Library News

Solar Eclipse

Mon, August 21, 2017

From NASA's website - On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the sun. Anyone within the path of totality can see one of nature’s most awe inspiring sights - a total solar eclipse. This path, where the moon will completely cover the sun and the sun's tenuous atmosphere - the corona - can be seen, will stretch from Salem, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina.  Observers outside this path will still see a partial solar eclipse where the moon covers part of the sun's disk.  [Read More]  Please note - The Library does not have any “eclipse glasses” unfortunately.  [Watch How to Make Your Own Eclipse Viewer]

Fake News: Media Consumption in the 21st Century

Mon, July 10, 2017

Kyle Moody, Assistant Professor of Communications Media at Fitchburg State University will talk about Fake news: Media Consumption in the 21st Century at the Fowler Branch on Monday, July 10, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.  His lecture covers history of yellow journalism, role of reporters and how news is spread and affects us all in our modern times.  The event is free and open to all. 

Book Sale Raised $23,421, Another New Record!

Thu, June 29, 2017

The Friends Book Sale on June 3, 2017 raised $23,421, setting another record! Congratulations to the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library! Thank you to the volunteers who worked tirelessly to make the Book Sale a success! Thank you to all who contributed to the Book Sale!

Author Talk: Susan Tan

Thu, June 15, 2017

Author Talk Series will present Susan Tan on Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Periodical Room.  Tan will discuss the writing process for her first book, Cilla Lee-Jenkins Future Author Extraordinaire.  Tan was a Library Page of the Concord Free Public Library.  After studying at Williams College, she earned her PhD from the University of Cambridge, where she studied children's literature. The event is free and open to all.

Thoreau and the Language of Trees

Sat, June 10, 2017

Author Richard Higgins will give an illustrated talk about his book Thoreau and the Language of Trees on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. in the Main Library Rotunda.  Pairing Thoreau’s words with his own photographs, as well as photos of historic Concord trees, Higgins will explore Thoreau's deep connections to trees.  He will also discuss Thoreau’s response to particular trees—an iconic Concord elm, a stand of old-growth oaks in Boxborough, his beloved white pines and trees transformed by snow.  The event is free and open to all.  A book signing will follow the reading.

Explore Your Family Tree

Mon, June 05, 2017

Interested in exploring your family tree? Stop by the Main Library Lobby to learn about the genealogy databases Ancestry.com and HeritageQuest Online from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 5, 2017.  A reference librarian will demonstrate the two databases and answer questions. Open to all.

Annual Book Sale

Sat, June 03, 2017

The Annual Book Sale will be held on Saturday, June 3, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. on the Main Library front lawn.  The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library.  Proceeds of the Book Sale will fund the Library programming, museum passes, print and non-print materials.  Rain date: 6/10.  [Sign up to volunteer at the Book Sale]

Author Series: Amy Hassinger

Thu, June 01, 2017

Thursday Author Series will present Amy Hassinger, author of After the Dam on June 1, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library's Periodical Room.  Ms. Hassinger is the author of  two previous novels: Nina: Adolescence and The Priest’s Madonna.  The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library and open to the public. [Register]

The Journey of a Bird’s Tale

Wed, May 31, 2017

Children's author Pamela Wight will present a talk titled The Journey of a Bird's Tale on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 from 1:00 -2:00 p.m. at the Fowler Branch as she shares her unique story about writing a children’s book, discovering the perfect illustrator, and choosing a unique path to publishing. Q & A will be included in the hour. Wight has an M.A. in literature, teaches creative writing classes in the Boston area, and is also a published author of women’s fiction.  [Sign Up]

Picturing Emerson: A Selection of Lifetime Portraits of Ralph Waldo Emerson Exhibition

Tue, May 30, 2017

In her 2006 article in Nineteenth-Century Prose, "The Tenant is More Than the House": Selected Emerson Portraits in the Concord Free Public Library, our Special Collections' Curator Leslie Perrin Wilson wrote: Although the basic work of identifying and describing images begs to be done, Emerson iconography is about a good deal more than creator, date, medium, and circumstances of portrait. Ten years later, that work has been done. The result is a forthcoming book, Picturing Emerson: An Iconography (Harvard, summer 2017), co-written by Wilson and Joel Myerson, and an accompanying exhibit, Picturing Emerson: A Selection of Lifetime Portraits of Ralph Waldo Emerson, to be on display at the Main Library's Art Gallery from March 7 to May 30, 2017.

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