2019 Holiday Book Sale will take place on December 6, 7 & 8 in the Main Library Lobby. This festive sale benefits the work of the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library, which contributes to the number of programs and high caliber of service that we are able to deliver throughout the year. Sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library. Open to all. [Sign Up to Volunteer for the Book Sale]
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.
Poetry at the Library Series will present multiple award-winning poet Joan Naviyuk Kane on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. in the Main Library Periodical Room. Sponsored by The Friends of the Concord Free Public Library. Open to all.
The annual Leslie Riedel Memorial Lecture for Young People will present children's author Andrew Clements on Friday, October 25, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Rotunda. The event is free and open to all. 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 and Kate DiCamillo. We are very sorry but this event has been cancelled.
The Festival will present its popular finale Mystery Night on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Periodical Room featuring three mystery writers Connie Hambley (The Wake: When Truth Won’t Die), Elisabeth Elo (Finding Katarina M.), and Tilia Klebenov Jacobs (Second Helpings at the Serve Your Right Cafe), moderated by Kate Flora! The event is free and open to all.
This year's Concord Festival of Authors takes place from October 15 - 31 in the Town of Concord (MA). The Concord Free Public Library continues to be a proud partner of the Festival. Multiple events will be held at the Library. [View Complete Event Schedule] [View Festival Home Page]
The 2019 Ruth Ratner Miller Award for Excellence in American History will be presented to John Stauffer, a leading authority on antislavery, the Civil War era, social protest movements and photography on Saturday, October 26 from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the Main Library Rotunda. Tickets are available at the Concord Bookshop and the Barrow Bookstore. Adults $15, Students $5. Sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library.
The 2019 literary festival will present Keynote Speaker Sigrid Nunez, Winner of the 2018 National Book Award, on Sunday, October 20, 2019 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Lobby. Free and open to all.
Meet debut authors Rachel Barenbaum (A Bend in the Stars), Elizabeth Chiles Shelburne (Holding on to Nothing), Susan Bernhard (Winter Loon) and Mark Guerin (You Can See More from Up Here) on Thursday, October 17, 2019 from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the Main Library Periodical Room. Moderated by Michelle Hoover. Free and open to all.
Poetry at the Library Series presents Poetry of Revelations with Translations from the Japanese on Sunday, October 6, 2019, 3:00 p.m. at the Main Library. Poet-translator Patrick Donnelly reads from two of his acclaimed recent collections and Stephen D. Miller, Japanese language and literature scholar, reads award-winning translations (done with Donnelly) of Buddhist poems from the Heian Period. Sponsored by The Friends of the Concord Free Public Library. Open to all.
