Library News

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Author Series: Robin Hazard Ray

Thu, May 18, 2017

Thursday Author Series will present Robin Hazard Ray, author of The Strangers’ Tomb on May 18, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library's Periodical Room.  Sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library, the event is free and open to all. 

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Mother’s Day Tea with Poet and Chinese Translator Eleanor Goodman

Sun, May 14, 2017

The Poetry at the Library Series hosts Eleanor Goodman, poet and translator of contemporary Chinese poetry on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 14, 2017 at 3:00 p.m – 4:15 p.m. at the Main Library.  Goodman will read from both her own poems and the award-winning translation of Wang Xiaoni’s poetry and talk about her approach to the art of translation.  Sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library.  Open to all. [View Poster]

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Book Group With the Military Family Support Group of Concord

Tue, May 09, 2017

Tuesday Book Group is excited to partner with the Military Family Support Group of Concord on May 9, 2017 to discuss Tribe by Sebastian Junger and Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance. The discussion will be held in the Trustees' Room and led by Kathleen Zagata and Nancy Morrison of the Military Family Support Group of Concord.  Open to all.

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Poetry at the Library Series

Sun, April 30, 2017

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]

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Presence: An Exploration of Identity through Portraiture

Sat, April 29, 2017

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.

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Book Talk with Author/Illustrator D. B. Johnson

Sat, April 29, 2017

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.

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Mobile Photography Techniques

Wed, April 26, 2017

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]

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Thursday Author Series

Fri, April 21, 2017

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]

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The Library Launches New Website

Thu, April 20, 2017

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.