The 2024 Leslie Riedel Award for Excellence in Children’s Literature: Lincoln Peirce
The annual Leslie Riedel Award for Excellence in Children’s Literature will present author/illustrator Lincoln Peirce on Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. in the Goodwin Forum, Main Library. The lecture series was created in memory of Leslie Riedel by her family and friends so that young people could meet some of their favorite authors. Past speakers of the series include children's authors/illustrators David Macaulay, Chris Van Allsburg, Jerry Pinkney, Lois Lowry, Tomie dePaola, Grace Lin, Katherine Paterson, Kate DiCamillo, Robert Sabuda, Rajani LaRocca and Chris Van Dusen. [Registration starts October 1.]
The 2024 Ruth Ratner Miller Award for Excellence in American History
The Friends of the Concord Free Public Library will present the 2024 Ruth Ratner Miller Award to Jacqueline Jones, winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in History on Saturday, October 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the Goodwin Forum of the Main Library. Established in 1998, the Miller Award is given each year in memory of Ruth Ratner Miller by her four children to honor the life of their mother, Ruth, who believed passionately that understanding history was not merely desirable but a civic and religious duty. Previous recipients of the award include Annette Gordon-Reed, Nathaniel Philbrick, David Hackett Fischer, Jill Lepore, Heather Cox Richardson, and Sean Wilentz, among other esteemed historians. [Register for Miller Award Event]
Concord Festival of Authors 2024
The 2024 Concord Festival of Authors will take place from October 17 - 30 in locations around Concord. The annual Concord Festival of Authors is managed and sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library with generous support from the Concord Free Public Library Corporation and assistance from the Library staff. [Read More] [Visit the Festival Home Page]
