Join author and mountaineer Jim Davidson for a discussion of his new book The Next Everest on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. on the Library's Facebook Live. Jim Davidson grew up in Concord, MA and later set off seeking adventure around the world. After 39 years of high-altitude climbing, he has scaled peaks on six continents, including having reached the summit of Mount Everest. [Watch Presentation on 8/26 at 7:00 p.m.]
Welcome back to the Concord Free Public Library! The Main Library and the Fowler Branch have reopened to the public for in-house browsing and other limited services. Starting May 29, 2021, face masks are not required in the Library if you are fully vaccinated. Walk in with no registration required. [View Details]
The 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. The deadline for submissions for both scholarships has been extended to Tuesday, June 8 at 5:00 p.m. [Read More]
The Friends of the Concord Free Public Library presented an online piano recital with Tanya Bartevyan on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. followed by a discussion on Zoom. The program included selections from Chopin Waltzes and Etudes, Schubert Impromptus, and an improvisation on an Armenian song created in the moment. This program was supported in part by a grant from the Concord Local Cultural Council. [Watch Recital on YouTube]
Concord Stories from Special Collections is a virtual series that highlights the rich holdings of the Concord Free Public Library Corporation’s William Munroe Special Collections through stories about Concord’s people and places from a variety of guests, including Concord residents, scholars, researchers, and curators. Episode 5 of the series features Nate Smith, Concord's Municipal Archivist. [Watch Episode 5]
Concord Stories from Special Collections is a virtual series that highlights the rich holdings of the Concord Free Public Library Corporation’s William Munroe Special Collections through stories about Concord’s people and places from a variety of guests, including Concord residents, scholars, researchers, and curators. Episode 6 features our former Special Collections Curator Leslie Perrin Wilson discussing her new book “This Is the Life” The Diary of Jennie McLeod. [Watch Episode 6]
The Poetry at the Library Series caps its 2020-21 season with the vibrant voices of award-winning Black poets Krysten Hill and Cynthia Manick in conversation with poet-editor Joyce Peseroff on Sunday, May 16, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library. [Register for Zoom Webinar Link] [Read More About the Series]
Concord Stories from Special Collections is a new virtual series that highlights the rich holdings of the Concord Free Public Library Corporation’s William Munroe Special Collections through stories about Concord’s people and places from a variety of guests, including Concord residents, scholars, researchers, and curators. Episode 4 of the series features Bill Bailey who served on the Concord Historical Commission. [Watch Interview]
Friday Flicks at Fowler is now called Films at Fowler and the format has changed accordingly. Because we cannot meet at Fowler Library in person in 2021, we will now watch - on your own schedule - selected movies on Kanopy, a free streaming service available to Library patrons. We will then gather on Zoom on scheduled evenings for a lively movie discussion. The theme of the movies this year is Movies Are Your Passport. All six movies are set in a foreign location and culture that has a strong influence in the film. Thanks to the popularity of the program, the presenter Randall Warniers has added extra films to the series for April. [Read More]
Join Leslie Perrin Wilson, the former curator of the Special Collections at the Concord Free Public Library, for a discussion of her new book "This is the Life": The Diary of Jennie McLeod on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom. "This is the Life" concerns daily life in Clinton, MA by a woman who lived in the house where Wilson now lives. [Register for the Zoom Link]
