The Friends of Avon Library’s Mission is to support the Avon Free Public Library with both funds and volunteers. We promote the extension of library facilities by securing materials beyond the ordinary library budget. We also enrich the library experience with programs and activities.
Join the Friends
Become a Friends Volunteer! The Friends could use your help with:
- Friends’ Annual Book Sale
- Baking for Functions
- Concert Ushers
- Special Projects Volunteers
For more information, e-mail the Friends at avonfriends@avonctlibrary.info or call the Avon Library at 860-673-9712
Beyond the Bookends (newsletter of the Friends of Avon Library and the Avon Library Board)
Sundays @ Three 2024 Concert Series
Friends’ Executive Board & Bylaws
(Virtual Event) Decoding the Mysteries of Cats
Online (Zoom)This lecture pulls together and interrelates: Cats' relationship to hunting and resting through the Cycle of Predation that can lead to "drive-by" ankle biting, play aggression, early morning wake up, and food aggression as examples. Their sense of identity in being a predator or being prey on the Confidence Scale that can lead to similar behaviors but […]
The Original Fly Girls: A History of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (in-person)
Community Room 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United StatesThe Original Fly Girls: A History of the Women Airforce Service Pilots During World War II more than one thousand American women served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) in support of the war effort. These pioneering women faced discrimination from the U.S. military and American society, and because their records were sealed after the […]
Friends of the Library Strategy Session
Board Room, 2nd Floor 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United States
Lit Lecture: Demon Copperhead/Bearing Witness to Southern Appalachia through the Eyes of a Child
Community Room 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United StatesJoin us for an in-person lit lecture and discussion to kick off adult summer reading! “Not that I’m any witness”: Bearing Witness to Southern Appalachia through the Eyes of a Child. This presentation on Barbara Kingsolver’s poignant 2022 novel, Demon Copperhead privileges the voice of the vulnerable and resilient child narrator: “a little blue prizefighter,” […]