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The 2024 Leslie Riedel Award for Excellence in Children’s Literature: Lincoln Peirce

Tue, September 24, 2024

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. [Register for the Leslie Riedel Event]

The 2024 Ruth Ratner Miller Award for Excellence in American History

Tue, September 24, 2024

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

Mon, September 23, 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]

The Monumental (Re)Make

Tue, September 03, 2024

Celebrate the Town of Concord's 250th birthday by helping us recreate Daniel Chester French’s iconic statue The Minute Man through collaborative 3D printing!

Paving on Main Street Starts on August 12, 2024

Thu, August 08, 2024

From the Concord Public Works - Please be advised that reconstruction of Main Street from Sudbury Road to Thoreau Street will commence on Monday August 12. [Read More]

Bike for Books

Tue, July 30, 2024

Enjoy the beautiful weather by riding your bicycle to the Library! Bike for Books is an all ages program that encourages energy-efficient travel by bicycle and rewards patrons with ice cream.

Farewell to Hope & Pickles!

Wed, May 08, 2024

We are so excited to announce that Hope and Pickles, the endangered Blanding's turtles currently in the care of the Library, are grown and strong enough that they are ready to return to their home in the wild! Their last full day at the Library will be Tuesday, May 14.

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