Avon Free Public Library
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Tuesday June 4 10:00am - 12:30pm EDT
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Tuesday June 4 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Do, Re, (You &) Me! Outside on the Library Lawn- May & June 2024
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......More
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Tuesday June 4 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Sign Language Practice Group
Join our (mostly) weekly ASL practice group in the atrium! This is just a group of us who practice our skills together. This is NOT a class. We help each other learn. Each week we will pick a new topic to work on and practice. This is an in person group for all ages and......More
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Tuesday June 4 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Lit Lecture: Demon Copperhead/Bearing Witness to Southern Appalachia through the Eyes of a Child
Join 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 privile......More
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Tuesday June 4 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
Public Speaking Club
Where: 2nd Floor, Board Room Want to become a more confident speaker? Join us in a supportive, community environment where we will prepare and present speeches, give presentation, answer impromptu questions and give + receive constructive feedback. Elevate your communic......More
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Tuesday June 4 3:45pm - 5:15pm EDT
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Tuesday June 4 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Cookies & Coloring: Read with Pride
When: Tuesday, June 4th from 4:00 – 5:00 pm Where: First floor, Community Room Join librarians from Avon and Simsbury talk about LGBTQIA+ teen books of all genres while enjoying cookies and coloring No registration required. Sign up for a reminder email!
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Tuesday June 4 6:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
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Tuesday June 4 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Spring Psychological Thriller Book Discussion: All That Is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay
Tues., Jun. 4, 2024 7 PM: All That Is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay When the remains of their mother’s body are discovered twenty years after she went missing, three siblings must decide whether or not to believe their criminal defense attorney father is guilty......More
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Tuesday June 4 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
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Wednesday June 5 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
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Wednesday June 5 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Wednesday Morning Book Club: Klara and the Sun
Join the Morning Book Club to talk about Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER & A GOOD MORNING AMERICA Book Club Pick! Once in a great while, a book comes along that changes our view of the world. This magnificent novel from the Nobel laureate ......More
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Wednesday June 5 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Open Art Studio
Art experiences designed to encourage creativity for families with children of all ages Drop in between 11:00 and 12:00 Wednesdays April 24 May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 June 5, 12 ADD TO CALENDAR
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Wednesday June 5 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
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Wednesday June 5 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
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Wednesday June 5 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad (virtual)
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 use......More
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Thursday June 6 10:00am - 8:00pm EDT
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Thursday June 6 10:30am - 1:00pm EDT
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Thursday June 6 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Baby and Me
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
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Thursday June 6 4:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Pride Cabaret Sign Up
Avon Community PRIDE Block Party will be Thurs. June 6th, from 4-7pm.From 4-6pm we will have a Pride Cabaret, hosted by local CT drag queen, Summer Orlando.What is a Pride Cabaret? Pride Cabaret is like an Open Mic Night. This is a chance for you to express yourself thr......More
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Thursday June 6 4:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Pride Block Party: A Community Celebration Full of Resources
Join us for the annual Pride Block Party, held at the West Avon Congregational Church, 280 Country Club Rd., Avon, CT 06001 Free to attend! Bounce House! Live Music! Book giveaways! Hotdogs! Ice Cream! Visit booths from: National Art Honor Society, Interval House, Avo......More
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Thursday June 6 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
We Are Only Ghosts: Author Event with Jeffrey L. Richards (in-person)
Meet author Jeffrey L. Richards at the PRIDE Block Party! We Are Only Ghosts: A stunning, lyrical, and emotionally powerful novel of historical fiction spanning World War II-era Europe to 1960s New York City, We Are Only Ghosts is a haunting portrait of survival, loss, ......More
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Thursday June 6 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
(Virtual Event) Meditation and Forgiveness
Forgiveness means freeing yourself of the past. Often, the biggest challenges in life come from the mind’s disturbances – persistent thoughts, regrets, fears, worries, and long-held grudges. Meditation deepens your understanding of yourself and others, awakens your cons......More