Music from the Library will begin its 23rd season by presenting Craig Taborn, piano & electronics on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Library Rotunda. Generously sponsored by The Friends of the Concord Free Public Library. Free admission. Advance registrations are required. [Register]
Poetry at the Library will present three lyrical poets Joan Alice Wood Kimball, Eve F. W. Linn and Jason Tandon on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. in the Periodical Room. This free event is sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library. Open to all.
On Saturday, January 18, 2020, author and professor Anne Boyd Rioux will discuss the challenges of adapting the novel Little Women and how each era produces its own Little Women, from the first adaption for the Broadway stage to Greta Gerwig's 2019 film. This one hour event will start at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Lobby. Free and open to the public. [Register]
Poetry at the Library Series will present poets Susan Eisenberg and Denise Bergman on Sunday, January 12, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. in the Main Library Periodical Room. Sponsored by The Friends of the Concord Free Public Library. Open to all.
Great news! Beginning on January 1, 2020, items checked out to a Minuteman library patron will be eligible for auto-renewal if the item is renewable, there are no reserves for the title, the item has not reached its maximum allowed renewals and your library card is valid.
In anticipation of the Christmas Day release of the Little Women movie, the Town of Concord will be celebrating Little Women Week from December 15 - 22, 2019. This week will feature events themed around Louisa May Alcott while celebrating her book as well as the new movie Little Women by Columbia Pictures and SONY Pictures. Click here to view the complete schedule of the Little Women Week. [View Town Proclamation of Little Women Week]
A baby sign language program series will be held at our Fowler Branch on Wednesdays from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. on December 4, 11 & 18, 2019. You and your child will learn sign language through songs, stories, games, play and more. For infants and toddlers, five months through pre-verbal. [Register]
Heather Vogel Frederick, author of the beloved middle grade series The Mother-Daughter Book Club, will give a talk on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Main Library as part of the Town of Concord's Little Women Week. Open to the public.
A reception in honor of Anke Voss, the Concord Free Public Library's new Curator for the William Munroe Special Collections, will be held on Friday, December 13, 2019 at 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. in the Trustees' Room. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome.
Join us for an Indian cooking class taught by Rita Kapadia, author of Parsi Cuisine Manna of the 21st Century on Monday, December 9, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Fowler Branch Library. Free and open to all. Pre-registration is required. [Register]
