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Doodle All the Animals! Art & Author Event with Amy Latta
Online (Zoom)One of our favorite artists returns to celebrate a new book! Join Amy Latta for a virtual "doodle-along", where we'll learn the basics for creating animals. We're excited to host her again, as we had fun during the release of Doodle Everything! The Ultimate Collection of Doodles from the Wild Side Animal lovers, grab your […]
Author Reception for Carrie Firestone
Community Room 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United StatesWhen: Friday, May 31st from 5:30 to 7:00 pm Where: 1st floor, Community Room Let's shine a spotlight on Carrie Firestone's latest accomplishment! Her novel Dress Coded has won the 2024 Middle School Nutmeg Book Award. Join us in recognizing and celebrating this achievement! We also want to recognize and thank Carrie for donating her […]
Mental Health First Aid Training
Community Room 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United StatesJoin us for an all day session, 9:00am-4:00pm, on Mental Health First Aid Training. Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders. This training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be […]
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,” […]
Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad (virtual)
Online (Zoom)Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad (virtual) Join Connie Martin as she tells the stories passed down to her great-grandmother Lizzie of how her family survived the antebellum period through trials and tribulations, and how they used quilts that contained hidden codes and secret messages to assist abolitionists–white and black–to […]