Do, Re, (You &) Me! Music program outside on Library Lawn!!! October – November 2021
Library Lawn 281 Country Club Road, AvonTake & Eat bag: Mexican sweet and spicy snacks and candy!
Children's Information Desk 281 Country Club Rd, AvonVolunteer to make Winter and Holiday themed cards for senior citizens!
Children's Information Desk 281 Country Club Rd, AvonVolunteer to make Winter and Holiday themed cards for senior citizens!
Children's Information Desk 281 Country Club Rd, AvonWeek of Events
Gallery Exhibit: Farmington River Quilt Project
Gallery Exhibit: Farmington River Quilt Project
The Farmington River Quilt Project Now on display in our Gallery through October 30, 2021 When CT quilter MaryPat Leger saw the Sacramento River Quilt, she envisioned a similar work that would celebrate the Farmington River. Her inspiration brought together 24 quilt artists to create the The Farmington River Quilt Project. The quilt portrays 25 […]
Volunteer to make Fall & Halloween themed cards for senior citizens!
Volunteer to make Fall & Halloween themed cards for senior citizens!
Volunteering 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 facilities, and […]
Kids Online Creative Comics Community!
Kids Online Creative Comics Community!
Calling all kids in grades 2 and up who love to be creative!!! Join our online Creative Comics Community. Each week kids will submit one photo by email of a comic or graphic novel creation. When creating, think of something that can be shared in one photo, like a comic strip, comic panel/box, character, or […]
Volunteer to make Winter and Holiday themed cards for senior citizens!
Volunteer to make Winter and Holiday themed cards for senior citizens!
Sign up has ended for this program. Volunteering 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 […]
Friends of Avon Library Book Sale
Friends of Avon Library Book Sale
The Friends are planning a streamlined and safe Used Book Sale weekend. In order to limit crowding in the Community Room, this fall sale will include adult fiction and nonfiction […]
Friends of CT Libraries
Teen 4G Afterschool@AFPL
Teen 4G Afterschool@AFPL
We are excited to have the Teen Room open again and to see 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 limit of […]
Briarcliff Swim Club
Fall Documentary Film Discussion Series (virtual program)
Fall Documentary Film Discussion Series (virtual program)
Join us on Monday nights at 7:00 pm this October! View these films at home (check https://www.justwatch.com) for options, and join us for a Zoom discussion on the dates listed below. Bob Kagan was Chair of the Communication Department at Manchester Community College for 30 years. In his “unretirement” he teaches Communication courses at Central Connecticut State University […]
Data Analytics (Six Week Virtual Course)
Data Analytics (Six Week Virtual Course)
Data Analytics 101 The course provides broad understanding of the data analytics field, technologies and opportunities. Provides basics of data analytics including understanding of structured and unstructured data, data ingestion/storage and consumption. It also provides information about various types of analytics – descriptive/diagnostic/predictive/prescriptive. There are classes that covers concept of data visualization and machine learning. Course taught by […]
Do, Re, (You &) Me! Music program outside on Library Lawn!!! October – November 2021
Do, Re, (You &) Me! Music program outside on Library Lawn!!! October – November 2021
A music program for children 6 and under with caregiver with Ms. Jaimee outside on the library lawn! Tuesday mornings at 11:00 a.m. October 5: Favorites! October 12: Dance, Dance, Dance! October 19: Ocean Waves! October 26: More Fall Fun! November 2: NO PROGRAM TODAY November 9: Colors! November 16: Bears! November 23: On the […]
Ernest Paul
Farmington Valley VNA Blood Pressure/Blood Sugar Clinic
Farmington Valley VNA Blood Pressure/Blood Sugar Clinic
Get your blood pressure and/or your blood sugar checked by the Farmington Valley VNA. No appointment needed, masks required. To find a blood pressure/blood sugar clinic in the Farmington Valley, click here
Teen 4G Afterschool@AFPL
Teen 4G Afterschool@AFPL
We are excited to have the Teen Room open again and to see 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 limit of […]
October Kid Readers Unite (KRU) book discussion of A Touch of Ruckus
October Kid Readers Unite (KRU) book discussion of A Touch of Ruckus
Kid Readers Unite book discussion (KRU) Are you in ENTERING Grades 4-6 and LOVE to read? Do you want to get a free book just for reading? Then KRU is […]
October Teen Advisory Board
October Teen Advisory Board
A great way to get your volunteer hours! AFPL Teen Advisory Board: Tuesday, 10/26, 5:00-6:00 PM . Open to teens in Grades 9-12 What will we do at this meeting? This meeting will be virtual on Zoom. We will talk about ideas, projects, and programs to do this school year. Teens will learn about ways […]
Yoga For Every Body! (Evening Set)
Yoga For Every Body! (Evening Set)
Yoga For Every Body! This series will meet three times at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, 10/19, 10/26, and 11/2. Please register once for this series. Have you seen pictures of people doing yoga in magazines, on Facebook and Instagram and said something like this to yourself? “I can’t do yoga! I’m not flexible. I don’t […]
Tableau (Six Week Virtual Course)
Tableau (Six Week Virtual Course)
Course description: This course provides intensive experience with Tableau as a visualization tool for data scientists. The course will start by teaching how to navigate the software, connect it to a data file, and export a worksheet. It will then progress to provide in depth content, examples and hands on practice in creating charts, data […]
Teen 4G Afterschool@AFPL
Teen 4G Afterschool@AFPL
We are excited to have the Teen Room open again and to see 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 limit of […]
Python (Six Week Virtual Course)
Python (Six Week Virtual Course)
Learn Python! Course Instructor: Pradumn Bajpai There are many programming languages available, but Python is popularly used by statisticians, engineers, and scientists to perform data analytics because Python is easy to learn […]
Razzle Dazzle Dance Party
Razzle Dazzle Dance Party
Dance along and have some fun to your favorite songs. For children under age six with a caregiver Thursday mornings at 11 a.m. September 9, 16, 23, & 30 October 7, 14, 21, & 28 @ the Avon Library Lawn (Grass area behind the library facing Sunnybrook Road and Country Club) In the event of […]
Teen 4G Afterschool@AFPL
Teen 4G Afterschool@AFPL
We are excited to have the Teen Room open again and to see 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 limit of […]
Big Buddies: Sign up for Fall 2021 Virtual Book Buddies!
Big Buddies: Sign up for Fall 2021 Virtual Book Buddies!
Fall 2021 Virtual Book Buddies sign up for Big Buddies! (if you want to sign up for Little Buddies, kids in Grades K-3, click here) Time: 4:00-5:00 PM Dates: Thursday October 21, 28, November 4, 18 (No meeting on November 11). Check your schedule that you can attend all 4 meetings! Who can be a […]
Little Buddies: Sign up for Fall 2021 Virtual Book Buddies!
Little Buddies: Sign up for Fall 2021 Virtual Book Buddies!
Fall 2021 Virtual Book Buddies sign up for Little Buddies! (if you want to sign up to be a Big Buddy, teens in Grades 7-12, click here) Time: 4:00-5:00 PM Dates: Thursdays October 21, 28, November 4, 18 (No meeting November 11, Veteran's Day) Check your schedule that you can attend all 4 meetings! What […]
Are You Recycling Right? (Virtual Program)
Are You Recycling Right? (Virtual Program)
Deciding to recycle items is just the first step. You also want to make sure the items are recycled properly. Join Sherill Baldwin, from the Connecticut Department of Energy and […]
SQL (Six Week Virtual Course)
SQL (Six Week Virtual Course)
SQL Instructor: TBD If notes are the way to read/write music, SQL is the language of data bases. SQL plays an important role in data analysis. SQL is the standard querying language for all the relational databases. The course will introduce the concepts of SQL and then through hands on exercises, teach about joins, subqueries, expressions, stored procedures. […]
Take & Eat bag: Mexican sweet and spicy snacks and candy!
Take & Eat bag: Mexican sweet and spicy snacks and candy!
Registration is closed for this event, but we might have a couple extra bags. If you are a teen in Grades 7-12 and you didn't sign up but want a bag, come to the 2nd floor Kid's Desk and ask if one is available. Who can sign up? Teens in Grades 7-12. Limited supply of […]
Teen 4G Afterschool@AFPL
Teen 4G Afterschool@AFPL
We are excited to have the Teen Room open again and to see 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 limit of […]