Current Friends Officers:

Aiyana Currie, President
Matt Boger, Vice President
Stephan & Faith Bader, Co-Treasurers
Janet Kaminstein, Booksales
Richard Fahlander, Membership
Betsy Levinson, Publicity 
E. Glenn Mitchell, Poetry Series
Erin Piro, Clerk
Anne Irza-Leggat, member at-large
Nancy Lyons, member at-large


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Program Offerings

  • Book Sales and Donations

    Thank you for a successful Annual Booksale on September 11, 2021!

    The Friends' Holiday and (traditionally) June book sales are our biggest sources of revenue as well as being much loved community events. The heart and soul of this year-round operation is a team of over a dozen enthusiastic volunteers who sort the many volumes donated to the Friends each year and prepare them for the book sales.  

    Please drop off your book donations by the elevator near the Reference Desk in the Lobby. You may also borrow a rolling bin from the Circulation Desk and wheel your donations to the drop-off spot. If you have a large donation and/or require assistance, please email the Friends of the Library to coordinate an appointment.

  • Museum Passes

    All Passes (unless otherwise noted) are funded by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library and may be used for free or reduced admission. Please contact the library if you have suggestions on museums that you would like to see added to our list. Existing passes include Boston Children’s Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Science, New England Aquarium, and many others.

  • Film Series

    Films at Fowler

    Films at Fowler is a FREE event sponsored by the Friends and have traditonally included popcorn and refreshments when we were meeting in person.  Now that we leverage Kanopy (free app from the library) for self viewing, you may join the lively discussion of the movie with our resident film expert in the comfort of your own homw. All films are critically acclaimed international films carefully selected by the Film Program Coordinator that invite conversation after each film.

    Please refer to the Events calendar for an upcoming schedule. 

    Movies for Tweens and Teens

    Movies offered at the Main Library, appropriate for middle school age children as well as Monthly Teen Friday Flicks offered for high school students.

  • Poetry Series

    The Poetry at the Library Series brings established and emerging poets to the Concord Library community. Each year, the Friends host six to seven readings with Q and A, followed by book signings and light refreshments.  Most readings occur on Sundays at 3 PM in the Main Library, with an occasional Saturday evening poetry event.

  • Music Series

    Music on the Lawn or Concert on the Lawn is a free enjoyable, notable and diverse music offerings on the Main Library front lawn on select Wednesdays during the summer at 7:00 p.m. Please refer to the Calendar for further details on this summer's series.

    Additionally, Music from the Library every year since 1997 from late January through March/April.  Notable musicians from the greater Boston area and other parts of the country perform at the Music from the Library series. 

  • Author Series

    Inspiring and topically relevant author readings throughout the year. We have hosted distinguished historians such as Drew Gilpin Faust, Nathaniel Philbrick, and Doris Kearns Goodwin, as well as recipients of the Ruth Ratner Miller Memorial Award for Excellence in American History.

  • Festival of Authors

    Please visit our Concord Festoval of Authors dedicated website for further details on past and future line-up of authors.

    We are seeking volunteers to assist with the Festival.  Please contact us if you are interested in volunteering.

  • Miller Award

    The Ruth Ratner Miller Memorial Award for Excellence in American History has been presented by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library annually since 2001. The award was offered to the Concord Library by Concord resident Richard Miller, to honor the legacy of his mother, a founding member of the Holocaust Commission and Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. Dr. Ruth Ratner Miller believed that learning history was not merely desirable but a civic and religious duty.

    We're pleased to annouce that Heather Cox Richardson wil be the 2021 recipient of the Ruth Ratner Miller Memorial Award.

    Videos of many of can be seen on the YouTube Ruth Ratner Miller Award playlist.

    Past Miller Award recipients:
    1998 Stephen Ambrose
    1999 James M. McPherson
    2000 Thomas H. O'Connor
    2001 Daniel J. Boorstin
    2002 Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
    2003 Sandra Day O'Connor
    2004 Edmund S. Morgan
    2005 David Halberstam
    2006 Doris Kearns Goodwin
    2007 John Hope Franklin
    2008 David Hackett Fischer
    2009 David Herbert Donald
    2010 Bernard Bailyn
    2011 Pauline Maier
    2012 Eric Foner
    2013 Drew Gilpin Faust
    2014 Nathaniel Philbrick
    2015 Robert Dallek
    2016 Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
    2017 Gordon S. Wood
    2018 Annette Gordon-Reed
    2019 John Stauffer
    2020 Jill Lepore
     

  • Media

    Movies on DVD

    Every year, the Friends purchase hundreds of films. The Library is a perfect (and free!) place to discover new movies and find your old favorites.

    Audio Books

    Audiobooks offer the convenience of listening in your car or on the train, while exercising, or because reading is physically challenging.

    Music CDs

    Find classics and new hits in this collection of music.

  • Childrens Programming

    A host of programs organized by the library for the children in our community are sponsored by the Friends, including the Sing-a-long day with Ed Morgan programs, CCHS study days. In addition the Friends provides books for the children of the guests at Open table in Concord and Maynard as well as to the Prison Outreach Program.

  • Professional Development

    The Friends fund professional development opportunities to our beloved library staff each year.
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