Current Events (virtual program)
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 […]
Reader’s Theater (Grades 3-6)
Join us for a Reader’s Theater program! We’ll bring a story to life through dynamic read-aloud and dramatic play! Friends in Grades 3-6 will get a chance to bring a […]
Teen Advisory Board (TAB, Grades 9 – 12)
When: Thursday, September 12th from 6:00 – 7:30 pm Where: 2nd floor, Teen Room Registration required, Grades 9 – 12 Open to teens in Grades 9-12 who want to get […]
(Virtual Event) Meditation: An Antidote to Stress
Explore the healing power of meditation and learn how to create peace in your life in spite of the stress around you. This simple technique can be practiced daily for […]
Teen Friday: Open Art
When: Friday, September 13th from 3:30 – 4:30 pm Where: Teen Room It’s FINALLY Friday! Come down to the library after school! Come hang out in the teen room and […]
Flipster: a new resource for digital magazines!
Looking for top magazines like People Weekly, The New Yorker, Real Simple, or Vanity Fair that you can access through any browser as well as on your iPhone, Android or […]
Save America’s Treasures Spotlight: Inventorying Pine Grove Schoolhouse
As we work on our Save America’s Treasures Project, we’ll showcase items we’ve scanned, carefully repackaged with archival products, or discovered within the collection here. August 2024: Inventorying Pine Grove […]
Poverty: A Community Conversation
This fall, we’re hosting a series funded by the Avon Greater Together Community Fund, in collaboration with the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and Avon Friends for Equity. The Friends of the Avon Library are […]
All Things Nora Ephron
Join us for All Things Nora Ephron this fall: film discussions, a book discussion, and an author visit! We’re screening four film classics based on her screenwriting. All Zoom […]
Escape the Politics (for like and hour or so on Tuesdays in October)
Series sponsored by the Friends of the Avon Library. All events are in-person. Programs are free except for the grand finale, which is a ticketed fundraiser for the Friends of […]