This event is not sponsored by the Avon Library.

Do you love playing chess?  Are you looking to meet other players and expand your chess playing skills? Are you in grades 3-8? Come to chess club!  We will meet on the following Mondays from 6:30-7:30pm: Monday, January 9 Monday, February 6 Monday, March 13 We meet on the 2nd floor of the children’s department.  […]

Who is the event for? This group is only for those enrolled in Grades 4, 5 & 6. This is based on the content and interest level of the books being read and not reading level.  The group is intended to allow peers in the same grades to discuss books together. There is a strong focus on peer interaction and opinion […]

RESCHEDULED from 1/24! In Person - Psychological Thriller Book Discussion Series - "The Weight of Blood"  has been canceled. Tues., Feb. 2/7 at 7 PM: The Weight of Blood by Laura McHugh Treated like an outsider by Ozark Mountain neighbors who regard her mother's disappearance years earlier with suspicion, 16-year-old Lucy is further haunted by […]

Join the Morning Book Club to talk about Her Hidden Genius by Marie Benedict. Best-selling author Marie Bendict tells the story of English chemist Rosalind Franklin who changed the world with her discovery, for which three men took the credit. Copies of the book and a reader's guide will be available to check out ahead […]

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 and […]

Join us for a virtual lecture that will explore a very brief history of fake news (It’s not new!),  its areas of impact (from politics to commerce and the outcomes for participation in a democracy), strategies for each age (children, teen and adult) when ingesting news, and the role of new media and emerging technologies. […]

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: January 18, 25 February 1, 8, 15 LEGOs will be provided by the library. Kids will get materials and will free build during the program time. Each listing/date has a separate sign […]

When: Fri. February 10th, 3:30 – 4:30 pm Where: Teen Room It’s FINALLY Friday! Come down to the library and hang out after school! Get creative and make sushi out of candy! No registration required. Grades 7 – 12.