Healthcare Advocacy: Ensuring the best outcomes.  Sponsored by the Avon Lions Club Navigating our healthcare system is a complicated maze. Learn how to advocate for yourself or others needs during provider visits, trips to the ER or during an inpatient stay. About our presenter: Nancy Frodermann, RN, MSN, iRNPA has over 35 years of nursing experience. […]

Tenor saxophonist, Peter Greenfogel, is from the Greater Hartford area and his group performs locally throughout Connecticut, New York and New England. Sundays at Three is sponsored by the Friends […]

A music program with Ms. Jaimee on the main floor of the Children’s Department (near the piano).  For Children ages 6 and under with a caregiver! Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. January 9:  Winter Weather January 16:  Keep the Beat! January 23:  Food January 30:  Cats & Dogs! February 6:  Favorites! February 13:  Valentine's Day (canceled […]

A music program with Ms. Jaimee on the main floor of the Children’s Department (near the piano).  For Children ages 6 and under with a caregiver! Tuesday afternoons at 1:00 p.m. January 9:  Winter Weather January 16:  Keep the Beat! January 23:  Food January 30:  Cats & Dogs! February 6:  Favorites! February 13:  Valentine’s Day […]

When: Tuesday, January 16th from 3:00 - 5:00 pm Where: Second Floor, Board Room Midterms are starting this week, need a quiet place to study or read in the library? We will have silent reading and homework time with snacks!

** The January 16 meeting of Nutmeg Narwhals has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Jan 23rd from 4:30 to 5:45pm, due to inclement weather.  All registrants have been notified via email. **   January's book is…  The Fastest Girl on Earth! Meet Kitty O'Neil, Daredevil Driver! by Dean Robbins and illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley This book […]

When: Tuesday, January 16th from 5:30 - 7:00 pm Where: Teen Room   Help us plan the return of AvonCon, the library's own mini comic con! We want to make sure it is an event that encourages teen to attend. You earn community services hours for serving on this committee, members are not required to […]

The Avon Library is closing at 1pm on Tues. 1/16 due to the inclement weather. All participants have been emailed.   Tuesday, January 16th at 6:00pm Children's Room Main Floor Come SING and DANCE away the winter BLUES! Join us for stories, songs, and movement! Recommended for grades K-3 Registration Encouraged, Drop-Ins Welcome!

Regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of Avon Free Public Library

THE SNOW DATE HAS BEEN INVOKED FOR THIS EVENT. THIS LECTURE WILL OCCUR ON WED., 1/17 AT 2PM. NEW ZOOM LINKS WILL GO OUT THE MORNING OF 1/17.   Join […]

When: Wednesday, January 17th from 2:30 – 5:00 pm Where: Teen Room Midterms start this week, come study at the library. The teen room will be a calm and quiet place for the day.

The much desired computer classes are making a come-back in the computer lab every third Wednesday of each month! There will be a 3:30pm and a 5:00pm section on each […]

Join us in January for an exciting Bee Yourself jam-packed with fun board and card games! When: Wednesday, January 17 from 4:30-5:30 PM Where: Art Studio on the 2nd Floor What: An hour-long special Bee Yourself where we'll play board games with friends! Grades 4-6 Bee Yourself is a creative affirming safe space for kids in […]

The much desired computer classes are making a come-back in the computer lab every third Wednesday of each month! There will be a 3:30pm and a 5:00pm section on each […]

Who: For kids ages 6 – 11 When: Wednesday Evenings from 6:30 – 7:30 pm, January 17, 24, 31, and February 7. Registration required. *Sign Up for Each Event Individually* Where: The Children’s Department (2nd Floor) Communal LEGOs will be provided by the library.   If you are registered but don’t show up by 6:35pm, your spot […]

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 April 4 May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 June 6, 13, 20, 27  

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 […]

When: Thurs. January 18th from 3:30 - 4:30 pm Where: Teen Room Take a break and relax after school with music, cookies and coloring sheets! We will have all the coloring sheets, gel pens, and colored pencils you need plus some cookies! Registration not required. For grades 7 – 12.

Thurs. January 18th, 4:30-5:30pm This program is best for kids in K-5. Please sign up each child separately. At least one adult guardian must stay in the room for this program. Registration required. Location: Community Room What will we do?  Soro-Bindi is an interactive performance that incorporates traditional Ghanaian dances, songs, and stories from Iddi […]

Attention adventurers in Grades 4-6! Join us for a Dungeons and Dragons Adventure tailored to friends in this peer group. This two hour session will include a short intro on rules/etiquette and how to play Dungeons and Dragons, a character for you to personalize, and a one-shot adventure that we will complete together. All levels […]

Thursday Evenings at 6:00 p.m. on the Children’s Department Main Floor! For Children age 6 and under with a caregiver. Join Ms. Jaimee at the piano to sing bedtime songs and listen to stories with your favorite stuffed animal! January 18, 25 February 1, 8, 15, 22 Registration required

The New Year is a time to create a clean slate. Join Jim Rose, M. Ed for this powerful workshop. Learn a simple meditation technique to bring joy, peace, positivity and relaxation in your daily life. There will even be a chance to try this out. Begin the New Year with a fresh start. Presenter: […]

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, 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 floor. Jan 12, […]

Walk In study Room

When: Friday, January 19th from 3:00 – 4:30 pm Where: Teen Room Think you’re the best gamer in town? Prove it at the library’s monthly Nintendo Switch Tournament*! Winner will not only get bragging right, but will also receive a coveted banana trophy. We will be playing Rocket League! *Friendly competition, trash talking and backseat […]

Attend a community brainstorming session where we’ll apply everything we’ve learned from the Nature’s Best Hope Series into practical ideas and projects we can do in our own backyard! Please register to save your spot.