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June 2021
Baby Time at the Concord Free Public Library
The Children’s Department at the Concord Free Public Library will offer a free weekly, outdoor program for babies every Monday at 11am. We’ll gather in the side garden near the Sudbury Street entrance for stories, songs and rhymes in this gentle half hour story time for our very youngest patrons. Register at https://concordlibrary.org/news-events/events-calendar For more information about Library programs and services, call 978-318-3301 (Main Branch) or 978-318-3350 (Fowler Branch), sign up for our e-Newsletter, or visit us online at concordlibrary.org.…
Find out more »Unity Farm Sanctuary Virtual Tour
The Concord Free Public Library will host a free virtual tour of Unity Farm Sanctuary in Sherborn, MA to celebrate the start of our Summer Reading 2021 program on Wednesday, June 16 at 11 am. Have you ever met a Scottish Highland Bull? Or a fluffy llama? Those are just two members of the herd here at Unity Farm Sanctuary in Sherborn MA. Join us on Zoom for a tour through the beautiful sanctuary grounds of Unity Farm. You will…
Find out more »June Journeys StoryWalk at the Concord Free Public Library
The Concord Free Public Library is celebrating June Journeys with Communities Organizing Against Racism (COAR) by sharing a StoryWalk on the Main Library lawn from June 1st through June 30th. The StoryWalk features Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Ekua Holmes. Featuring stunning mixed-media art and stirring poems, Voice of Freedom celebrates civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer's life with a message of hope, determination, and strength.…
Find out more »Celebrate Juneteenth Day with the CFPL and CCHS Crossroads Club
The Children’s Department at the Concord Free Public Library is inviting children to celebrate Juneteenth Day! Join us for a Juneteenth read along Thursday, June 17 from 5 - 6pm with the Crossroads group - a student organization created by Concord Carlisle High School students to discuss important cultural, social, and diverse topics! Children can celebrate Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, by listening to books, readings, and participating in a discussion with the Crossroads high-school students. Register at https://concordlibrary.org/news-events/events-calendar…
Find out more »Baby Sign Language
The Children’s Department at the Concord Free Public Library will offer a free weekly baby sign language program every Friday morning in June at 11 am. Caregivers and their pre-verbal babies or children are invited to join us for this 4-week workshop with well known instructor, Sheryl White. Sheryl will teach you and your baby American Sign Language. Learn how to reduce frustration and help give your baby the ability to communicate before he/she can speak. Baby sign language helps…
Find out more »Monthly Family Trivia
Join Host-extraordinaire Cary Stough for Family trivia: crazy fun categories, prizes. JOKES galore! via Zoom and Kahoot.
Find out more »June Journeys Storywalk
In conjunction with Concord's Communities Organizing Against Racism (COAR) June Journeys events, First Connections will set up a story walk on the trail behind Gleason Library in Carlisle from June 18 to July 2. "The Ugly Vegetables," by Grace Lin, is the true story of a Chinese-American girl whose mother grows unique vegetables in their backyard garden to use making a delicious soup that the whole neighborhood cannot resist. At the end of the walk, families can take home the…
Find out more »Concord Puppet Theater
Join Royce and Cary for a monthly puppet show via Zoom! We'll have songs, stories...as well as general puppet-y silliness. Stay tuned for puppet take-and-make crafts. Register today and receive the Zoom link for all subsequent programs.
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Rockabye Beats Virtual Concerts
The Concord Free Public Library hosts a free family-friendly concert featuring Rockabye Beats the last Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m. via Zoom. Rockabye Beats’ music is reminiscent of founder Marcos Valles’ Puerto Rico. Participants will enjoy an interactive 30 minute concert that includes movement, dancing, counting, singing, and a little bit of Spanish vocabulary. There will also be an instrument show and tell featuring drums, guitars, rhythm instruments, xylophones, and more! Concerts will take place . Register here…
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