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Summer Gallery Exhibit: Art on a Card
Summer Gallery Exhibit: Art on a Card
Gallery Exhibit
Summer Gallery Exhibit: Art on a Card Now on display in our Gallery through August 30, 2022 At the beginning of 2022, the Avon Library held an art contest to design new library cards. Avon residents were invited to submit their designs in one of four age groups: Elementary, Middle School, High School and Adult. […]
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Eastern Europe Today: “There is an infinite amount of hope in the universe… Just not for us.”
Eastern Europe Today: “There is an infinite amount of hope in the universe… Just not for us.”
Join us for another lecture in our ongoing series on the Russia/Ukraine conflict with the United Nations Association of Connecticut. Eastern Europe Today: "There is an infinite amount of hope in the universe… Just not for us.” The region of Central and Eastern Europe has been dominated by instability and violence since the fall of […]
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The Ultimate Book of Cakes and Cookies: Virtual Event with Hannah Miles
The Ultimate Book of Cakes and Cookies: Virtual Event with Hannah Miles
Join us for a fun virtual event with Hannah Miles, to celebrate the release of her new cookbook. THE ULTIMATE BOOK OF CAKES AND COOKIES is the ultimate collection of every cake or cookie recipe you will ever need, written by BBC Masterchef finalist Hannah Miles. Home-baked cakes and cookies are one of life’s great treats. Whatever […]
Community Dialogue to Make Avon a Safer Place to Drive, Bike, and Walk
Community Dialogue to Make Avon a Safer Place to Drive, Bike, and Walk
Community Room
Please join representatives from the Avon Police Department and local and state government officials as we come together to identify unsafe driving issues and brainstorm solutions This event is not sponsored by the Avon Library.
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Current Events (virtual program)
Current Events (virtual program)
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 […]
A Certain Darkness: Virtual Author Event with Anna Lee Huber
A Certain Darkness: Virtual Author Event with Anna Lee Huber
Join for a virtual event with Anna Lee Huber to celebrate the release of A Certain Darkness, releasing August 30th. The 1920s are off to an intriguing start in USA Today bestselling author Anna Lee Huber's thrilling mystery series featuring former Secret Service agent Verity Kent. For even as a new decade dawns, the shadow of […]
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The Library is closed for the holiday.
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The Library is closed for the holiday.
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Do, Re, (You &) Me!!! Outside on the Library Lawn! September/October 2022
Do, Re, (You &) Me!!! Outside on the Library Lawn! September/October 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 […]
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(In-Person Event) Morning Book Club: The Kitchen Front
(In-Person Event) Morning Book Club: The Kitchen Front
Community Room
Join the Morning Book Club to talk about The Kitchen Front. The novel by best-selling author Jennifer Ryan is about a BBC-sponsored wartime cooking competition and the four women who […]
Edible Wild Plants of Autumn (Virtual Program)
Edible Wild Plants of Autumn (Virtual Program)
Autumn is a time of bounty and harvest for woodland creatures and foragers alike. Nuts are falling to the forest floor, fruits are ripening, and roots and tubers are thickening […]
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IN PERSON EVENT: Gluten Free Lifestyle
IN PERSON EVENT: Gluten Free Lifestyle
Learn why a gluten free diet can contribute to better digestion, sleep and metabolic health. Get some tips on how to get started and nourish with nutrient dense gluten free […]
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 […]
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Crazy 8’s Bedtime Math Season TWO for Grades K – 2!
Crazy 8’s Bedtime Math Season TWO for Grades K – 2!
Children’s Art Studio
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-2. Monday afternoons from 4:30 – 5:30 in the Art Studio (second floor). We will meet weekly from September 12 to November 7 (No club on […]
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 […]
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Do, Re, (You &) Me!!! Outside on the Library Lawn! September/October 2022
Do, Re, (You &) Me!!! Outside on the Library Lawn! September/October 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 […]
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Travel Meetups (Virtual Meeting)
Travel Meetups (Virtual Meeting)
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 […]
In-Person Event: Wills and Decedents Estates (Part One & Part Two)
In-Person Event: Wills and Decedents Estates (Part One & Part Two)
Community Room
Milestone Planning Series! Wills and Decedents Estates -Introduction to Probate Part One Presented by Judge of Probate Cynthia Becker Judge Becker will discuss what a Last Will and Testament is, […]
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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 […]
Unearthing History: 2022 Virtual Lecture #4: aDNA – Ancient DNA
Unearthing History: 2022 Virtual Lecture #4: aDNA – Ancient DNA
Unearthing History: The discovery of a 12,500 year old Paleo-Indian site along the Farmington River in Avon. Join us for a virtual series of lectures, sponsored by a grant from the Lower […]
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Crazy 8’s Bedtime Math Season TWO for Grades K – 2!
Crazy 8’s Bedtime Math Season TWO for Grades K – 2!
Children’s Art Studio
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-2. […]
Edible Wild Mushrooms of Connecticut (Virtual Program)
Edible Wild Mushrooms of Connecticut (Virtual Program)
Learn about the choice, wild edible mushrooms that can be found in Connecticut. Karen Monger of The 3 Foragers will guide us through the mushroom hunting seasons and teach us […]
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Do, Re, (You &) Me!!! Outside on the Library Lawn! September/October 2022
Do, Re, (You &) Me!!! Outside on the Library Lawn! September/October 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 […]
Virtual Reading of THE BEST KIND OF MOONCAKE with Creator Pearl AuYeung
Virtual Reading of THE BEST KIND OF MOONCAKE with Creator Pearl AuYeung
When? Tuesday, September 20, 6:00 - 6:45 pm For Who? Families with children ages 4 - 7 (We ask that caregivers are present for Zoom!) Where? On Zoom What? In […]
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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 […]
Meditation in Current Times
Meditation in Current Times
In the world we live in today there is much uncertainty and many stressors that we are faced with on a day to day basis. The world as we know […]
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Australia Book Discussion Series
Australia Book Discussion Series
Community Room
Mon., Sept. 26, 2022 at 2 PM: The Secret River by Kate Grenville Moving between the slums of nineteenth-century London and the convict colonies of Australia, chronicles the lives and […]
Crazy 8’s Bedtime Math Season TWO for Grades K – 2!
Crazy 8’s Bedtime Math Season TWO for Grades K – 2!
Children’s Art Studio
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-2. […]
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 […]
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Do, Re, (You &) Me!!! Outside on the Library Lawn! September/October 2022
Do, Re, (You &) Me!!! Outside on the Library Lawn! September/October 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 […]
The Latecomer: Virtual Author Event with Jean Hanff Korelitz for Book Clubs
The Latecomer: Virtual Author Event with Jean Hanff Korelitz for Book Clubs
Join us for a special virtual book club event/discussion with author Jean Hanff Korelitz! From the New York Times bestselling author of The Plot, Jean Hanff Korelitz’s The Latecomer is a layered and immersive literary novel about three siblings, desperate to escape one another, and the upending of their family by the late arrival of a fourth. The Latecomer follows the […]
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(In-Person) Looking at Art: A Memory Care Program
(In-Person) Looking at Art: A Memory Care Program
Community Room
Led by a trained museum educator from the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut, this art appreciation program is for adults with memory loss and their caregivers, both professional and family. […]
(In-Person) Looking at Art: A Memory Care Program
(In-Person) Looking at Art: A Memory Care Program
Community Room
Led by a trained museum educator from the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut, this art appreciation program is for adults with memory loss and their caregivers, both professional and family. […]
(In-Person) Why We Travel: 100 Reasons to Get Up and Go: Author Event With Patricia Schultz
(In-Person) Why We Travel: 100 Reasons to Get Up and Go: Author Event With Patricia Schultz
Community Room
Join us for an in-person event with Patricia Schultz to celebrate the release of her new book! Renowned writer Patricia Schultz pioneered the concept of the travel book as both wish list […]
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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 […]
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