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 […]

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, Sept. 12 Monday, Sept. 26 Monday, Oct. 3 Monday, Oct. 24 We will meet on the 2nd floor of the children's department.  […]

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 will be […]

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 […]

Date of this discussion: Tues. 10/25, 5:00-6:00 PM Who can sign up? Teens in Grades 7-12.  This book is recommended for readers 14+. Location: discussion will be in person, in the 2nd Floor Board Room. The first 11 teens to sign up AND pickup their book will get a paperback copy to keep. We will […]

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 are […]

The Grotesque 10: Amazing Architectural Sculpture from Ten American Colleges & Universities  Armed with only a camera, a sense of humor and a host of frequent flyer miles, Mathew Duman embarked on a “grotesque safari”, traveling to 10 universities around the country to photograph the grotesques and gargoyles roosting on their academic buildings. Mathew found […]

Learn Python! 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 and understand and has a simple syntax and has a vast collection of libraries for numerical computation and data manipulation.  The course introduces the concepts on Python include error handling, logging, […]

When: Tues. October 25th at 7:00 pm 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 […]

We will read, dance, play instruments, stretch, and sign in this busy, movement based group. Hear favorite classic songs, fun from Laurie Berkner, and even some popular radio and movie tunes. Who: For ages five and under with a caregiver Geared to ages 2 - 4, siblings are welcome! When: Thursday mornings @ 10:30 a.m. […]

Wednesdays Drop in 11 am - 12 pm  as space allows All Ages with Caregiver There will be a different creative experience each week September 14, 21, 28, October 5, 12, 19, 26 November 2, 9, 16, 30 December 7, 14 & 21    

When: Weds. October 19th, 3:00 – 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 […]

Who is the event for? Grades 4-7 What will we do at the event? Hear about and discuss the graphic novel Frizzy with author Claribel A. Ortega and illustrator Rose Bousamra followed by a book signing. When and where is the meeting? Wednesday, October 26 @ 4:30 pm In Person - 1st Floor Community Room […]

In person storyteller in the 1st Floor Community Room of the Avon Free Public Library Best for ages 5-8 Registration required to save your seat.   This show will have you tappin’ your feet, huggin’ your seat, singin’ a tune and even laughing as Rona shares stories from the silly to the serious, from the […]

When: Wednesday, October 26th from 6:00 - 8:00 pm Where: Teen Room 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 programs and […]

Wednesdays on the floor of the Children's Department (2nd Floor). Who: for kids age 6-12.  Registration required. When: 6:30-7:30 PM on these dates: October 12, 19, 26 November 2, 9 LEGOs will be provided by the library. Kids will get materials and will free build during the program time. Signing up once signs you up […]

Join us for a film discussion series, "Set in the South".  All discussions will take place on Zoom at 7:00 pm. Three Films that explore the American South and how it influences  culture, race, ethnicity and the behavior of the people who live there.  Note that each film captures Matthew McConaughey in a dramatically  different […]

Learn SQL! 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. It […]

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 […]

Parents: sign up your child to be a Little Buddy! Little Buddies must currently be in Grade K, 1, 2, or 3! This program will meet 4 times: We will meet IN PERSON AT THE LIBRARY from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the following dates: Dates: Thursday, October 27,  Thursday, November 3, Thursday, November […]

When: Thursday, October 27th 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 […]

Join us for a virtual presentation with Brian Martin, followed by an audience Q&A to celebrate the release of From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge.  Filled with engaging stories and astonishing facts, From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge examines the role of Canadians in the American Civil War. Despite all we know about the Civil War, […]

Learn Tableau! 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 […]

Come for some slightly spooky stories, rhymes, movement and songs in this Halloween-themed storytime! Friday, October 28 at 11am This 30 minute interactive program is open to ages 6 and under. Costumes are encouraged!  An optional costume parade around the library will be after storytime. Meeting in the community room (Indoors, 1st floor)* Registration is […]

When: Friday, October 28th from 3:30 - 4:30 pm Where: Teen Room It’s FINALLY Friday! Come down to the library and hang out after school! Test your skills (and luck) with quick, fun Minute to Win It Games! Will you be the first to finish the challenges or to see how many times they can […]