AFPL Adult Programs

Phone 860-673-9712 ext 4
Email avonref@www.avonctlibrary.info
Website https://www.avonctlibrary.info/for-adults/

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  • Current Events 2026 (Virtual event)

    Recurring
    Online (Zoom)

    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 […]

  • Strings of Hope

    Community Room 281 Country Club Road Connecticut, Avon, CT, United States

    Music and dance with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and the Rasa Dance Project. Music uplifts and brings people together.  “Strings of Hope” is a string quartet from the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and plays inspirational music in different settings with support from our hosts.  Come experience the power of music for a community building, spirit-raising experience […]

  • Meditation: Connecting to the Peace Within – April (Virtual Event)

    Online (Zoom)

    How can we find inner peace within ourselves through meditation? Join Bruce Faithwick as he explores the aspect of going within rather than without! He will discuss the blocking out of stressful triggers, finding peace by living in the current moment and all this is possible by incorporating a simple time tested meditation technique. There […]

  • “Remember Liss: A New American Founding Figure” (in-person)

    Community Room 281 Country Club Road Connecticut, Avon, CT, United States

     Join historian and author Claire Bellerjeau for a one-hour program as she discusses the discovery of a new founding figure named Elizabeth, or Liss. Liss was enslaved by the Townsend family of Oyster Bay, New York, whose most famous member was Robert Townsend aka “Culper, Jr.”, George Washington's lead spy in Manhattan during the Revolutionary […]

  • “The Pride & Prejudice of Fashion: Clothing Styles of the Jane Austen Era” (in-person)

    Community Room 281 Country Club Road Connecticut, Avon, CT, United States

    Celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen as we wander through the wardrobes of some of Miss Austen’s most famous characters.  Explore the silhouettes of the clothing worn by the ladies and gentlemen of the day, while learning about the accessories they would have used and the reasons behind their usage.  Together, we […]