Avon Public Library

05/13/2026

04/16/2026

The start of a lifelong friendship with stories. Small customer, very big book requests 💁‍♀️📖. We love all our patrons!!

04/09/2026

Enjoy crime solving? Still have some openings to come help solve the mystery!

04/07/2026

Reminder the library will be closed Wednesday April 8th so Twila can attend a funeral. In the meantime….. where is your book transporting you?

03/30/2026

Library Closure Notice: We will be closed on Wednesday, April 1st, and possibly April 2nd. The library will also be closed on Wednesday, April 8th.

03/19/2026

We have rearranged our furniture and now have a designated LEGO building area. Stop in after school and check it out!

03/18/2026

Contact us on how many coming so we can have everything ready to solve the mystery. Room for up to 20 people!!! Snacks and a good mystery are good for the soul!

03/09/2026

Avon Public Library will be OPEN Thursday, March 12 from 1-6 pm
(training has been postponed)

03/05/2026

What’s a book you wish you could read again for the first time?”

What book are you reading right now?”

01/25/2026

Thanks to all who braved the frigid temps to attend Puzzles & Pie at the Avon Public Library yesterday! We had lots of fun and delicious food, and our puzzlers won gift certificates to local businesses Made Coffee House and Mensch’s Greenhouse.

By the way, your local Avon library has LOTS of jigsaw puzzles you can check out for free for a month or more at a time. It’s a great way to relax, to connect with others, and to reduce screen time! Why not check out a puzzle and leave it on a table for visitors, kids, and grandkids to put a piece (or several) in?

Here are some other fun facts about jigsaw puzzles:

The first jigsaw puzzle was created around 1760 by British mapmaker John Spilsbury. He pasted a map of Europe onto wood and cut out the countries to help children learn geography.

For over a century, these activities were known as "dissected maps". The term "jigsaw puzzle" only became common after the 1880s when the jigsaw tool (a special power saw) began to be used to cut the pieces.

Puzzles surged in popularity during the Great Depression of the 1930s. They were an affordable, reusable form of home entertainment that provided an escape from the difficult economic reality. Similarly, puzzle sales increased by 38% during COVID.

In the early 20th century, companies used puzzles as advertisements, giving them away with products like toothbrushes and flashlights to keep their brand in front of customers for hours while they solved the image.

Puzzling engages both the left hemisphere (logic, sequence, and analytical thinking) and the right hemisphere (creativity, intuition, and big-picture visualization) simultaneously.

Successfully fitting two pieces together triggers the release of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that improves mood, concentration, and memory.

Research suggests that spending just 25 minutes a day solving puzzles can increase your IQ by an average of 4 points.

Regularly doing puzzles is linked to improved memory in older adults and may help delay the onset of cognitive decline, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease by building "cognitive reserve".

The activity can induce a "flow state," similar to meditation, which lowers heart rate and blood pressure while clearing the mind of daily stressors.