How to be Perfect: Discussion with Dr. Agnes B. Curry (in-person)

Community Room 2 (divided room) 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United States

Join us for an in-person discussion of How to be Perfect; we'll explore the questions, themes, and ideas within the book. About How to be Perfect: From the creator of The Good Place and the cocreator of Parks and Recreation, a hilarious, thought-provoking guide to living an ethical life, drawing on 2,400 years of deep thinking from around the […]

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Silent Book Club

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

Monday, November 25, 2024; December 16, 2024; & January 6, 2025, 6:00 – 6:45 pm *Stay late until 7:00 pm if you’d like to share, mingle and socialize* In Person – Library Atrium 1st Floor For adults, teens entering Grades 11 and up are welcome! Do you love to read, meet other book-loving people, and […]

Wednesday Morning Book Club: Yellowface

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

Join the Morning Book Club to talk about Yellowface by R. F. Kuang. INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK “Hard to put down, harder to forget.” — Stephen King, #1 New York Times bestselling author White lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences… Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn’t write the […]

January Kid Readers Unite: Canyon’s Edge

Board Room, 2nd Floor 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United States

This is a book discussion for kids in Grades 4-6 Date: Tues. January 21st, 4:30-5:30 pm Location: 2nd floor, Group Study Room #4 Who can sign up? Kids in Grades 4-6.  The first 9 kids to sign up AND pick up their book will get a copy to keep.*** If 10 or more kids sign […]

Norway Book Discussion: The Mercies

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

Mon., Feb. 3, 2025 at 2 PM: The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave After a storm has killed off all the island's men, two women in a 1600s Norwegian coastal village struggle to survive against both natural forces and the men who have been sent to rid the community of alleged witchcraft. This is an […]