Film Premiere: “Ralph Waldo Emerson: Give All to Love”

Film Premiere: “Ralph Waldo Emerson: Give All to Love” – A New Film by Michael Maglaras will be held on Saturday, September 30, 2023, 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. at the Umbrella Arts Center (40 Stow Street, Concord, MA). Michael Maglaras and his Executive Producer and artistic partner Terri Templeton are known for their “essays in film” on the subject of the great cultural heritage of America. Give All to Love, filmed in and around Concord, including, over two days, at the Emerson House, will provide a new and deeply personal perspective on Emerson, his writing, his life, and his importance to contemporary life. [Register for the Film Premiere]

Library Green Team Launches Climate Corner Newsletter

The Library Green Team welcomes the launch of the CFPL Sustainability Newsletter - the "Climate Corner" - at the end of September 2023! Recent highlights include the CFPL Corporation working to identify options for decarbonization and Library staff offsetting the equivalent of 83,333 pages of paper consumption to date by going receipt-free.

Climate Preparedness Week 2023

September 24 – 30, 2023 is Climate Preparedness Week. This year's theme is Intersection of Climate Change and the Broader Social Justice Movement. Climate Preparedness Week is held every year at the end of September to raise awareness and provide educational programs to help prepare communities for extreme weather events. [View the Library's Climate Prep Week Events]