Escape the Politics: Victorian Gossip Girl (in-person)

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

Join us for a dramatic presentation by Judith Kalora of History at Play! This is the next program in our "Escape the Politics" October series.                             Please register! Sponsored by the Friends of the Avon Library

(In-Person Event) Witches in Connecticut

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

The harrowing story of the hanging of witches in Colonial New England continues to haunt our present-day imagination. The trials and executions of witches in Connecticut predated the more famous Salem witch panic by over 40 years. Hear the stories of some of the women and men accused, tried, and executed as witches and learn […]

The Author’s Guide to Murder: Ticketed Event/Friends Fundraiser

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

Friends of the Avon Free Public Library: Ticketed Event Spend election night with us! Be among the first to enjoy meeting authors Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White, as we host an event to celebrate the release of their new book, The Author's Guide to Murder. This is the final event in our Tuesday series, […]

Wednesday Morning Book Club: Mad Honey

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

Join the Morning Book Club to talk about Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Alternatingly heart-pounding and heartbreaking. This collaboration between two best-selling authors seamlessly weaves together Olivia and Lily’s journeys, creating a provocative exploration of the strength that love and acceptance require.”—The Washington Post GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK […]