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Early Learning MINI Pack Pick Up!
Early Learning MINI Pack Pick Up!
Children’s Department Main Room
While supplies last, pick up an early learning MINI pack for your 3 - 6 year old from the children's room starting, Tuesday, May 31st at 10 am. One bag per child Recommended ages 3 - 6 with parent assistance Contains: popsicle stick math puzzle art, glue stick, song suggestions, and a parent guide All […]
5 events,
June Art Exhibit: Breaking Political Boundaries by Sarah Schneiderman
Gallery Exhibit
BREAKING POLITICAL BOUNDARIES - Art assemblages by Sarah Schneiderman Now on display in our Gallery through June 30, 2022 Our June exhibit features assemblages by artist Sarah Schneiderman. Each piece has been crafted by transforming non-recyclable trash and repurposed objects into realistic and finely crafted images. Her work investigates social, environmental and political […]
(In-Person Event) Morning Book Club: The Silent Patient
(In-Person Event) Morning Book Club: The Silent Patient
Community Room
Join the Morning Book Club to talk about The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. Copies of the book 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, friendly group. Participation is limited […]
Teen 4G Afterschool@AFPL 2022
Teen 4G Afterschool@AFPL 2022
Teen Room
We want to make a safe, fun place for teens. Want your teen to have a spot in the Teen Room on weekdays afterschool? The Teen Room is for teens in Grades 7-12. There will be a limit of 20 teens in the Teen Room on weekday afternoons (a separate registration will be made for […]
June Teen Writers Block
June Teen Writers Block
Board Room, 2nd Floor
When: Wednesday June 1st, 4:00-5:00 PM Open to teens in Grades 7-12. This meeting is planned to be in person in the 2nd Floor Board Room. This month’s theme: Let’s celebrate the end of the school year with some interactive storytelling! We'll have some whiteboard fun, brainstorming plots and creating our own flash fiction! This […]
6 events,
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 […]
Teen 4G Afterschool@AFPL 2022
Teen 4G Afterschool@AFPL 2022
Teen Room
We want to make a safe, fun place for teens. Want your teen to have a spot in the Teen Room on weekdays afterschool? The Teen Room is for teens in Grades 7-12. There will be a limit of 20 teens in the Teen Room on weekday afternoons (a separate registration will be made for […]
3 events,
Teen 4G Afterschool@AFPL 2022
Teen 4G Afterschool@AFPL 2022
Teen Room
We want to make a safe, fun place for teens. Want your teen to have a spot in the Teen Room on weekdays afterschool? The Teen Room is for teens in Grades 7-12. There will be a limit of 20 teens in the Teen Room on weekday afternoons (a separate registration will be made for […]
In-Person Event: PRIDE Block Party!
In-Person Event: PRIDE Block Party!
Offsite: West Avon Congregational Church
You're invited to the Avon's first PRIDE block party! Balloons, a bouncy house, LGBTQIA+ resources, Touch-a-Truck, "Avon Cares" sign sale, and more! No registration, just come by! Event will be held at the West Avon Congregational Church, 280 Country Club Rd., Avon June 2022 PRIDE events are designed and hosted by the West Avon Congregational Church, […]
4 events,
Avon Civility Project: Love Your Enemies (In-Person Workshop #1)
Avon Civility Project: Love Your Enemies (In-Person Workshop #1)
Offsite: Avon Congregational Church
The Social and Environmental Justice Ministry is excited to announce that the Avon Congregational Church, in conjunction with the Farmington Valley American Muslim Center and the Avon Free Public Library are sponsoring two free Civility Training sessions by the American Institute for Civility in Government on June 4. The sessions will help people to break […]
Avon Civility Project: Love Your Enemies (In-Person Workshop #2)
Avon Civility Project: Love Your Enemies (In-Person Workshop #2)
Offsite: Avon Congregational Church
The Social and Environmental Justice Ministry is excited to announce that the Avon Congregational Church, in conjunction with the Farmington Valley American Muslim Center and the Avon Free Public Library are sponsoring two free Civility Training sessions by the American Institute for Civility in Government on June 4. The sessions will help people to break […]
2 events,
5 events,
In-Person International Book Discussion Series: The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali
In-Person International Book Discussion Series: The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali
Community Room
A novel set in 1953 Tehran, against the backdrop of the Iranian Coup, about a young couple in love who are separated on the eve of their marriage, and who are reunited sixty years later, after having moved on to live independent lives in America, to discover the truth about what happened on that fateful […]
Teen 4G Afterschool@AFPL 2022
Teen 4G Afterschool@AFPL 2022
Teen Room
The Teen Room at the Avon Free Public Library is open and we love seeing the teens afterschool! We want to make a safe, fun place for teens. Want your teen to have a spot in the Teen Room on weekdays afterschool? The Teen Room is for teens in Grades 7-12. There will be a […]
Intro To Champion Chinese: Learning Chinese Can Be Easy
Intro To Champion Chinese: Learning Chinese Can Be Easy
Community Room
This program is aimed at parents, but children in K-12, and anyone interested in learning Chinese, are all welcome to attend. Date: June, 6, 2022 from 5:45-6:45 PM Location: In person at the Avon Free Public Library Community Room Learning Chinese can feel intimidating-but there are ways to make it easier. Pei-Pei Champion has created […]
7 events,
Yoga for Everybody! Virtual Classes (June 2022)
Yoga for Everybody! Virtual Classes (June 2022)
Online
June 2022 sessions: Tuesday mornings, 10:00 am, on 6/7, 6/14, 6/21, 6/28. Yoga is a beneficial practice for everyone and every body. It improves our immune function, makes us more flexible and strong, helps us to balance better, breathe better, and stand up straighter! Sometimes we let our ego (or fear) keep us from going to a […]
History of Fashion Series: Three Virtual Programs
History of Fashion Series: Three Virtual Programs
Online (Zoom)
Join us for three virtual presentations on fashion history with Ren Antonowicz this June! Tuesday, 6/7/22, 2pm, “Shoes Through The Decades” Are you curious about the footwear of years gone by? If so, join us as we explore the evolution of shoes from the reign of Queen Victoria through the decades of the 20th Century. […]
7 events,
Calm Kits for Finals (For Teens in Grades 9-12)
Children’s Information Desk
We get that Finals are almost here and we all know Finals are stressful. The Avon Library and Avon Youth Services Bureau partnered to make Calm Kits for teens to help during this time. Registration required to get a Calm Kit. Sign up opens immediately, but there is a limited supply of bags available for […]
Yoga for Gardeners (Online Event)
Yoga for Gardeners (Online Event)
Online (Zoom)
Learn to garden with less strain and eliminate pain! Susie Vanderlip has been passionate about gardening and yoga all her life. When she entered her senior years, she became acutely aware of how important it is to prepare the body before gardening, to stop and refresh while gardening, and to relax and absorb the joy […]
Teen 4G Afterschool@AFPL 2022
Teen 4G Afterschool@AFPL 2022
Teen Room
We want to make a safe, fun place for teens. Want your teen to have a spot in the Teen Room on weekdays afterschool? The Teen Room is for teens in Grades 7-12. There will be a limit of 20 teens in the Teen Room on weekday afternoons (a separate registration will be made for […]
Pride Paint Night Gr 5 – 8
Pride Paint Night Gr 5 – 8
Children’s Art Studio
This program is co-sponsored with the Avon Youth Services Bureau and the Avon Free Public Library. Who is the event for? Grades 5-8 When and where is the meeting? Wed, 6/8 @ 4:30 pm In Person - Art Studio 2nd Floor Join us to celebrate Pride! In a LGBTQIA+ affirming safe space, we are going […]
6 events,
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 […]
Teen 4G Afterschool@AFPL 2022
Teen 4G Afterschool@AFPL 2022
Teen Room
We want to make a safe, fun place for teens. Want your teen to have a spot in the Teen Room on weekdays afterschool? The Teen Room is for teens in Grades 7-12. There will be a limit of 20 teens in the Teen Room on weekday afternoons (a separate registration will be made for […]
3 events,
Teen 4G Afterschool@AFPL 2022
Teen 4G Afterschool@AFPL 2022
Teen Room
The Teen Room at the Avon Free Public Library is open and we love seeing the teens afterschool! We want to make a safe, fun place for teens. Want your teen to have a spot in the Teen Room on weekdays afterschool? The Teen Room is for teens in Grades 7-12. There will be a […]
7 events,
Yoga for Everybody! Virtual Classes (June 2022)
Yoga for Everybody! Virtual Classes (June 2022)
Online
June 2022 sessions: Tuesday mornings, 10:00 am, on 6/7, 6/14, 6/21, 6/28. Yoga is a beneficial practice for everyone and every body. It improves our immune function, makes us more flexible and strong, helps us to balance better, breathe better, and stand up straighter! Sometimes we let our ego (or fear) keep us from going to a […]
History of Fashion Series: Three Virtual Programs
History of Fashion Series: Three Virtual Programs
Online (Zoom)
Join us for three virtual presentations on fashion history with Ren Antonowicz this June! Tuesday, 6/7/22, 2pm, “Shoes Through The Decades” Are you curious about the footwear of years gone by? If so, join us as we explore the evolution of shoes from the reign of Queen Victoria through the decades of the 20th Century. […]
6 events,
Travel Meetups (Virtual Meeting)
Travel Meetups (Virtual Meeting)
Online (Zoom)
We travel because our life is defined by experiences. No matter whether we traveled near or far, all of those experiences helped us shape who we currently are. Join us for open discussions about your travel memories. Share your own adventures, photos from around the world and meet other travel enthusiasts. Please register once and […]
Teen Virtual Anime Club for June!
Teen Virtual Anime Club for June!
Online
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 in Grades 6-12. Registration required, signing up for 1 event signs you up for all […]
4 events,
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 […]
Sing Your Stuffy To Sleep!
Sing Your Stuffy To Sleep!
Children’s Department Main Room
Thursday Evenings at 6:00 p.m. on the Children's Department Main Floor! For Children age 6 and under with a caregiver. Join Ms. Jaimee at the piano to sing bedtime songs and listen to stories with your favorite stuffed animal! June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Ocean State: Stewart O’Nan Virtual Author Event
Ocean State: Stewart O’Nan Virtual Author Event
Online (Zoom)
Join us live via Zoom event with best-selling author Stewart O'Nan, who will be discussing his new book Ocean State. About this book: When I was in eighth grade my sister helped kill another girl. For the Oliviera family - mum Carol, daughters Angel and Marie - autumn 2009 in the once-prosperous beach town of […]
3 events,
CTDA Annual Conference! (Virtual)
Online (Zoom)
Welcome to the 2022 CTDA Conference This event is for members of the CTDA community: libraries, museums, and historians. It will focus on being a "networking day" where we will come together and share ideas, conversations, and thoughts related to the CTDA. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Kathy Hermes, CCSU, will present, “Forgotten Voices of the Revolutionary War: People […]
June Teen Readers Unite: Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert book discussion
June Teen Readers Unite: Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert book discussion
Online (Zoom 2-Kids and Teens)
Date of this virtual discussion: FRIDAY JUNE 3:00 - 4, 5:00-6:00 PM Who can sign up? Teens ages 13+. This book is recommended for ages 13+ due to language, violence, and dead rabbits. Registration required for Zoom link & book. The first 10 teens to sign up AND pickup their book will get a spot at […]
4 events,
Wonderful Week of Weaving
Wonderful Week of Weaving
Board Room, 2nd Floor
For kids and teen entering Grades 4 - 7 Monday, June 20-Wednesday, June 22 from 2-4 pm Learn how to weave & create Pinterest-inspired projects using simple looms and colorful cotton loops. Sign up once and attend ALL THREE SESSIONS
Nerve Center: How Substance Use Rewires Young Minds
Nerve Center: How Substance Use Rewires Young Minds
Community Room
Monday, June 20 @ 6:30 pm For Adults and High School students with their Caregiver Nerve Center is an engaging presentation that takes participants on a journey through an adolescent body to see how youth are impacted by substance use. This presentation will cover brain science, addiction, and other detrimental impacts of substance […]
7 events,
Yoga for Everybody! Virtual Classes (June 2022)
Yoga for Everybody! Virtual Classes (June 2022)
Online
June 2022 sessions: Tuesday mornings, 10:00 am, on 6/7, 6/14, 6/21, 6/28. Yoga is a beneficial practice for everyone and every body. It improves our immune function, makes us more flexible and strong, helps us to balance better, breathe better, and stand up straighter! Sometimes we let our ego (or fear) keep us from going to a […]
History of Fashion Series: Three Virtual Programs
History of Fashion Series: Three Virtual Programs
Online (Zoom)
Join us for three virtual presentations on fashion history with Ren Antonowicz this June! Tuesday, 6/7/22, 2pm, “Shoes Through The Decades” Are you curious about the footwear of years gone by? If so, join us as we explore the evolution of shoes from the reign of Queen Victoria through the decades of the 20th Century. […]
Wonderful Week of Weaving
Wonderful Week of Weaving
Board Room, 2nd Floor
For kids and teen entering Grades 4 - 7 Monday, June 20-Wednesday, June 22 from 2-4 pm Learn how to weave & create Pinterest-inspired projects using simple looms and colorful cotton loops. Sign up once and attend ALL THREE SESSIONS
5 events,
Wonderful Week of Weaving
Wonderful Week of Weaving
Board Room, 2nd Floor
For kids and teen entering Grades 4 - 7 Monday, June 20-Wednesday, June 22 from 2-4 pm Learn how to weave & create Pinterest-inspired projects using simple looms and colorful […]
IN-PERSON EVENT: Author event with B.A. Shapiro: Metropolis
IN-PERSON EVENT: Author event with B.A. Shapiro: Metropolis
Community Room
Join us for a lovely evening with B.A. Shapiro! On the heels of a number of “inventive and entertaining” (The Boston Globe) historical thrillers set in the art world, including the New York Times bestseller The Art Forger, New England Book Award winner B. A. Shapiro deftly veers into new terrain with Metropolis (Publication Date: May 17, 2022; $27.95), […]
3 events,
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 […]
Sing Your Stuffy To Sleep!
Sing Your Stuffy To Sleep!
Children’s Department Main Room
Thursday Evenings at 6:00 p.m. on the Children's Department Main Floor! For Children age 6 and under with a caregiver. Join Ms. Jaimee at the piano to sing bedtime songs […]
3 events,
Mary Alice Monroe Author Visit
Mary Alice Monroe Author Visit
Community Room
Meet author Mary Alice Monroe! Special author visit for middle grade readers! Celebrate the release of Search for Treasure with the Avon, Farmington, and Simsbury Libraries. Written together with her longtime colleague Angela May, Mary Alice Monroe’s first book for middle grade readers, The Islanders, is the story of friendships forged in the wild, and what happens when […]
2 events,
In-Person Event: Artifact Identification Day
In-Person Event: Artifact Identification Day
Offsite: Avon Senior Center
Bring your artifacts for identification! Free event, open to the public. Presented by staff and volunteers of the Institute of American Indian Studies, Washington, CT. Paul Wegner, Co-Director; Craig Nelson, Member and Secretary of the Board of Trustees; Nancy Najarian, Collections Volunteer The Institute will have selected items, from various time periods, on display for viewing. Details: […]
4 events,
How to be an ally to members of the LGBTQIA community (virtual program)
How to be an ally to members of the LGBTQIA community (virtual program)
Online (Zoom)
How to be an ally to members of the LGBTQIA community Join Jillian Celentano and a panel of gender diverse teens for a discussion on how to support members of […]
7 events,
Yoga for Everybody! Virtual Classes (June 2022)
Yoga for Everybody! Virtual Classes (June 2022)
Online
June 2022 sessions: Tuesday mornings, 10:00 am, on 6/7, 6/14, 6/21, 6/28. Yoga is a beneficial practice for everyone and every body. It improves our immune function, makes us more flexible and strong, helps us to balance better, breathe better, and stand up straighter! Sometimes we let our ego (or fear) keep us from going to a […]
Do, Re, (You &) Me!!! Outside on the Library Lawn! (Summer 2022)
Do, Re, (You &) Me!!! Outside on the Library Lawn! (Summer 2022)
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). Tuesdays at 11:00 […]
2 events,
Teen Virtual Anime Club for June!
Teen Virtual Anime Club for June!
Online
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 […]
6 events,
Volunteer to make Summer cards for senior citizens!
Children’s Information Desk
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 them to the Avon Senior Citizen Center, assisted living […]
Razzle Dazzle Dance Party – INDOORS
Razzle Dazzle Dance Party – INDOORS
Community Room
Dance along and have some fun to your favorite songs. Who: For ages six and under with a caregiver When: Thursday mornings @ 11 a.m. / June 30, July 7, […]
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 […]
Sing Your Stuffy To Sleep!
Sing Your Stuffy To Sleep!
Children’s Department Main Room
Thursday Evenings at 6:00 p.m. on the Children's Department Main Floor! For Children age 6 and under with a caregiver. Join Ms. Jaimee at the piano to sing bedtime songs […]
2 events,
Little Lemurs (Outside)
Little Lemurs (Outside)
Library Lawn
Come for early literacy fun featuring stories, ukulele songs, rhymes, and movement! This 30 minute interactive program is specifically geared toward children aged 2 and 3. For ages 2 and 3 with caregiver Friday mornings, July 1, 8, 15, 22 & August 5, 12 @ 11am *Sign up once for the whole session* Meeting on […]
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