The 2018 Ruth Ratner Miller Award for Excellence in American History will be presented to Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize Winner and Professor of History at Harvard Law School and Harvard University on Saturday, October 20 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Rotunda. Tickets are available at the Main Library and the Concord Bookshop. Adults $15, Students $5. Sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library.
A public forum on the Library's expansion plans will take place on Thursday, October 18, from 6:00-7:00 p.m.. in the Concord Town House Hearing Room, at 22 Monument Street. Library Director Kerry Cronin and the Trustees will lead the forum. All are welcome.
A joint lecture by Joel Myerson, Carolina Distinguished Professor of American Literature, Emeritus, University of South Carolina and Daniel Shealy, Professor of English, University of North Carolina, Charlotte will take place on Saturday, October 13 at 6:00 p.m. at the Main Library. Reception to follow. R.S.V.P. by October 10 to ConEvents@minlib.net or call 978-318-3355.
The annual Leslie Riedel Memorial Lecture for Young People will present children's author Kate DiCamillo on Friday, October 12, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Rotunda. The event is free and open to all. Registration is strongly recommended. Past speakers of the series include children's authors/illustrators David Macaulay, Chris Van Allsburg, Jerry Pinkney, Lois Lowry, Tomie dePaola, Grace Lin and Katherine Paterson. We are sorry but the event is full. Registration is closed. [View Poster]
In the Main Street Entrance Foyer Exhibit Case, on display in September and October 2018, is The Spanish Influenza Pandemic in Concord (September-November 1918). The 1918 influenza pandemic, hastened by the dynamics of a world war, swept around the globe at alarming speed, leaving illness and death in its wake. Concord, in all its peaceful, small town charm, was not spared.
New York Times Digital is now available to all patrons of the Minuteman Library Network libraries. This service includes unlimited article access on library computers, as well as on home computers and mobile devices via promotional codes. Create an account or log in at NYTimes.com using a library computer, or click here to redeem a promo code for remote access every three days. [View detail]
The next opportunity to have your work considered by the Art Jury for an exhibit at the Concord Free Public Library Art Gallery is Thursday, September 20 at 6:00 p.m. in Special Collections. [View detail]
The Mindful Baby Yoga class series will be held from August 29 - September 19 at the Fowler Branch Library. Free and open to parents and caregivers along with babies. No experience necessary to participate. Registration is required. [Register]
The Library is pleased to offer a new digital media service to Concord patrons. Kanopy is an on-demand streaming video service that provides users access to a large collection of films including award-winning documentaries, international films, children's movies, and educational videos from The Teaching Company. [Read more about this new service] [Explore Kanopy]
The 2018 Summer Reading Program took place from June 1 - August 24 with the theme of Libraries Rock!. 443 participants read 310,633 minutes. Congratulations to all the summer readers! You are all Rockstars! To celebrate the end of the Summer Reading Program, an Ice Cream Party was held on Wednesday, August 15 from 1:00 -3:00 p.m. at the Main Library and 2:00-4:00 p.m. at the Fowler.
