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August/September Art Exhibit: Gabriella Colletti
Gallery Exhibit
August/September Art Exhibit: Gabriella Colletti On display in our Gallery is a collection of work by Gabriella Colletti. The beautifully curated exhibit features a variety of animal portraits using several different techniques and styles. Gabriella has not only studied painting and drawing for 13 years, she also earned two masters degrees (one in cybersecurity […]
7 events,
Do, Re, (You &) Me! Outside on the Library Lawn- September & October 2024
Do, Re, (You &) Me! Outside on the Library Lawn- September & October 2024
Library Lawn
A music program with Ms. Jaimee on the library lawn! (Weather permitting) For Children ages 6 and under with a caregiver! (If there is bad weather on any of the following dates, the program will meet indoors, in the Children’s Department on the 2nd floor of the library instead of the lawn). Tuesday mornings at […]
9 events,
Open Art Studio
Open Art Studio
Children’s Art Studio
Art experiences designed to encourage creativity for families with children of all ages Drop in between 11:00 and 12:00 Wednesdays October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 November 13, 27 December 4, 11, 18
10 events,
Baby and Me
Baby and Me
Children’s Storytime Room
Baby and Me Thursdays 11:00 to 11:30 Books, rhymes, songs, baby sign language and bubbles! Currently signing up babies: newborn to 12 months with a caregiver Registration required September 5, 12, 19, 26 October 10, 17, 24, 31 November 7, 14 December 12, 19
Current Events (virtual program)
Current Events (virtual program)
Online (Zoom)
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 an hour or so of conversation and debate, organized by Avon residents. Please register and a Zoom link will be sent to you before the […]
8 events,
Little Lemurs Fall Storytime
Little Lemurs Fall Storytime
Throughout the Library
An early literacy program geared toward children ages 2 and 3 with a caregiver. Siblings are welcome! We’ll read stories, engage in music and movement, enjoy ukulele songs, and learn action rhymes and fingerplays, all to encourage early literacy development and a love of reading. Fridays at 11am, in the community room on the first […]
4 events,
Earth 2024 (In-Person Event)
Earth 2024 (In-Person Event)
Community Room
We are a quarter of the way into the 21st Century, and a health check-up on our planet is overdue. Earth 2024 (E24) is that check-up, in the form of an original 65-minute multimedia presentation, with compelling imagery, an accompanying soundtrack and live narration. E24 takes a sweeping look at man's 2.5 million year evolutionary […]
3 events,
9 events,
10 events,
Do, Re, (You &) Me! Outside on the Library Lawn- September & October 2024
Do, Re, (You &) Me! Outside on the Library Lawn- September & October 2024
Library Lawn
A music program with Ms. Jaimee on the library lawn! (Weather permitting) For Children ages 6 and under with a caregiver! (If there is bad weather on any of the following dates, the program will meet indoors, in the Children’s Department on the 2nd floor of the library instead of the lawn). Tuesday mornings at […]
Visiting Nurse Blood Pressure/Blood Sugar Clinic
Visiting Nurse Blood Pressure/Blood Sugar Clinic
Gallery
Get your blood pressure and/or your blood sugar checked by the Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Litchfield County. No appointment needed. The visiting nurses are here on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. To find a blood pressure/blood sugar clinic in the Farmington Valley, click here When Avon Schools are canceled, there is no […]
Craft ‘n Chat
Craft ‘n Chat
Atrium, First Floor Reference Area
2:00 – 3:15 pm (Stop in anytime!) In Person – Library Atrium 1st Floor For adults Bring your own project that you’re working on. If you don’t have something in progress we will have adult coloring on hand. Registration is required (sign up once and receive a reminder for the fall & winter dates, come […]
17 events,
Wednesday Morning Book Club: The Maid
Wednesday Morning Book Club: The Maid
Atrium, First Floor Reference Area
Join the Morning Book Club to talk about The Maid by Nita Prose. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • “A heartwarming mystery with a lovable oddball at its center” (Real Simple), this cozy whodunit introduces a one-of-a-kind heroine who will steal your heart. FINALIST FOR THE EDGAR® AWARD • “The reader comes to understand Molly’s […]
Open Art Studio
Open Art Studio
Children’s Art Studio
Art experiences designed to encourage creativity for families with children of all ages Drop in between 11:00 and 12:00 Wednesdays October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 November 13, 27 December 4, 11, 18
12 events,
Baby and Me
Baby and Me
Children’s Storytime Room
Baby and Me Thursdays 11:00 to 11:30 Books, rhymes, songs, baby sign language and bubbles! Currently signing up babies: newborn to 12 months with a caregiver Registration required September 5, 12, 19, 26 October 10, 17, 24, 31 November 7, 14 December 12, 19
Current Events (virtual program)
Current Events (virtual program)
Online (Zoom)
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 an hour or so of conversation and debate, organized by Avon residents. Please register and a Zoom link will be sent to you before the […]
4 events,
Little Lemurs Fall Storytime
Little Lemurs Fall Storytime
Throughout the Library
An early literacy program geared toward children ages 2 and 3 with a caregiver. Siblings are welcome! We’ll read stories, engage in music and movement, enjoy ukulele songs, and learn action rhymes and fingerplays, all to encourage early literacy development and a love of reading. Fridays at 11am, in the community room on the first […]
Teen Friday: Open Art
Teen Friday: Open Art
Teen Room
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 explore/create art using different kinds of art supplies! No registration required. Grades 7 – 12.
3 events,
13 events,
9 events,
C&C: Conversation & Camaraderie
C&C: Conversation & Camaraderie
Atrium, First Floor Reference Area
Conversations & Camaraderie: a Farmington Valley Men’s Social Group Focusing on friendship among men from Avon and the neighboring towns. This new group is focused on in-depth, philosophical conversations on a variety of topics; each meeting will have a different conversation starter. The first meeting will focus on growing up during the 1950s and 1960s, and […]
Do, Re, (You &) Me! Outside on the Library Lawn- September & October 2024
Do, Re, (You &) Me! Outside on the Library Lawn- September & October 2024
Library Lawn
A music program with Ms. Jaimee on the library lawn! (Weather permitting) For Children ages 6 and under with a caregiver! (If there is bad weather on any of the following dates, the program will meet indoors, in the Children’s Department on the 2nd floor of the library instead of the lawn). Tuesday mornings at […]
Sign Language Practice Group
Sign Language Practice Group
Computer Lab, 1st Floor
Join our (mostly) weekly ASL practice group! Each week we will pick a new topic to work on and learn/practice. This is an in person group for all ages and beginners are welcome! Each meeting we discuss the next best day/time for the following meeting. This is a new group so we are still learning […]
10 events,
Open Art Studio
Open Art Studio
Children’s Art Studio
Art experiences designed to encourage creativity for families with children of all ages Drop in between 11:00 and 12:00 Wednesdays October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 November 13, 27 December 4, 11, 18
10 events,
Baby and Me
Baby and Me
Children’s Storytime Room
Baby and Me Thursdays 11:00 to 11:30 Books, rhymes, songs, baby sign language and bubbles! Currently signing up babies: newborn to 12 months with a caregiver Registration required September 5, 12, 19, 26 October 10, 17, 24, 31 November 7, 14 December 12, 19
Current Events (virtual program)
Current Events (virtual program)
Online (Zoom)
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 an hour or so of conversation and debate, organized by Avon residents. Please register and a Zoom link will be sent to you before the […]
7 events,
3 events,
3 events,
9 events,
Rockin’ Raccoons Storytime- Fall 2024
Rockin’ Raccoons Storytime- Fall 2024
Children’s Department Main Room
There will be no Rockin' Raccoons Mon. 10/7. This story time will return on Mon. 10/21. The Library will be closed on Mon. 10/14 in observance of the holiday. Join us Mondays in Fall for a fun, all-ages Storytime! On the Big Carpet in the Children’s Main Room, we will hear stories, dance […]
10 events,
Do, Re, (You &) Me! Outside on the Library Lawn- September & October 2024
Do, Re, (You &) Me! Outside on the Library Lawn- September & October 2024
Library Lawn
A music program with Ms. Jaimee on the library lawn! (Weather permitting) For Children ages 6 and under with a caregiver! (If there is bad weather on any of the following dates, the program will meet indoors, in the Children’s Department on the 2nd floor of the library instead of the lawn). Tuesday mornings at […]
Visiting Nurse Blood Pressure/Blood Sugar Clinic
Visiting Nurse Blood Pressure/Blood Sugar Clinic
Gallery
Get your blood pressure and/or your blood sugar checked by the Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Litchfield County. No appointment needed. The visiting nurses are here on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. To find a blood pressure/blood sugar clinic in the Farmington Valley, click here When Avon Schools are canceled, there is no […]
13 events,
Open Art Studio
Open Art Studio
Children’s Art Studio
Art experiences designed to encourage creativity for families with children of all ages Drop in between 11:00 and 12:00 Wednesdays October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 November 13, 27 December 4, 11, 18
14 events,
Baby and Me
Baby and Me
Children’s Storytime Room
Baby and Me Thursdays 11:00 to 11:30 Books, rhymes, songs, baby sign language and bubbles! Currently signing up babies: newborn to 12 months with a caregiver Registration required September 5, 12, 19, 26 October 10, 17, 24, 31 November 7, 14 December 12, 19
7 events,
Little Lemurs Fall Storytime
Little Lemurs Fall Storytime
Throughout the Library
An early literacy program geared toward children ages 2 and 3 with a caregiver. Siblings are welcome! We’ll read stories, engage in music and movement, enjoy ukulele songs, and learn action rhymes and fingerplays, all to encourage early literacy development and a love of reading. Fridays at 11am, in the community room on the first […]
3 events,
Fighting for Home: Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion
Fighting for Home: Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion
Community Room
Join us for a screening of Fighting for Home: How Housing Policy Keeps Connecticut Segregated, followed by a panel discussion. This program is a bonus program in our Poverty: a community conversation series. The legacy of exclusionary zoning and redlining imposed a painful divide we see today in our state’s current housing crisis. Our towns […]
0 events,
11 events,
Rockin’ Raccoons Storytime- Fall 2024
Rockin’ Raccoons Storytime- Fall 2024
Children’s Department Main Room
There will be no Rockin' Raccoons Mon. 10/7. This story time will return on Mon. 10/21. The Library will be closed on Mon. 10/14 in observance of the holiday. Join us Mondays in Fall for a fun, all-ages Storytime! On the Big Carpet in the Children’s Main Room, we will hear stories, dance […]
12 events,
Do, Re, (You &) Me! Outside on the Library Lawn- September & October 2024
Do, Re, (You &) Me! Outside on the Library Lawn- September & October 2024
Library Lawn
A music program with Ms. Jaimee on the library lawn! (Weather permitting) For Children ages 6 and under with a caregiver! (If there is bad weather on any of the following dates, the program will meet indoors, in the Children’s Department on the 2nd floor of the library instead of the lawn). Tuesday mornings at […]
Sign Language Practice Group
Sign Language Practice Group
Computer Lab, 1st Floor
Join our (mostly) weekly ASL practice group! Each week we will pick a new topic to work on and learn/practice. This is an in person group for all ages and beginners are welcome! Each meeting we discuss the next best day/time for the following meeting. This is a new group so we are still learning […]
12 events,
October Art Exhibit: The Intergalactic Beets Project
Gallery Exhibit
October Art Exhibit: The Intergalactic Beets Project On display in our Gallery for the month of October is an exhibit unlike anything we have had before. Come and experience The Intergalactic Beets Project. It is an art/music/prose project that imagines an intergalactic record label distributing music from alien artists from distant planets and galaxies. […]
Open Art Studio
Open Art Studio
Children’s Art Studio
Art experiences designed to encourage creativity for families with children of all ages Drop in between 11:00 and 12:00 Wednesdays October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 November 13, 27 December 4, 11, 18
12 events,
5 events,
Little Lemurs Fall Storytime
Little Lemurs Fall Storytime
Throughout the Library
An early literacy program geared toward children ages 2 and 3 with a caregiver. Siblings are welcome! We’ll read stories, engage in music and movement, enjoy ukulele songs, and learn action rhymes and fingerplays, all to encourage early literacy development and a love of reading. Fridays at 11am, in the community room on the first […]
Murder at King’s Crossing: Author Event with Andrea Penrose (in-person)
Murder at King’s Crossing: Author Event with Andrea Penrose (in-person)
Community Room
Join us for an in-person event with Andrea Penrose to celebrate the release of her newest book in The Wrexford & Sloane Series, Murder at King's Crossing! For fans of Miss Scarlet and the Duke and Bridgerton—a masterfully plotted mystery that combines engaging protagonists with rich historical detail and “an unusually rich look at Regency life,” […]
3 events,
Torch Tales Live Action Role Play – Grades 1-3
Torch Tales Live Action Role Play – Grades 1-3
Community Room
Join us on October 5 from 1:00-2:00 PM for an exciting Live Action Roleplay Adventure! LARPing, or Live-action role-playing, is a popular activity that involves roleplaying as a character in real life! Think of it like a video game or Dungeons and Dragons brought to life, or a creative role-playing adventure set within an imaginary […]
Torch Tales Live Action Role Play – Grades 4-6
Torch Tales Live Action Role Play – Grades 4-6
Community Room
Join us on October 5 from 2:30-3:30 PM for an exciting Live Action Roleplay Adventure! LARPing, or Live-action role-playing, is a popular activity that involves roleplaying as a character in real life! Think of it like a video game or Dungeons and Dragons brought to life, or a creative role-playing adventure set within an imaginary […]
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