Library News
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Join us for these programs
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Join us for these programs QPR: Suicide Prevention, Wednesday, May 15 at 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm QPR: Question. Persuade. Refer. Three simple steps that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Each year thousands of Americans, like you, are saying “Yes” to saving the life of a friend, colleague, sibling, or neighbor. QPR can be learned in our Gatekeeper course in as little as one hour. As a QPR-trained Gatekeeper you will learn to: recognize the warning signs of suicide know how to offer hope know how to get help and save a life This free 90-Minute training will
Passport to Connecticut Libraries 2024 – All April!
Stop by the Circulation Desk, pick up a passport, and begin the quest to visit as many CT libraries as you can this month. Participate April 1-30 for a chance to win a $200 Visa gift card. Participation is free, ask at the Circulation Desk for more details. Passport to CT Libraries is sponsored by the Connecticut Library Association.
AVON TALKS Presents The Avon Free Public Library
The March edition of AVON TALKS, the podcast from the Avon Historical Society, is now available. In this episode, host Ethan Guo explores the development of the Avon Free Public Library. Avon’s public library has had a long history, from being transplanted across the town to developing an evolving identity as the needs of libraries and information literacy have changed with the digital age. Guests for this episode are Glenn Grube, the director of Avon Free Public Library and Cal Miller of Miller Farms. You can listen to AVON TALKS Podcasts on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Podcast Index and Amazon Music. Avon Talks is a monthly podcast about Avon, CT’s history, landmarks, and current events from the Avon Historical Society and Town of Avon. It is hosted by Ethan Guo, an Avon Resident and current undergraduate student at Tufts University. Listen to the episode about Avon Library at https://avontalks.buzzsprout.com/2024219/14707971-avon-free-public-library-with-glenn-grube-and-cal-miller Find more Avon Talks info on https://avontalks.buzzsprout.com
April Art Exhibit: Artistic Edge Studio – Student Art Show
ARTISTIC EDGE STUDIO presents: Seeing Takes Time A student art show featuring over 100 pieces of artwork by 50 artists On display in our Gallery: April 1 – April 28, 2024 Fine artist Heather Bondorew Sawtelle is the founder and sole teacher at Artistic Edge Studio. “Teaching art and sharing what I have learned has been one of the great joys of my life. Most of my time over the past 25 years has been dedicated to teaching students the fundamentals of art and showing them how to expand their vision and grow in their knowledge of technique and materials to produce realistic artwork that is truly spectacular. Talent is overrated. Patience, diligence, and acquiring the correct thought process enables each artist to attain the true skill of seeing, observing, and creating masterful works of art. We all have creativity
March Art Exhibit: Avon High School AP Studio Art
On display in our Gallery for the month of March is the Avon High School AP Studio Art Student Art Show. This eclectic and impressive collection of work is a testament to the creativity and imagination of the students and their teachers. Make sure to stop by and see this wonderful show! Students featured in this exhibit: Kristine Antonio, Varda Bajpai, Aishwarya Balaji, Brooke Barcikowski, Angela Borden, Ying Yang Cheng, Grace Deng, Isabella Fasano, Gabriel Frenkel, Benjamin Hakim-Pourkavoos, Leah Haughey, Julie Iwama, Evan Keane, Sarah Larsen, Hannah McKinniss, Sawa Machida, Sabrina Pelletier, Julia Phillips, Savannah Pile, London Ward and Melody Wei.
Charge up at Avon Library!
Avon Free Public Library now offers an electric vehicle (EV) charging station in the library’s parking lot. The dual port, ChargePoint level 2 charging station is a paid service, accessible through the ChargePoint app for EV drivers. Funding for this charging station was provided by the Town of Avon, the Avon Free Public Library, Eversource and a VW Settlement Grant administered by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Special thanks to the Board of Directors of the Avon Free Public Library, the Avon Town Council, and the Avon Clean Energy Commission for their support for this project.