymes, songs, baby sign language and bubbles! Currently signing up babies: newborn to 12 months with a caregiver Registration required September 5, 12, 19, 26 October 10, 17, 24, 31 November 7, 14 December 5, 12, 19
Current Events (virtual program)
Current Events (virtual program)
Online (Zoom)
This is a freewheeling discussion of current affairs, culture, and anything else on our minds. There are never any shortage of topics to explore, and opinions to voice. Plan on about an hour or so of conversation and debate, organized by Avon residents. Please register and a Zoom link will be sent to you before the […]
3 events,
Little Lemurs Fall Storytime
Little Lemurs Fall Storytime
Throughout the Library
An early literacy program geared toward children ages 2 and 3 with a caregiver. Siblings are welcome! We’ll read stories, engage in music and movement, enjoy ukulele songs, and learn action rhymes and fingerplays, all to encourage early literacy development and a love of reading. Fridays at 11am, in the community room on the first […]
Teen Halloween Craft: Sensory Jars
Teen Halloween Craft: Sensory Jars
Children’s Art Studio
Friends in Grades 7-12 can join us in the Art Studio on October 11 from 3:30-4:30 pm to make our own spooky sensory jar! When?: Friday October 11 3:30-4:30 PM Where?: The Art studio on the 2nd Floor What?: An hour long program for friends in Grades 7-12 where you’ll get the chance to create your […]
3 events,
9 events,
C&C: Conversation & Camaraderie
C&C: Conversation & Camaraderie
Atrium, First Floor Reference Area
Conversations & Camaraderie: a Farmington Valley Men’s Social Group Focusing on friendship among men from Avon and the neighboring towns. This new group is focused on in-depth, philosophical conversations on a variety of topics; each meeting will have a different conversation starter. The first meeting will focus on growing up during the 1950s and 1960s, and […]
Do, Re, (You &) Me! Outside on the Library Lawn- September & October 2024
Do, Re, (You &) Me! Outside on the Library Lawn- September & October 2024
Library Lawn
A music program with Ms. Jaimee on the library lawn! (Weather permitting) For Children ages 6 and under with a caregiver! (If there is bad weather on any of the following dates, the program will meet indoors, in the Children’s Department on the 2nd floor of the library instead of the lawn). Tuesday mornings at […]
Escape the Politics: Paint and Sip Program (in-person)
Escape the Politics: Paint and Sip Program (in-person)
Atrium, First Floor Reference Area
Join us for a paint and sip event in the atrium. This program is part of our "Escape the Politics" Tuesdays in October series, sponsored by the Friends of the Avon Library. We'll create a fall scene using tabletop easels and acrylic paint. All supplies will be provided. Enjoy mocktails while painting! No experience necessary; […]
7 events,
Wednesday Morning Book Club: Someone Else’s Shoes
Wednesday Morning Book Club: Someone Else’s Shoes
Atrium, First Floor Reference Area
Join the Morning Book Club to talk about Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes. INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! “Very few authors have the power to make you laugh on one page and cry on the next. Moyes is one of them.” —The New York Times A story of mix-ups, mess-ups and making the most of second chances, […]
Open Art Studio
Open Art Studio
Children’s Art Studio
Art experiences designed to encourage creativity for families with children of all ages Drop in between 11:00 and 12:00 Wednesdays October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 November 6, 13 December 4, 11, 18
Teen Movie at Noon
Teen Movie at Noon
Teen Room
When: Wednesday, October 16th at 12:00 pm Where: Teen Room It’s a half day at school, come to the library and watch a movie! We'll be watching Over the Garden […]
9 events,
Baby and Me
Baby and Me
Children’s Storytime Room
Baby and Me Thursdays 11:00 to 11:30 Books, rhymes, songs, baby sign language and bubbles! Currently signing up babies: newborn to 12 months with a caregiver Registration required September 5, 12, 19, 26 October 10, 17, 24, 31 November 7, 14 December 5, 12, 19
Current Events (virtual program)
Current Events (virtual program)
Online (Zoom)
This is a freewheeling discussion of current affairs, culture, and anything else on our minds. There are never any shortage of topics to explore, and opinions to voice. Plan on about an hour or so of conversation and debate, organized by Avon residents. Please register and a Zoom link will be sent to you before the […]
4 events,
Little Lemurs Fall Storytime
Little Lemurs Fall Storytime
Throughout the Library
An early literacy program geared toward children ages 2 and 3 with a caregiver. Siblings are welcome! We’ll read stories, engage in music and movement, enjoy ukulele songs, and learn action rhymes and fingerplays, all to encourage early literacy development and a love of reading. Fridays at 11am, in the community room on the first […]
Nintendo Switch Tournament
Nintendo Switch Tournament
Teen Room
When: Friday, October 18th from 3:00 – 4:30 pm Where: Teen Room Think you’re the best gamer in town? Prove it at the library’s monthly Nintendo Switch Tournament*! Winner will […]
Friends of the Avon Library BOOK SALE
Friends of the Avon Library BOOK SALE
Community Room 2 (divided room)
Friends of the Avon Library Used Book Sale weekend!! This three-day fall sale will include adult fiction and nonfiction books, plus a selection of A/V materials only. (A separate children’s & teen book sale will be held on October 26.) Friday, October 18: 4 to 8 PM – Preview sale ($10 admission, free for […]
2 events,
Friends of the Avon Library BOOK SALE
Friends of the Avon Library BOOK SALE
Community Room 2 (divided room)
Friends of the Avon Library Used Book Sale weekend!! This three-day fall sale will include adult fiction and nonfiction books, plus a selection of A/V materials only. (A separate children’s & teen book sale will be held on October 26.) Friday, October 18: 4 to 8 PM – Preview sale ($10 admission, free for […]
2 events,
Friends of the Avon Library BOOK SALE
Friends of the Avon Library BOOK SALE
Community Room 2 (divided room)
Friends of the Avon Library Used Book Sale weekend!! This three-day fall sale will include adult fiction and nonfiction books, plus a selection of A/V materials only. (A separate children’s & teen book sale will be held on October 26.) Friday, October 18: 4 to 8 PM – Preview sale ($10 admission, free for […]
8 events,
Rockin’ Raccoons Storytime- Fall 2024
Rockin’ Raccoons Storytime- Fall 2024
Children’s Department Main Room
There will be no Rockin' Raccoons Mon. 10/7. This story time will return on Mon. 10/21. The Library will be closed on Mon. 10/14 in observance of the holiday. Join us Mondays in Fall for a fun, all-ages Storytime! On the Big Carpet in the Children’s Main Room, we will hear stories, dance […]
Crazy 8’s Bedtime Math Season 1 for Grades K-2!
Crazy 8’s Bedtime Math Season 1 for Grades K-2!
Children’s Storytime Room
Join us for 8 weeks of fun activities designed to strengthen your child’s math skills! Crazy 8s is the nation’s largest recreational after-school math club for kids in grades K-5. Monday afternoons from 4:30 – 5:30 in the Storytime Room (second floor). We will meet weekly from September 16th through November 18th. Space is limited! […]
7 events,
Do, Re, (You &) Me! Outside on the Library Lawn- September & October 2024
Do, Re, (You &) Me! Outside on the Library Lawn- September & October 2024
Library Lawn
A music program with Ms. Jaimee on the library lawn! (Weather permitting) For Children ages 6 and under with a caregiver! (If there is bad weather on any of the following dates, the program will meet indoors, in the Children’s Department on the 2nd floor of the library instead of the lawn). Tuesday mornings at […]
Visiting Nurse Blood Pressure/Blood Sugar Clinic
Visiting Nurse Blood Pressure/Blood Sugar Clinic
Gallery
Get your blood pressure and/or your blood sugar checked by the Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Litchfield County. No appointment needed. The visiting nurses are here on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. To find a blood pressure/blood sugar clinic in the Farmington Valley, click here When Avon Schools are canceled, there is no […]
Escape the Politics: Basics of Chocolate Truffle Making (In-Person Event)
Escape the Politics: Basics of Chocolate Truffle Making (In-Person Event)
Community Room
If you simply love chocolate and cooking or would like to learn to make some elegant desserts and chocolates, come to a lecture/demonstration entitled Basics of Chocolate Truffle Making. The lecture will include some basic information about chocolate, the various types, and how to work with it. Samples and recipes will include several different types […]
9 events,
Open Art Studio
Open Art Studio
Children’s Art Studio
Art experiences designed to encourage creativity for families with children of all ages Drop in between 11:00 and 12:00 Wednesdays October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 November 6, 13 December 4, 11, 18
Pokémon Trading Card Club
Pokémon Trading Card Club
Children’s Department Main Room
When: Wednesday, October 23rd from 4:30 – 5:30 pm Location: 2nd Floor, Children’s Department Main Floor Venture into the exciting world of Pokémon! Bring cards to show off or trade. Join us on the second floor, children’s department main floor for Pokémon Trading Card Club! Registration for a reminder for this all ages program. Parents of […]
9 events,
Baby and Me
Baby and Me
Children’s Storytime Room
Baby and Me Thursdays 11:00 to 11:30 Books, rhymes, songs, baby sign language and bubbles! Currently signing up babies: newborn to 12 months with a caregiver Registration required September 5, 12, 19, 26 October 10, 17, 24, 31 November 7, 14 December 5, 12, 19
Current Events (virtual program)
Current Events (virtual program)
Online (Zoom)
This is a freewheeling discussion of current affairs, culture, and anything else on our minds. There are never any shortage of topics to explore, and opinions to voice. Plan on about an hour or so of conversation and debate, organized by Avon residents. Please register and a Zoom link will be sent to you before the […]
3 events,
Little Lemurs Fall Storytime
Little Lemurs Fall Storytime
Throughout the Library
An early literacy program geared toward children ages 2 and 3 with a caregiver. Siblings are welcome! We’ll read stories, engage in music and movement, enjoy ukulele songs, and learn action rhymes and fingerplays, all to encourage early literacy development and a love of reading. Fridays at 11am, in the community room on the first […]
Teen Halloween Craft: Spooky Terrariums
Teen Halloween Craft: Spooky Terrariums
Children’s Art Studio
Friends in grades 7-12 can join us in the Art Studio on October 25th to create your own spooky terrarium! When?: Friday October 25 3:30-4:30 PM Where?: The Art studio on the 2nd Floor What?: An hour long program for friends in Grades 7-12 where you'll get the chance to create a miniature spooky terrarium! […]
4 events,
Friends of the Avon Library KIDS & TEEN BOOK SALE
Friends of the Avon Library KIDS & TEEN BOOK SALE
Community Room 2 (divided room)
Special one-day Kids & Teen Book Sale!! October 26, 2024, 9am - 4pm. Featuring children's picture books, hardcover and paperback books, tween & young adult books, DVDs and CDs. No admission fee. Please no strollers in the Community Room.
100 Things to Do In Connecticut Before You Die (Virtual)
100 Things to Do In Connecticut Before You Die (Virtual)
Online (Zoom)
In partnership with the Bloomfield Library, join us to learn about 100 Things to Do in Connecticut Before You Die with local author Anastasia Mills Healy. Take the Essex Steam Train into the scenic Connecticut River Valley or hop aboard Sea Mist for a sightseeing cruise through the picturesque Thimble Islands. Catch a Broadway-bound musical at […]
3 events,
6 events,
Rockin’ Raccoons Storytime- Fall 2024
Rockin’ Raccoons Storytime- Fall 2024
Children’s Department Main Room
There will be no Rockin' Raccoons Mon. 10/7. This story time will return on Mon. 10/21. The Library will be closed on Mon. 10/14 in observance of the holiday. Join us Mondays in Fall for a fun, all-ages Storytime! On the Big Carpet in the Children’s Main Room, we will hear stories, dance […]
China Book Discussion Series: The Good Earth
China Book Discussion Series: The Good Earth
Community Room
Mon., Oct. 28, 2024 2 PM: The Good Earth by Pearsl S. Buck Wang Lang, a simple peasant farmer, takes as a wife a battered slave girl who becomes an indomitable, loyal woman. Working the land together, they prosper and increase their holdings, yet Wang eventually betrays his family and neglects the earth he had […]
Crazy 8’s Bedtime Math Season 1 for Grades K-2!
Crazy 8’s Bedtime Math Season 1 for Grades K-2!
Children’s Storytime Room
Join us for 8 weeks of fun activities designed to strengthen your child’s math skills! Crazy 8s is the nation’s largest recreational after-school math club for kids in grades K-5. Monday afternoons from 4:30 – 5:30 in the Storytime Room (second floor). We will meet weekly from September 16th through November 18th. Space is limited! […]
5 events,
Do, Re, (You &) Me! Outside on the Library Lawn- September & October 2024
Do, Re, (You &) Me! Outside on the Library Lawn- September & October 2024
Library Lawn
A music program with Ms. Jaimee on the library lawn! (Weather permitting) For Children ages 6 and under with a caregiver! (If there is bad weather on any of the following dates, the program will meet indoors, in the Children’s Department on the 2nd floor of the library instead of the lawn). Tuesday mornings at […]
Escape the Politics: Victorian Gossip Girl (in-person)
Escape the Politics: Victorian Gossip Girl (in-person)
Community Room
Join us for a dramatic presentation by Judith Kalora of History at Play! This program is part of our "Escape the Politics" Tuesdays in October series, sponsored by the Friends of the Avon Library. Mrs. Annie Adams Fields has incredible influence on literary decisions at Ticknor & Fields Publishing House (forerunner to Houghton Mifflin). Counting […]
Special October Kid Readers Unite: Not Another Banned Book by Dana Alison Levy
Special October Kid Readers Unite: Not Another Banned Book by Dana Alison Levy
Board Room, 2nd Floor
This is a book discussion for kids and we will have a special guest via Zoom, the author of Not Another Banned Book, Dana Alison Levy! Date: Tues. October 29th, 4:30-5:30pm Location: 2nd floor, Board Room Who can sign up? Kids in Grades 4-6. The first 12 kids to sign up AND pickup their book will […]
7 events,
Open Art Studio
Open Art Studio
Children’s Art Studio
Art experiences designed to encourage creativity for families with children of all ages Drop in between 11:00 and 12:00 Wednesdays October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 November 6, 13 December 4, 11, 18
(In-Person Event) Witches in Connecticut
(In-Person Event) Witches in Connecticut
Community Room
The harrowing story of the hanging of witches in Colonial New England continues to haunt our present-day imagination. The trials and executions of witches in Connecticut predated the more famous Salem witch panic by over 40 years. Hear the stories of some of the women and men accused, tried, and executed as witches and learn […]
Swap Canvases Painting
Swap Canvases Painting
Teen Room
When: Wednesday, October 30th from 3:30 - 4:30 pm Where: 2nd Floor, Teen Room You’ll start a beautiful creation and when the music stops, you’ll have to swap your canvas with someone else! You’ll begin again but this time you painting on someone else’s canvas! Lets see what wacky and wonderful paintings we can create […]
8 events,
Baby and Me
Baby and Me
Children’s Storytime Room
Baby and Me Thursdays 11:00 to 11:30 Books, rhymes, songs, baby sign language and bubbles! Currently signing up babies: newborn to 12 months with a caregiver Registration required September 5, 12, 19, 26 October 10, 17, 24, 31 November 7, 14 December 5, 12, 19
1 event,
CTDA Open Meeting 2024
CTDA Open Meeting 2024
Community Room
Learn more about the CTDA and engage with the CTDA community from across Connecticut to talk about all the work being done to advance digital cultural heritage across the state of Connecticut. The CTDA Open Meeting includes participants from across Connecticut and with this event to be available both in-person broadcast virtually on November 1, […]
3 events,
Short Story Workshop (Series of Four)
Short Story Workshop (Series of Four)
Board Room, 2nd Floor
Join us at 11 am on Saturday mornings in November for a series of short story workshops! This hands-on fiction writing workshop will lead participants through discussions of ideas and inspiration, structure, plot, and revision, with weekly flash fiction exercises to get creativity flowing. The goal is to end the month with a working draft […]
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