All Concord libraries will be closed Friday to Saturday, July 3-4 for Independence Day. Be advised that the Stow Street parking lot at the Main Library will be unavailable on Thursday, July 2 due to road work.
Residents of Concord and surrounding communities are invited to envision the future of the Concord Free Public Library over the next five years with Library staff, fellow patrons, and consultant Jay Vogt. The conversation will take place on Tuesday, June 18 at 7:00 p.m. at the Fowler Branch Library. Open to all. [Register]
Liz Barbour, author of Beautifully Delicious, will demonstrate how to create nutritious grain bowls on Monday, June 17, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the Fowler Branch Library. [Register]
The Annual Book Sale held on Saturday, June 1, 2019 raised $26,903.75, a new record! Congratulations to The Friends of the Concord Free Public Library! Thank you for your hard work.
Download our flyer of events here for the 2019 Summer Reading Program, "A Universe of Stories". Read more>
Award-winning author e. E. Charlton-Trujillo will discuss her book Fat Angie on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Periodical Room. Open to all. Sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library. We are sorry but the event has been cancelled.
Join us for a live concert by musician David Polansky on Monday, May 13, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. at the Fowler Branch Library. This program showcases pop music inspired by what was happening in America from 1895 through 1960. Free and open to all.
Susan Kaplan Carlton, author of In the Neighborhood of True will discuss her new young adult novel on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Main Library. Sponsored by The Friends of the Concord Free Public Library. Open to all.
The Williams Scholarship Committee, an initiative of the Concord Free Public Library Corporation, is now accepting scholarship applications from college-bound High School Seniors resident 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 May 10, 2019. [Read More]
The Music from the Library series will conclude the season by presenting an evening of North Indian Classical Music with Ken Zuckerman, sarod, and Nitin Mitta, tabla on Sunday, April 28, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. in Rotunda. Sponsored by The Friends of the Concord Free Public Library. [Register]
Dr. Ronald Mayville, a Senior Principal at the structural engineering firm of Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger, will share his explanation of why the tank failed and the lessons as a result of the disaster on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Periodical Room. All are welcome.
