Annual Book Sale 2025
Sun, May 18, 2025The Friends 2025 Annual Book Sale will take place on Saturday, June 14, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. on the Main Library Front Lawn. Rain Date: June 15. [Sign Up to Volunteer for the Book Sale]
Library News
Spring into West Concord with Flamingo Bingo
Thu, May 01, 2025On Saturday May 17 from 10 AM - 3 PM, Spring into West Concord. Get ready by finding flamingos, starting May 5. Pick up your scorecards at Fowler Library, or click here to print one.
Garlic Mustard Pull
Thu, May 01, 2025Help the Division of Natural Resources and the Concord Land Conservation Trust with the annual Garlic Mustard Pull from Saturday, May 10 – Sunday, May 25.
Upgrade Your Library App to Minuteman Mobile before June 1
Fri, April 11, 2025The Minuteman Library Network's App is getting an upgrade. Be sure to download the new app - Minuteman Mobile - the old app will stop working on June 1, 2025.
A Celebration Heard ‘Round the World - Presented by the William Munroe Special Collections
Thu, April 03, 2025In celebration of the Concord250, the exhibition (April 5 - June 30, 2025) features selections from the William Munroe Special Collections and the Town Archives, including art, photographs, broadsides, Town records, and ephemera that explore how Concordians have celebrated the anniversary of the Battle of Concord, or the "Concord Fight," on April 19, 1775. [Read More About the Exhibition]
The Charles Williams Scholarships 2025
Thu, March 06, 2025The Williams Scholarship Committee, an initiative of the Concord Free Public Library Corporation, is now accepting scholarship applications from college-bound high school seniors residing in Concord, MA for The Charles Williams Scholarship for Excellence in Music and The Charles Williams Scholarship for Excellence in the Visual Arts. Please note - Deadline has been extended. The new deadline is Friday, May 9, 2025. [Learn More about the Scholarships and How to Apply]
2025 Writer-in-Residence
Fri, January 17, 2025The Concord Free Public Library and the Trustees of the Concord Free Public Library Corporation are delighted to announce their 2025 Writer-in-Residence – Steve Edwards.
Concord’s Top 100 Titles of 2024
Thu, January 02, 2025Each year the Concord Free Public Library adds over 10,000 new items to its collections in a variety of formats for all age groups. Here is a list of the Concord's Top 100 Titles of 2024 for adult collections with the highest checkouts in the past year.
Gingerbread House 2024 Is On Display
Sun, December 01, 2024Dr. Andrea Resciniti's magnificent gingerbread house 2024 is on display in the Main Library Rotunda and will be taken down after Friday, January 17, 2025. This is the 30th gingerbread house Dr. Resciniti, a surgeon at Emerson Hospital, has crafted and donated to the Concord Free Public Library since early 1990s. We thank Dr. Resciniti for her time and generosity.
Let’s Go Plastic-Free on November 22!
Mon, November 18, 2024Plastic-Free Lunch Day is taking place on Friday, November 22, 2024 in all the Concord Public Schools including CCHS. The Concord Public Schools invite the community to join in this effort to avoid plastic.