AFPL Adult Programs

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

Events from this organizer

Today

  • Local Author Festival Open House: Mystery Theme! (in-person)

    6:30-7:00: mix and mingle with the authors/browse and buy books 7:00: Audience grab a seat for round-robin style author sharing; learn something about each of them! Tina serves as event host. 8:00 (ish): mix and mingle again/browse and buy books Our six mystery authors for the evening are:    Grabtown, Sarah P. Blanchard Instead of an inheritance, their […]

  • Nothing But The Truth: Non-Fiction Book Club: Devil in the White City (in-person)

    Atrium, First Floor Reference Area 281 Country Club Road Connecticut, Avon, CT, United States

    The August 2026 selection is Devil in the White City, by Erik Larson. #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile comes the true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of […]

  • C&C: Conversation & Camaraderie (in-person)

    Recurring

    Conversations & Camaraderie: a Farmington Valley Men’s Social Group Focusing on friendship among men from Avon and the neighboring towns. This group is focused on in-depth, philosophical conversations on a variety of topics; each meeting will have a different conversation starter. As of January 2026, this group will meet every week. The same topic is explored […]

  • The Original/Author Event with Priya Parmar (in-person)

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

    Join us for an in-person author event with Priya Parmar, to celebrate her latest book, The Original.   “Anyone interested in Hepburn’s early career will have a hard time resisting this stylish, insightful deconstruction of her carefully crafted public persona.” – Alida Becker, New York Times This stunning novel plunges into the tumultuous life of […]

  • From the Declaration of Independence to the Gettysburg Address (dramatic event, in-person)

    Join us for an in-person, dramatic event featuring Howard Wright as Abraham Lincoln. Exploring the life, words, and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln, with a focus on how the Declaration of Independence and the vision of the Founding Fathers—particularly George Washington—shaped his thinking and inspired one of the most important speeches in American history: The […]