The Concord Free Public Library Corporation Presents

The Joel Myerson Annual Lecture Series

"The scrolls of the past burn my fingers": Reviving Margaret Fuller in the Library of America and Edinburgh Editions

Presented by Professors Brigitte Bailey (University of New Hampshire), Leslie Eckel (Suffolk University), and Megan Marshall (Emerson College). 

Wednesday, October 30

6:00 pm

an In-Person Presentation at the

CFPL Goodwin Forum

Fowler Afoot Book Club

with special guest Jean Duffy, author of
Soccer Grannies: The South African Women Who Inspire the World

Wednesday, October 30
10:00 - 11:00 am

Fowler Branch, 1322 Main Street

Concord Festival of Authors present

Natalie Dykstra

Author of Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

6:00 PM

in the Goodwin Forum
Concord Public Library

Mystery Night

moderated by Kate Flora

Monday, October 28

7:00 PM

Concord Free Public Library
Goodwin Forum

Featuring Gary Braver, Joanna Schaffhausen and James Ziskin

The Leslie Riedel Award for Excellence in Children’s Literature

Lincoln Peirce

Sunday, October 27

3:00 PM

Goodwin Forum
Concord Public Library

The Transcendentalism Council of First Parish Presents

Geoff Wisner, editor of
A Year of Birds: Writings on Birds from the Journal of Henry David Thoreau

Saturday, October 26, 2024

7:00 PM 

Wright Tavern, 2 Lexington Road

Editor Geoff Wisner discusses his new book, A Year of Birds: Writings on Birds from the Journal of Henry David Thoreau.

Saturday, October 26, 2024

8:30 - 10:00 AM

Concord’s Colonial Inn
48 Monument Square

featuring Steve Almond, Crystal King, and Margot Livesey

Moderated by Dr. Suzanne Koven

Full breakfast served while listening to presenters! Tickets are available online and at the Barrow Bookstore starting in late September.

The Thoreau Society Presents

An evening honoring

J. Drew Lanham

winner of the
Henry David Thoreau Prize
for
Literary Excellence in Nature Writing

Friday, October 25

7:00 PM

Trinitarian Congregational Church, 54 Walden St.

The Walden Woods Project presents

Vicki Croke,
author of Elephant Company

Thursday, October 24

6:15 pm

The Walden Woods Project
(Address provided upon registration)

Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. for a wine and cheese reception. The presentation will begin at 7:00 p.m.

With archival photos and film of elephants from World War II, Vicki Croke will tell the true story of her book Elephant Company.

The Friends of CFPL Present

Richard Higgins

Author of Thoreau’s God

Wednesday, October 23

6:00 pm

an In-Person Presentation at the

CFPL Goodwin Forum

Concord Museum Presents

 An Evening with Architectural Conservator and Author Lee McColgan

Tuesday, October 22, 2023

7:00 PM 

Concord Musuem

Churchill and Janet Franklin Lyceum and Livestreamed

Free Member | $10 Non-Member | Free Virtual

Architectural Conservator and Author, Lee McColgan, joins us for a conversation on his journey saving the ramshackle Loring House in Pembroke, Massachusetts, built in 1702, using period materials and methods and on a holiday deadline. 

The Friends of the Concord Free Public Library present

Poetry At The Library

Andrea Cohen & Heather Treseler

“Connecting Through the Leveling Dark With Origin Myths, Hidden Truths, and Natural Signs”

Sunday, October 20 at 3:00 PM

Goodwin Forum
Concord Free Public Library, 129 Main St.

The Concord Free Public Library’s Miller Award committee presents:

2024 Ruth Ratner Miller Memorial Award for Excellence in American History WINNER

Jacqueline Jones

Saturday, October 19

at 7:00 pm

an In-Person Presentation at the

Concord Free Public Library
129 Main Street, Concord

Barrow Bookstore

presents author

Lis Adams, editor of
Little Women Letters to Laurie: The Alcott Family Correspondence with Alfred Whitman, 1858 - 1891

Saturday, October 19

4:00 PM

Barrow Bookstore

79 Main Street, Concord, MA

This will be a hybrid event: In person or via Zoom.

Barefoot Books presents

Barefoot Books Author Storytimes!

featuring

Ruth Horowitz, Anna Staniszewski, & Marilyn Wolpin

Saturday, October 19

10:00 - 11:30 AM

Barefoot Books

23 Bradford Street, Floor 2, West Concord, MA

Readers of all ages are invited to this special storytime, featuring three authors reading their latest Barefoot picture books: Marilyn Wolpin’s Bring Back the Babka!, Anna Staniszewski’s My Cousin’s Mermaid, and Ruth Horowitz’s brand new Barefoot title, The Midnight Mitzvah. Learn what inspired these stories and what they hope readers will take away, and enjoy a fun activity in our colorful West Concord home. Free..

The Friends of the Concord Free Public Library Present:

CFA 2024 Keynote Speaker:

Rajani LaRocca

“Connections: Four Books, Four Connections, and the Stories They Inspired”

Thursday, October 17, 2024

5:30 pm

Concord Free Public Library
129 Main Street
Goodwin Forum

Mystery Night

Monday, October 30

7:00 PM

Concord Free Public Library
Goodwin Forum

Poetry at the Library
with Oliver de la Paz and Jill McDonough

Sunday, October 29

3:00 PM

Concord Free Public Library
Goodwin Forum

Barefoot Books

presents children’s author

Mariana Llanos

Sunday, October 29

11:00 - 12:30 PM

Barefoot Books

23 Bradford Street, Floor 2, West Concord, MA

Come for Halloween Fun at Barefoot Books! We’ll have spooky tales from acclaimed children’s book writer Mariana Llanos (reading her two Barefoot titles, Benita and Night Creatures and Run, Little Chaski!, virtually from her home in Oklahoma) before kids can get creative with monster crafts and activities. Then we’ll have more seasonal, fun stories at our Storyteller Throne before closing out with a costume parade! Perfect for ages 3-9.

The Thoreau Prize

Terry Tempest Williams

Saturday, October 28

7:00 PM

Trinitarian Congregational Church, 54 Walden Street

Emerson’s Circle Walking Tour

Saturday, October 28

3:30 – 5:00 p.m.

$10 Member | $20 Non-Member

Part of Concord Festival of Authors

Saturday, October 28, 2023

8:30 - 10:00 AM

Concord’s Colonial Inn

48 Monument Square

featuring Julie Dalton, Marie Lee, Sandeep Jauhar

Moderated by Dr. Suzanne Koven

Full breakfast served while listening to presenters! Tickets are available online and at the Concord Bookshop or Barrow Bookstore.

Join us for the 150 Year Celebration!

Elizabeth Graver

Friday, October 27

7:00 pm

an In-Person Presentation at the

CFPL Goodwin Forum

Afternoon Tea Book Club

at the Fowler Branch

Friday, October 27
2:00 - 3:00 pm

Fowler Branch, 1322 Main Street

Louisa May Alcott's ORCHARD HOUSE presents

Virginia Pye, author of 

The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann

Thursday, OCTOBER 26

7:00 pm

in conversation with Jan Turnquist, Executive Director of Orchard House

Event will be held at The School of Philosophy at Orchard House

Gallery Talk with Curator

Anke Voss

Two Dates!

Tuesday, October 24
12:00 PM

Thursday, October 26
12:00 PM

Concord Public Library

Concord Festival of Authors present

The Stories of Us:

LIVE STORYTELLING at the Library

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

in the CFPL Goodwin Forum
Concord Public Library

Fowler Afoot:

A Walking Book Club

Wednesday, October 25
10:00 - 11:00 am

Fowler Branch, 1322 Main Street

Due to an unexpected health issue, this program will be postponed.  Thank you for joining us for another program this fall.

Concord Museum Presents

 An Evening with David Hackett Fischer

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

7:00 PM 

Concord Musuem

Churchill and Janet Franklin Lyceum and Livestreamed

Free Member | $10 Non-Member | Free Virtual

Pulitzer Prize winning historian, David Hackett Fischer, joins us for an evening reflecting on his career, what he’s learned since his landmark text Paul Revere’s Ride, and the role of Concord and neighboring communities in the early days of Revolution.

Gallery Talk with Curator

Anke Voss

Two Dates!

Tuesday, October 24
12:00 PM

Thursday, October 26
12:00 PM

Concord Public Library