CELEBRATE THE CFA’S 30th ANNIVERSARY! Choose from 39 literary events throughout Concord, MA Registration Opens by October 1 The Concord Festival of Authors a town-wide celebration of the written and spoken word managed by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library CONCORD FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY - MAIN BRANCH, 129 MAIN STREET, CONCORD, MA For […]
In the 1800s, Concord was the center for American authors and thinkers, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Louisa May Alcott. They gathered together with other Concordians to discuss issues of the day such as slavery, war, the natural world, and many other topics. Led by a Museum educator, explore 1800s Concord and […]
PROVIDING CARE UNTIL THERE IS A CURE Each spring, the Emerson Health 5k Run~Walk for Cancer Care brings our community together. In 2022, we braved the elements of a cold and windy May day and raised more than $180,000 for local cancer care! Click here to register for our 2023 Run~Walk event. This year's event will be a […]
Please join us for a Special Collections event Celebrating Ralph Waldo Emerson: Filmmaker Michael Maglaras and Writer James Marcus in Conversation on Thursday, June 22, 2023 at 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the Goodwin Forum, Main Library.
The Auxiliary of Emerson Health will host another part of the "Adapting To Change As You Age" series. The topic this month is "Post-Hospitalization Care." Join our Emerson Health panelists as they provide information on how to skillfully navigate life changes that aging might bring. If you or someone you care about was recently hospitalized, […]
The BOO Campaign, sponsored by the Auxiliary of Emerson Health, takes simple neighborhood "booing" to a community fundraiser. BOO your friends, family, and neighbors by secretly leaving a lawn sign (and maybe some treats) in their yards. Signs are available online at EmersonHealth.org/Boo for $20 each. You will be assigned a Concord sponsor location to […]
The BOO Campaign, sponsored by the Auxiliary of Emerson Health, takes simple neighborhood "booing" to a community fundraiser. BOO your friends, family, and neighbors by secretly leaving a lawn sign (and maybe some treats) in their yards. Signs are available online at EmersonHealth.org/Boo for $20 each. You will be assigned a Concord sponsor location to […]
The BOO Campaign, sponsored by the Auxiliary of Emerson Health, takes simple neighborhood "booing" to a community fundraiser. BOO your friends, family, and neighbors by secretly leaving a lawn sign (and maybe some treats) in their yards. Signs are available online at EmersonHealth.org/Boo for $20 each. You will be assigned a Concord sponsor location to […]
The BOO Campaign, sponsored by the Auxiliary of Emerson Health, takes simple neighborhood "booing" to a community fundraiser. BOO your friends, family, and neighbors by secretly leaving a lawn sign (and maybe some treats) in their yards. Signs are available online at EmersonHealth.org/Boo for $20 each. You will be assigned a Concord sponsor location to […]
Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote of Shakespeare: “He is inconceivably wise. With this wisdom of life is the equal endowment of imaginative and of lyric power. An omnipresent humanity coordinates all his faculties. He is strong, as nature is strong.” Join Ron to explore the thoughts and admonitions left for us by these two authors. We […]
