Mon., Oct. 31, 2022 at 2 PM: Dangerous Women by Hope Adams A debut based on the true story of the 1841 transport ship Rajah follows the experiences of a crew of Englishwomen convicts, sentenced to a distant penal colony for petty crimes, who realize that a killer is among them. This is an in-person […]

When: Monday, October 31st from 3:00 - 4:30 pm Where: Teen Room Stop by the library before you go out for the night! Join us and decorate a wooden coffin trinket box to celebrate the spookiest day of the year! Happy Halloween! Registration required. Grades 7 - 12.

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 […]

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 for children 6 and under with caregiver with Ms. Jaimee on the Children’s Department Main Floor! Tuesday mornings at 11:00 a.m. November 1:  Favorites! November 8:  NO PROGRAM FOR THIS DATE November 15:  Bears! November 22:  On the Go! - **PROGRAM IS CANCELLED TODAY.  We apologize for the inconvenience** November 29:  Food! […]

This month we will read one of the 2023 Nutmeg Nominees: “Shadow Island" by Nancy and Mike Deas. Nutmeg Narwhals is a book club that meets approximately once a month where we discuss elementary Nutmeg nominees!  This book discussion is recommended for grades 2-3.  At each meeting we discuss the book and participate in an activity […]

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 […]

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, […]

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    

Location: 2nd Floor, Children's Department Main Floor Registration required, all ages welcome. Join us on the second floor, children's department main floor for Pokémon Trading Card Club! Venture into the exciting world of Pokémon! Bring cards to show off or trade. The library Pokéstop will also be lured, so you can bring your portable device […]

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 entering Grades 6-12. Registration required, signing up for 1 event signs you up for all […]

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 […]

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 […]

We live in a fast-paced, technological world. Scammers are all around us, whose only goal is to steal your financial information to commit fraud. Your best defense is awareness. Join Kathleen Titsworth, from the State Department of Banking, who will share important tips to help you understand how identity theft occurs, and common scams to […]

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 […]

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 […]

One of the many joys of the Holiday season is sending cheerful cards to the ones you love. Join Christine Zweigle and create 3 Holiday cards. Have Fun learning stamping techniques with friends and fellow community members. PROGRAM FOR ADULTS ONLY Registration is required for this in-person event.

Join us for an in-person presentation and Q&A with Daniel Stone. In Daniel Stone’s Sinkable: Obsession, the Deep Sea, and the Shipwreck of the Titanic (Dutton; August 16, 2022), he dives into the incredible culture of shipwrecks in human history. Using the world’s most famous wreck, the Titanic, as a lens to explore the topic, […]