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The Concord Free Public Library will be closed on Sunday & Monday, October 12 & 13 for Indigenous Peoples Day.
Summer Reading 2023 is June 12 - August 6. Registration is open at the Main Library and the Fowler Branch Library. For babies, toddlers, and preschoolers - register and pick up your Rubber Ducky BINGO Board as well as a special sign-up prize. For kids in grades K-8 - register and receive a necklace and summer brag tag. [Read More About the Summer Reading Program]
Please join us for a Special Collections event Celebrating Ralph Waldo Emerson: Filmmaker Michael Maglaras and Writer James Marcus in Conversation on Thursday, June 22, 2023 at 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the Goodwin Forum, Main Library. [Register for Emerson Event]
We had a successful Workshop/Makerspace Open House on June 10. The Workshop/Makerspace officially opens to the public on June 12, 2023. Please visit here for the upcoming programs held at the Workshop/Makerspace. [Click here to read more about the Workshop/Makerspace]
Join us for a concert on the lawn to kick off 2023 Summer Reading on Thursday, June 15 at 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the Main Library. Los Sugar Kings, a Boston-based quartet known for dynamic performances, rich harmonies, intense musicianship and the ability to transcend genres will play Afro-Cuban, Salsa, and Ruma-Flamenca music. Free admission. Open to all. Sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library.
The Library's William Special Collections is honored to host a series of on-site and virtual programs in 2023 to celebrate the Library's 150th anniversary. On Thursday, June 8, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m., in the Goodwin Forum of the Main Library, author Christoph Irmscher will present Mr. Agassiz's Puzzle-Box: What To Do With 19th-Century Science Today. [Register for Christoph Irmscher Talk]
The Concord Free Public Library is pleased to announce the relaunch of its home delivery service, "Direct to You". This free program is being reintroduced after a pause due to the pandemic lockdown and it aims to provide convenience and accessibility to library resources for those who may not be able to make it into the physical buildings of the Library.
Join us for the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library's 2023 Annual Book Sale on Saturday, June 10 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the Main Library front lawn. The proceeds from the Book Sale will fund the Library programs, museum passes, eBooks, large print and audio-visual materials, and staff professional development.
Arbor Day Native Tree Seedling Giveaway - 150 Seedlings for 150 Years! The Concord Free Public Library is excited to offer the community 150 native tree seedlings to plant and help mitigate the effects of climate change. Choose from Eastern Redbud, Tulip tree, or Sugar Maple seedlings and follow the Arbor Day Foundation planting instructions. Seedlings available for pickup at the Main and Fowler Branch Libraries starting on Thursday, April 27 and continues while supplies last! Generously sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library and in partnership with Concord’s Highway and Grounds Superintendent. [Read More]
Please join us to launch the Joel Myerson Annual Lecture Series: "After Lives: Bringing Una Hawthorne Home," presented by Prof. Megan Marshall, Thursday, April 27, 2023, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. in the Goodwin Forum at the Main Library. The series is generously sponsored by the Concord Free Public Library Corporation.
Please note - this exhibition is held at the Concord Museum, not the Library. The Concord Museum welcomes you to a new special exhibition, A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library. To celebrate the Concord Free Public Library's 150th anniversary, the Concord Museum, the Concord Free Public Library, and the Concord Free Public Library Corporation’s William Munroe Special Collections have collaborated on a special exhibition featuring over thirty works from the William Munroe Special Collections, including rarely seen works. The exhibition runs from March 24 through September 4, 2023. [Learn More]
