Special Collections will host Remarks and Book Signing with Robert A. Gross, author of The Transcendentalists and Their World on Monday, December 6, 2021, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Lobby. His new book returns to Concord to explore the rise of Transcendentalism and its impact on American society in the 1830s and 1840s. All are welcome. [Register]
The Concord Free Public Library is now a member of the Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI) and their Certification Program! Their July 2022 Newsletter highlighted the Concord Free Public Library Corporation's Sustainability Plan 2021-2025. The Concord Free Public Library Corporation envisions the Library as a model of sustainability and climate action. The Plan outlines the necessary steps for assessing, planning, and implementing a series of collaborative actions across operations and programming between 2021 and 2026 and establishes the aspirational goal of carbon neutrality by 2030. [View the Plan]
Join us on Zoom on Sunday, November 21, 2021 at 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. as Christopher Jane Corkery and Cammy Thomas who will read and engage in a Q & A about their writing lives. Sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library.. [Register for the Zoom Link]
The 2021 Virtual Films at Fowler Series continues in the fall with five "fearless" features and discussion dates from September 9 - November 3. The five movies are all admired and recognized for their fierce originality and cinematic innovations in form, style, or content. Watch films on Kanapy at your leisure and join the group discussions on Zoom. Sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library. [Read More]
The 2021 Concord Festival of Authors will take place from October 15 - 31 online and in-person. The Concord Free Public Library, the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library and the Concord Free Public Library Corporation continue to be the proud partners of the Festival. [View Event Schedule] [View Festival Home Page] [View Printable Festival Calendar]
The 2021 Concord Festival of Authors presents mystery authors Susan Oleksiw, Dale Phillips and Sarah Smith on Sunday, October 31 at 7:00 pm on Zoom. The panelists will discuss how crime writers create suspense. Moderated by celebrated mystery writer and Concord resident Kate Flora. [Register to receive the Zoom link]
It's Halloween! Party & Sneak Peek of the New Children's Library will take place on Friday, October 29, 2021 from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. in the Main Library's new addition. Join us for a festive Halloween celebration! Wear a costume. Get a sneak peek at the new Children’s Library, Children's Garden and more. There will be spooky stories, crafts, cookies and a pumpkin decorating contest. All ages are welcome.
The annual Leslie Riedel Memorial Lecture for Young People will present children's author Robert Sabuda on Friday, October 22, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom. The lecture series was created in memory of Leslie Riedel by her family and friends so that young people could meet some of their favorite authors. Past speakers of the series include children's authors/illustrators David Macaulay, Chris Van Allsburg, Jerry Pinkney, Lois Lowry, Tomie dePaola, Grace Lin, Katherine Paterson and Kate DiCamillo. The event is free and open to all. [Register for the Event]
The Friends of the Concord Free Public Library will present the 2021 Ruth Ratner Miller Award to Heather Cox Richardson on Saturday, October 16 at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom. The event will kick off this year's Concord Festival of Authors (October 15 - 31). Heather Cox Richardson, professor of American History at Boston College and esteemed author, who was recognized by the New York Times as “the breakout star of the newsletter platform Substack, doing the opposite of most media as she calmly situates the news of the day in the long sweep of American history.” [Read more and register for the event] [View Miller Award Event Flyer] Here is a video recordinng of the event in case you missed it. [Watch Video]
Join us on Zoom for a Real Life Civics presentation by the staff of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. In this 60 minute program, the EMK Institute instructors will lead the audience to explore how the U.S. government is structured under the Constitution and the division of powers among the branches, discuss the traditions and norms that have guided the work of elected officials, as well as political figures who have broken with established practices and set new norms through their actions. [Register for Zoom Link]
