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Returning to Work in Connecticut – sponsored by the Avon Chamber of Commerce

Posted on by Glenn Grube

The Avon Chamber of Commerce and the Avon Free Public Library are pleased to offer business-oriented presentations free for interested area professionals.

Running a business is full of challenges; running a business during a pandemic brings a whole new set of directives and regulations to follow and operating decisions to consider, including rethinking workplace policies, and how to keep your employees and customers safe. In this presentation you will learn:

  • Considerations When Bringing Employees Back to the Workplace
  • Evaluating Employee Work Requests/Concerns
  • Common Employee Issues, including: Vulnerable Populations, Children & Travel

Returning To Work In Connecticut was presented by John Shea, Esq. of Jackson Lewis P.C.

Stream the presentation by clicking here

Visit the Avon Chamber of Commerce’s website

Trademarks: Choosing, Searching & Registering Brand Names, Logos & Slogans – sponsored by the Avon Chamber of Commerce

Posted on by Glenn Grube

The Avon Chamber of Commerce and the Avon Free Public Library are pleased to offer business-oriented presentations free for interested area professionals.   Whether you are running a successful business, looking to grow your company, or are just starting out — our presentations cover a wide range of topics and are designed to meet the needs of area entrepreneurs and business owners.

Choosing what to call your company and creating a corresponding logo that reflects your unique brand are two of the most important decisions you will make when starting a business. But before you get too attached to your choices there are some crucial first steps you need to take to protect your business’ brand identity. In this presentation you will learn:

  • How to Choose a Distinctive Brand Name
  • Why it is Important to Conduct an Availability Search Prior to Investing in a Brand Name, Slogan or Logo
  • The Benefits of Federal Trademark Registration
  • The Federal Trademark Registration Process

Presented by Jamie Sternberg from Saunders & Silverstein LLP

Stream the presentation by clicking here.

Visit the Avon Chamber of Commerce’s website

Writing a Winning Resume – sponsored by the Avon Chamber of Commerce

Posted on by Glenn Grube

The Avon Chamber of Commerce and the Avon Free Public Library are pleased to offer business-oriented presentations free for interested area professionals. Whether you are running a successful business, looking to grow your company, or are just starting out — our presentations cover a wide range of topics and are designed to meet the needs of area entrepreneurs and business owners.

Presented by Bree Gurin

Do you ever feel like your resume goes into a black hole once you have submitted it for a job posting? In today’s competitive job market you want your resume to be computer-scan compliant and, once it reaches human hands and eyes, you want it to stand out and not get lost in the pile of nameless/faceless candidates. In this presentation you will learn:

  • What Actually Happens to Your Resume After You Submit It
  • The Resume Review Process
  • How to Formulate Your Document to Improve the Odds of It Reaching a Hiring Manager

Stream the presentation by clicking here.

Visit the Avon Chamber of Commerce’s website

Creative is King – sponsored by the Avon Chamber of Commerce

Posted on by Glenn Grube

Watch a presentation by Gena Hamilton, of Exact Digital Media

Visuals are often the most striking way to leave a lasting impression in the viewer’s mind. That is what makes quality creative essential to grab the attention of your audience. In this presentation you will learn about:

  • Creative Best Practices
  • Industry-Specific Strategies
  • How to Effectively Leverage Visuals to Drive Conversations
  • Communication Ideas to Stay In Front of Customers
  • Examples of Effective Campaigns

Stream the presentation by clicking here

Visit the Avon Chamber of Commerce’s website

Gather Around, it’s time to hear a story!

Posted on by Kari Ann St. Jean

Hello Everyone! We invite you and your children to gather around and listen as Kari Ann shares story.

Presented by the Farmington Valley Podcast Network.

fox family

Why the beetle has a gold coat

Night of the Tatu

Mother Frog and her 12 children

Juan Tamad and the rice pot

I Stink

Don’t Fidget a Feather

Maria and Stingy Baker

Tops and Bottoms

King Midas and the Golden Touch

Why Cats and Dogs are not the Best of Friends

Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes  

The Bird with Golden Feathers

 

What Do I Read? Teens Suggest Titles For You

Posted on by Avon Teen Room

Teen Tuesday Book Talks happen every Tuesday from 4/14-5/19.

Here are the teen recommended books & recommendations from Miss Marisa, the Teen Librarian from a past Book Talk Tuesday.

If you have questions or want to suggest a title to add to Overdrive email mhicking@libraryconnection.info

Teen Recommend Titles & Readalikes By Miss Marisa: 

Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff. Available via Hoopla (audio) Overdrive (ebook & audio). 3 different points of view. Written for adults. 

The teen reader says: 

  • A story of 3 female spies in WWII
  • Mystery, danger, and deception
  • There is a little bit of romance

IF you liked Lost Girls of Paris…because of the spies and WWII, you might also like: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein  (she has a prequel and a sequel to Core Name Verity). Available via Overdrive (ebook)

  • WWII Paris, France: two young women set off on a spy mission from England
  • Plane crash and Nazis take one of the women for interrogation
  • Find out the past, who is who and whose story can you trust?

If you like historical fiction in general, you might like The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee. Available via Hoopla (audio) Historical fiction, action, and romance. 

  • 1840, Georgia: Chinese girl named Jo secretly lives in a basement, with a mysterious past
  • She dreams of a better life, and not that of a lady’s maid
  • What if she she secretly starts an advice column for the newspaper challenging fixed ideas about race and gender. 

As Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco. Available via Hoopla (ebook & audio). Sequel comes out in 2021!

From the teen reader:

  • Subtle gay/queer
  • ICE (immigration) crosses magical lines
  • Prophecies…

IF you liked As Wicked As You Wish…you might like: Havenfall by Sara Holland. Available via Overdrive (ebook). LGBTQIA+ fantasy.

  • An inn: safe haven between four magical realms
  • A girl sworn to protect it — at any cost
  • A murdered body is found, she’s now in charge of the Inn and of finding out long buried secrets…

IF you liked As Wicked As You Wish…you might like: The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski. Available via Overdrive (ebook & audio).

  • LGBTQIA+ romantic fantasy
  • Lower status girl keeps a dangerous magical secret
  • Learning to free ourselves from the lies others tell us—and the lies we tell ourselves

More Than We Can Tell by Brigid Kemmerer (book 2 in Letters to the Lost series). NOT owned in Hoopla or Overdrive, BUT if it sounds interesting, email me OR look it up in Overdrive and recommend we buy! 13+

Teen readers says:

  • kids who are dealing with family issues
  • realistic fiction
  • romance

IF you liked More Than We Can Tell….you might like: Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley. Available via Overdrive (ebook)

  • A beloved used bookstore where people leave mysterious love letters….
  • A love story between a boy and a girl
  • Then a girl moves away, and comes and back grieving her brother’s death

What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe. Available via Hoopla (ebook & audio) Overdrive (ebook). Nonfiction, written for adults, but a great read for all.

Teen reader says:

  • This is NOT a textbook AND it has comics & pictures
  • Started from  the author & a friend arguing about what would happen if a bullet got struck by lightning, and they agreed” it needed to be resolved. The author liked questions like this so much he started What If.

Listen to The Book Jam, the new teen and middle grade podcast!

Posted on by Avon Teen Room
Do you want to hear about great middle grade and teen books recommendations?
Listen to The Book Jam! It features our own Marisa, the Teen Librarian from Avon Free Public Library and Mary, the Adult and Teen Services Librarian from Colchester Public Library. 
They talk about books! What kind of books? Young Adult, Middle Grade, Graphic Novels, and genres of all different kinds: realistic, science fiction, fantasy, LGBTQ+, and more! 
Where can you listen? More options will be added in the future! Search for “The Book Jam”
Click here to listen via Anchor.fm
Click here to listen via Spotify

One-on-One Virtual Tech Help

Posted on by victoriakiszka
Need any help learning Zoom, Slack, Google Drive, or any other technology that you and your family have been using more regularly these past few weeks?
Set up an appointment with Victoria for a half-hour long session for one-on-one tech help! You pick the time that works best for you and get help with the things that you most need help with.
Email Victoria at vkiszka@avonctlibrary.info to set up an appointment with the times that work best for you as well as a short description of what you need help with.