Calling all interested D&D players! Join our adult sessions of this game (ages 18+ to play) This is the first session, where Tyler, our DM, will lead a Western Marches style game, so that everyone can get to know each other and explore possible characters.  From there, he'll have you decide which game to launch […]

Select Mondays from 11-11:30 AM When?: January 22, 29, February 5, 12, 29. Where?: Children’s Main Floor on the Big Carpet Enjoy storytelling, songs, and fun activities! This story time is open to all ages, but is geared towards friends under 6 with their caregivers! Registration is encouraged, drop ins are welcome.

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When: Monday, January 22nd from 5:30 - 6:30pm Where: Teen Room Registration required. Grades 7 – 12 Come to the library to discuss + watch anime and have snacks. Because most anime is meant for teens and adults, the club content is for teens, ages 13 +. Content will be rated PG or PG-13/TV14 (or the equivalent in the case […]

Do you love playing chess? Are you in grades 2-8? Chess club meets once a month on Mondays from 6:30-7:30pm. Come play chess in an informal, relaxed atmosphere.  Players will rotate partners throughout the evening.  If you are newer to chess – we will show you the basics of how the pieces move, and go […]

A music program with Ms. Jaimee on the main floor of the Children’s Department (near the piano).  For Children ages 6 and under with a caregiver! Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. January 9:  Winter Weather January 16:  Keep the Beat! January 23:  Food January 30:  Cats & Dogs! February 6:  Favorites! February 13:  Valentine's Day (canceled […]

Get your blood pressure and/or your blood sugar checked by the Farmington Valley VNA.  No appointment needed. The VNA is here on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. To find a blood pressure/blood sugar clinic in the Farmington Valley, click here When Avon Schools are canceled, there is no VNA clinic at the […]

A music program with Ms. Jaimee on the main floor of the Children’s Department (near the piano).  For Children ages 6 and under with a caregiver! Tuesday afternoons at 1:00 p.m. January 9:  Winter Weather January 16:  Keep the Beat! January 23:  Food January 30:  Cats & Dogs! February 6:  Favorites! February 13:  Valentine’s Day […]

Join us for a virtual lecture, "Our Hidden Landscapes: Indigenous Stone Ceremonial Sites  in Southern New England" A hike in the woods often reveals a variety of built stone cultural features. Many of these are the remains of abandoned farmsteads and industrial mill sites. Others, however, represent Native American ceremonial sites. The idea of Native […]

When: Tuesday, January 23rd 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 […]

Tuesday, January 23rd at 6:00pm Children's Room Main Floor Come SING and DANCE away the winter BLUES! Join us for stories, songs, and movement! Recommended for grades K-3 Registration Encouraged, Drop-Ins Welcome!

**This program is now meeting in the 2nd Floor Board Room tonight** Email Susie Alexie for Zoom link for hybrid meeting.

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Art experiences designed to encourage creativity for families with children of all ages Drop in between 11:00 and 12:00  Wednesdays April 24 May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 June 5, 12, 19, 26  ADD TO CALENDAR

When: Wednesday, January 24th from 4:30 - 5:30 pm Location: 2nd Floor, Children’s Department Main Floor 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.    Registration for a reminder for this ages program. Parents of […]

Do you like fairy tale villain origin stories? Do you want a chance to win a free copy of said book Then this is for you! Wed. 1/24, 6-6:45 pm, we will meet in person and Zoom with Lauren DeStefano, the YA author of The Lost Ones.  This program is for:  teens in Grades 7-12. […]

Who: For kids ages 6 – 11 When: Wednesday Evenings from 6:30 – 7:30 pm, January 17, 24, 31, and February 7. Registration required. *Sign Up for Each Event Individually* Where: The Children’s Department (2nd Floor) Communal LEGOs will be provided by the library.   If you are registered but don’t show up by 6:35pm, your spot […]

Baby and Me Thursdays 11:00 to 11:30 Books, rhymes, songs, baby sign language and bubbles! Currently signing up babies: newborn to 12 months with a caregiver Registration required April 4 May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 June 6, 13, 20, 27  

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 […]

Join us for an in-person book discussion of It Starts With Us, by Colleen Hoover. BEFORE IT ENDS WITH US, IT STARTED WITH ATLAS. Lily and Ryle have just settled into a civil co-parenting rhythm with their daughter, Emerson, when Lily suddenly runs into Atlas almost two years after they last spoked. Elated that the […]

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 and listen to stories with your favorite stuffed animal! January 18, 25 February 1, 8, 15, 22 Registration required

When: Thursday, January 25th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm Where: 2nd floor, 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 […]

New Year’s Resolutions in your home – declutter and reorganize – Meet professional organizer Maria Grove and develop real strategies for every room in your home to actually get the clutter out this year. Let’s tackle your New Year’s resolutions with step by step instructions for decluttering, cleaning and organizing so you stay nice and […]

An early literacy program geared toward children ages 2 and 3 with a caregiver.  Siblings are welcome! We’ll read stories, engage in music and movement, and learn action rhymes and fingerplays, all to encourage early literacy development and a love of reading. Fridays at 11am, in the community room on the first floor. Jan 12, […]

When: Friday, January 26th from 3:30 – 4:30 pm Where: Teen Room It’s FINALLY Friday! Come down to the library and hang out after school! We are playing Superfight! No registration required. Grades 7 – 12.