Library News
Sundays at Three, 2025-26 Music Concerts
Returning by popular demand, these free concerts are made possible by the Friends of The Avon Free Public Library and the leadership of Francine Hunter, who has been organizing this series since at least 2017. We salute her love of music and the Avon Free Public Library. The concerts take place in the library’s Community Room. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis with a space limit of 150 seats (per fire code). Free tickets are available at the door starting at 2:15 pm. Doors open at 2:30 pm. Concerts are from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Full flyer will be available soon. ~~ Sunday, December 14, 2025: 3:00 pm Sweet Adeline Holiday Concert celebrating the Friends of AVFPL’s 75th Anniversary Farmington Valley Chorus is an a cappella ensemble based in Simsbury, CT. We are proud members of Sweet Adelines,
Cozy Con is Coming: Celebrating All Things Cozy Mystery!
Join us for a fun-filled day that celebrated cozy mysteries on March 14, 2026. This event is free to attend. View the flyer here We’re partnering with Kensington Books to plan a great day of authors, programs, book signings, and giveaways! Enjoy an author showcase, speed dating with an author, panel discussions, and a scavenger hunt. There will be snacks, a hot cocoa bar, and plenty of swag! Sign up on our event listing for updates as we get closer! Details are subject to change, as we’re still planning…. For now, learn more about the authors that are visiting: Ellery Adams is the USA Today& New York Times bestselling author of over forty mystery novels. Ellery grew up on a beach near the Long Island Sound but now writes from her home in central North Carolina. She considers herself “baked in the North and
America’s 250th
The Avon Library is working in conjunction with Avon’s 250th Coordinating Committee to plan events and programs to celebrate this anniversary. (Avon resident Shane Leighton created Avon’s 250th logo) For a complete listing of town-wide events, click here For a reading list, click this link: America’s 250th AFPL Reading Guide Tuesday, December 2 at 7:00 pm. Founding Mothers: Women of the American Revolution (In-person) this lecture will chronicle the extraordinary stories of the women who helped America win its independence. Register here Tuesday, December 9 at 2:00 pm, The Boston Tea Party (virtual event). In this lecture we discuss the discovery of tea and its impact on history as early as the 1600’s. We will discuss how tea impacted England, the East India Company, the Townshend Revenue Act, the Boston Massacre, the Tea Act of 1773, and of course let’s
A gift of love
This past December, the Avon Free Public Library received a generous donation from Barbara Nimmich and Scott MacCloy as a gift to Haleigh and Mike Guerrera in memory of their beloved son and Barbara and Scott’s grandson, Rory Michael Guerrera. Rory, who lived for six deeply cherished days, would be 3 years old now. To honor his memory, the family requested that the donation support music-themed and developmentally engaging items for children his age — a beautiful tribute to the joy he might have brought into the world. Thanks to their generosity, the Children’s Department has added: Two new sensory wall panels in the Preschool Area: • A Rainbow Panel with musical elements, gears, weather themes, and tactile play • A Caterpillar Panel with colorful wheels, buckles, locks, and moving parts An expanded set of Storytime Percussion Instruments: • Two full sets of rhythm sticks • Sixteen
Celebrate National Library Week with us!
Celebrate National Library Week with us. Programs are sponsored by the Friends of the Avon Library. Monday, April 7, 2025, 2:00 pm, Norway Book Discussion Series: The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven (in-person) This month’s title is The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven by Nathaniel Ian Miller. In 1916, disfigured after a polar bear attack, Sven Ormson leads a solitary life, testing himself against the elements in Svalbard, until an unlikely visitor salves his loneliness, drawing him into a family of fellow castoffs that determines the rest of his life. This is an in-person book discussion led by librarian Cyndi Larsen featuring fictional books set internationally. Copies of the book will be available behind the reference desk. For more information, contact Cyndi Larsen clarsen@avonctlibrary.info 860-673-9712. Free and open to the public. Register here Tuesday, April 9,
Friends of the Library Author Luncheon with J. Courtney Sullivan
Join The Friends for the 13th Annual Author Luncheon, featuring J. Courtney Sullivan. The event will be held Friday, April 25, 2025 from 11:30am to 2:30pm at the Farmington Polo Club. Your invitation to join us is now available, see link at the link below. Tickets for this event are $50 per person (price includes lunch, author talk and book signing; several of the author’s books will be available for purchase). Courtney Sullivan is The New York Times bestselling author of the recently published novel, The Cliffs. She has also published the best-selling novels Maine, Saints for All Occasions, Friends and Strangers, The Engagements and Commencement. Her work has been translated into seventeen languages. Sullivan grew up outside Boston, MA. She attended Smith College in Northampton, MA, where she majored in Victorian literature and received numerous awards in writing and