The Poetry at the Library Series will host three-term U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. in the Main Library's Periodical Room. Open to all. Sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library. [Read More]
The annual Concord Reads takes place in April. The Concord community will read Walking by Henry David Thoreau in celebration of the bicentennial of Thoreau’s birth. [View Program Listings]
Join us for a gallery tour of Picturing Emerson: A Selection of Lifetime Portraits of Ralph Waldo Emerson with Curator Leslie Perrin Wilson on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. followed by an illustrated talk by Meghan Murray, the Umbrella's current artist-in-residence Presence: an Exploration of Identity through Portraiture. Open to all.
Author/illustrator D.B. Johnson will share his popular Henry Hikes to Fitchburg series with young readers on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at the Main Library. This event is part of April's Concord Reads Walking by Henry David Thoreau program. Open to all.
This is a special computer class offering. Come and learn how to take better photos with your smartphone or tablet, use filters & edit images, save photos, and share them online. This free class will be held on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in the Lower Level Meeting Room of the Main Library. Registrations are required. [ Sign Up]
Thursday Author Series will present Todd Nathan Thompson, author of The National Joker: Abraham Lincoln and the Politics of Satire on April 20, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Periodical Room of the Main Library. This free event is sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library. Open to all. [Sign Up]
Welcome to the Concord Free Public Library's new website! Designed by Clearpeak Interactive, Inc., the newly redesigned website features a responsive display for mobile devices, easy navigation, dynamic children's and teen pages, and an up-to-date look, among other enhancements.
Music from the Library will present The Eric Hofbauer Quintet reprises - Prehistoric Jazz: Reminiscing in New England on Saturday, April 8, 2017 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. [We are sorry but the event is full.]
Join us on Saturday, April 1, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Fowler Branch for an exciting Technology Fair! Staff members and volunteers will demonstrate the Library's new website, digital resources, 3D printing & more. Enter a raffle to win a Kindle Fire! Sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library.
Music from the Library will kick off its 20th season with the Borromeo String Quartet on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Library Rotunda. Free admission. Advance registrations are required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library. [Register]
