Bike for Books
Bike for Books is an all ages program that encourages energy-efficient travel by bicycle and rewards patrons with ice cream. Everybody wins!
Bike for Books is very simple.
- Ride your bicycle to the Main Library or Fowler Branch Library - all ages encouraged!
- Show your helmet to staff at the Children's Library Desk at the Main Library, or at the Fowler Branch Desk
- Receive a rewards card and a stamp
- After receiving 10 stamps for each visit with your helmet, you receive a Bedford Farms gift card!
This program grew out of an intent to inspire clean methods of transportation locally and a life-long love of exercise. The Town of Concord set a goal to reduce community-wide greenhouse gas emissions - meaning largely emissions from gas-fueled cars and motorcycles - by 80% in 2050. This goal inspired the Concord Free Public Library Corporation to lead the development of a Sustainability Program specific to the Library, and from that, birthed a staff-led Green Team who work actively to encourage small but crucial steps within the community (and with staff!) through educational programs, a monthly newsletter, recycled craft supplies, and more!
This program is generously sponsored (and created!) by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library.