The Friends of the Concord Free Public Library present The Debut Authors Panel 2025 moderated by Steve Edwards, Writer-In-Residence at CFPL. Debut Author Panelists Nicky Gonzalez is a writer from Hialeah, Florida. Her fiction has appeared in McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, BOMB, The Kenyon Review, Taco Bell Quarterly, and other publications. She has received support from […]
The Friends of the Concord Free Public Library present CFA Mystery Night 2025, moderated by Kate Flora! This year's event features authors Nicole Asselin, Richard Cass, and Kim Herdman Shapiro. Kate Flora's fascination with people's criminal tendencies began in the Maine attorney general's office. Deadbeat dads, child abusers, and employment discrimination aroused her curiosity about […]
Join National Book Award long-listed author Marcella Pixley to celebrate the launch of her newest middle-grade book, Neshama, with an author talk, reading, and book signing. "Anna sees ghosts. The spirits of her ancestors call to her from the shadows, and no matter where she is, Anna always answers. Kids in her middle school tease […]
Join author Karen Kirsten in Conversation with Jennifer S. Brown for a discussion of her new book Irena's Gift. A 2025 National Jewish Book Award Finalist that judges described as “reads like a thriller,” and winner of Zibby Awards for Best Family Drama & Best Story of Overcoming, IRENA’S GIFT explores how hidden histories can […]
Join us as we conclude the 2025 Concord Festival of Authors with celebrated author Cass Sunstein! Mr. Sunstein is author of hundreds of articles and dozens of books, including Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (with Richard H. Thaler, 2008), Simpler: The Future of Government (2013), The Ethics of Influence (2015), #Republic (2017), […]
Join The Walden Woods Project for a virtual event with David Gessner! About the presentation: This year marks the 25th anniversary of David Gessner’s "Return of the Osprey", which the Boston Globe hailed as “a classic of American nature writing” and chose as one of its top books of the year. For Gessner, the writing […]
Do you like to read, write, or draw? Register here: https://forms.gle/zR1xWUgTsX9BHL1D9 for this year's Young Adult Author Symposium (YAAS)! Registration and all programming are free. This free festival is returning to Concord-Carlisle High School on Saturday, November 15, 2025 from 9am-2pm. You’ll get the chance to meet authors and illustrators, hear about how they created […]
Author talk and book signing by award-winning nonfiction book author, Leila Philip of Beaverland. Co-sponsored by Concord Free Public Library with Concord Land Conservation Trust, Lincoln Land Conservation Trust, The Walden Woods Project, OARS, and The Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic River Stewardship Council. Register at cfpl.info/beaverland for in-person attendance or cfpl.info/beaverlandvirtual for […]
30 Years of Family Trees: A Celebration of Children’s Literature November 22, 2025 – January 4, 2026 Experience a one-of-a-kind installation of dozens of stunning story trees crafted by talented local volunteers and organizations, each featuring elaborate hand-made decorations inspired by a picture book. A centerpiece of the Museum’s community-focused programing, this popular annual event celebrates children’s books and […]
Join us as we welcome acclaimed Architect Maryann Thompson, and Caroline Constant, Professor Emerita of Architecture at the University of Michigan for the launch of "Between Shadow and Light: The Work of Maryann Thompson". Thompson designed the Walden Visitor Center which was dedicated in 2017. It has won several awards for its wooden architecture, accessibility […]