Please join the Concord Free Public Library Corporation's Sustainability Committee for a Community Review of the Library Sustainability Plan on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Zoom. [Register for the Zoom Link]
The Concord Free Public Library's Circulation Supervisor Robin Demas is retiring after thirty-five years of service to the Concord community. Please join us in congratulating Robin on her retirement! We are inviting you to send us your thank-you notes and well wishes online as the Library is currently closed to the public for in-person services. [Click here to begin]
Please join us for another Project Update on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom. The Library Corporation will share a project and sustainability update followed by your questions and comments. A meeting agenda and Zoom link can be found here.
The Friends of the Concord Free Public Library is pleased to offer Friendly Conversation, an opportunity for local residents to keep in touch via Zoom during this time of social distancing. The Conversation will take place on Wednesdays from 12:00 - 12:45 p.m. from November 11 - December 23, 2020. [Register for the Series Zoom Link]
Join Robin Schoenthaler, MD online on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. as she discusses the state of our knowledge about the disease, how to apply the science of Covid-19 to make the best possible decisions about the holidays, and how to keep ourselves and our families safe for as long as the pandemic shall last. [Register to Receive Zoom Link]
Join the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library for an afternoon of poetry with Steven Cramer and Joyce Peseroff on Sunday. December 13, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. [Read More and Register for Zoom Link]
Please join us for a Project Update on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Trustees Sherry Litwack, Jeff Adams and John Boynton, along with architect Stew Roberts, will share a project overview, progress report, and updated timeline followed by your questions and comments. Please click here for a meeting agenda and Zoom link.
Welcome back to the Concord Free Public Library! The Main and the Fowler Branch Libraries reopened to the public on September 21, 2020 for browsing by appointment. Please visit here for more information.
The Main and the Fowler Branch Library buildings are now open with modified hours and by advance registration after being closed since mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new hours are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Starting on 10/29/2020, the Main Library opens 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. The Fowler Branch Library closes between 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. daily for cleaning. The first hour of the day at both locations is reserved for senior citizens and at-risk individuals. Curbside pickup service continues at the Main Library. [View Library Hours] [View Library's Phase 3 Service Restoration Plan]
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. Our featured guest for the third installment of the series is Victor Curran, who writes, teaches, and leads tours of historic Concord. His presentation is Emerson’s Muses: Mary Moody Emerson and Sarah Bradford Ripley. [Watch Presentation]
