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- The Concord Free Public Library will be closed on Monday, September 2 for Labor Day.
- In this issue: A Special Hybrid Event - Adult Programs - Virtual Films at Fowler Fall Series - Teen Programs - Children's Programs - Special Collections Highlights
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Coming Soon: A Special Hybrid Event | |
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The 2024 Joel Myerson Annual Lecture: "The scrolls of the past burn my fingers": Reviving Margaret Fuller in the Library of America and Edinburgh Editions
Wednesday, October 30, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Goodwin Forum, Main Library & Live Streaming
[Register for In-Person] or [Register for Live Stream]
This year's lecture will be presented by Professors Brigitte Bailey (University of New Hampshire), Leslie Eckel (Suffolk University) and Megan Marshall (Emerson College).
Two prize-winning biographies and a recent documentary film have revived Margaret Fuller as an inspiring foremother in feminism and early American activism. Given Fuller's leadership in the Transcendentalist movement and the range of her achievements in translation, editorial work, journalism, and foreign correspondence, scholars like Brigitte Bailey, Leslie Eckel, Megan Marshall, and their colleagues have committed themselves to creating fresh and comprehensive editions of her work for the Library of America and Edinburgh University Press. Join us to learn more about their goals, challenges, and epiphanies in these new editions as we celebrate Fuller's vision of women's potential in our twenty-first-century world.
An exhibition accompanying the talk will be on view before and after the presentation. A reception will follow the event in the Rotunda.
The Concord Free Public Library Corporation generously sponsors the series.
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Gentle Flow Yoga Class at Fowler
Friday, September 6, 12:00 - 12:45 p.m.
Meeting Room, Fowler Branch
Join local yoga instructor Jen for drop-in yoga for adults. This gentle flow class is accessible for all levels and focuses on breath, alignment and truly grounding movement. Yoga mats and blocks are available, but you can also bring your own. [Register for Yoga]
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Meet Cute Book Club
Thursday, September 12, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Trustees Room, Main Library
Join Library staff and discuss the most lucrative genre in publishing: Romance. This month we will discuss Talia Hibbert's contemporary romance Get a Life, Chloe Brown, the first installment of The Brown Sisters series. Print copies of the book are available at both the Main Library and Fowler Branch. The ebook and digitial audiobook are instantly available from Hoopla. Mocktails (non-alcoholic) will be served at the meeting. [Register for Meet Cute Book Club]
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Fall 2024 Virtual Films at Fowler | |
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From the Coordinator of the Virtual Films at Fowler Program -
The theme of the movies this fall continues to be Faraway Places. The movies in this series will take
us to locations where we will see and experience other people, other stories and other parts of the world. Because we no longer meet in person, we now
watch—on your own schedule—selected movies on Kanopy, a free streaming service available to Concord patrons and those from other Minuteman libraries. We will then gather on Zoom on scheduled evenings for a lively movie discussion.
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Wednesday, September 11, 7:00 p.m.
(Discussion Date on Zoom)
Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller about the struggle between good and evil. A man on a train tries to convince a fellow rider to commit the perfect murder.
Please watch the film on Kanopy before the discussion. To register for the discussion and receive a Zoom link, send an email to the Coordinator of the program Randall Warniers at FilmsatFowler@concordlibrary.org. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library.
[View Fall 2024 Virtual Films at Fowler Schedule]
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Calling All Teen Artists and Designers
Let's face it. The aesthetic in the Teen Lounge is...off. We need new signs, new decorations, new art and especially a LOGO. Help us rebrand for community service hours and if we end up using your logo design, earn yourself a gift card of your choice as well.
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Teen Dungeons and Dragons
Wednesday, September 4 & 11, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Teen Lounge, Main Library
Drop in to this game of Dungeons and Dragons. Build your character, pick your gear and lay waste to nasty critters with a roll of the dice. Please note - We are at capacity for new players. If you wish to drop in, please have a level 3 character ready to go, or, see Erick at the Teen Desk sometime before game day to build one.
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Main Library Children's Programs | |
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Make-It! Club (Ages 5+)
Wednesday, September 4, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
The Workshop, Main Library
Join us every Wednesday afternoon for an awesome craft, art project or engineering puzzle. If your child is under age 10, please be prepared to stay with your child for the duration of the event. No registration required.
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Make-Your-Own Library Card Holder (Ages 5+)
Saturday, September 14, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Children's Activity Room, Main Library
Celebrate National Library Card Sign-Up Month by creating a felt holder for your library card - Don't forget, every child residing in Massachusetts can sign up for a library card in Concord, so if you don't yet have your card, this is the perfect occasion. If your child is under age 10, please be prepared to stay with your child for the duration of the event. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library. [Register for Make-Your-Own Program]
For more Children's programs at the Main Library, visit here.
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Fowler Branch Children's Programs | |
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Messy Fun at Fowler (Ages 5 & under)
Thursday, September 5, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Backyard, Fowler Branch
Drop by the Fowler backyard weekly for a range of activities from play dough to blocks. Stay for 15 minutes or for the full hour. We will have different stations, allowing for child-guided play and socializing. Rain location: Meeting Room. No registration required.
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Musical Morning with Ricardo at Fowler (Ages 7 & under)
Saturday, September 7, 11:00 - 11:45 a.m.
Meeting Room, Fowler Branch
Ricardo Rosales will join us on the first Saturday of each month for a special music class in Spanish and English. Expand your musical and language skills. Sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library. No registration required.
For more Children's programs at Fowler, visit here.
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Highlights from Special Collections: Have a Great Year, Concord Students! | |
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Many best wishes to all of our students who are heading back to school. Have a great year!
These days, students may get to school on foot or by bicycle, public transportation, or car, but those traveling a longer distance may be stepping onto a school bus to get to their destination.
In the 19th century, the standard means of transporting pupils to school in Concord, who lived in outlying districts more than one mile away, was the school wagon, or "barge," a modified horse-drawn farm wagon covered in canvas tarpaulins.
In the winter, the barge was frequently put on runners. Pictured here are elementary students arriving at Emerson School, built in 1880, on what is now Stow Street, one of three elementary schools serving Concord students at the time.
Among manuscripts and reports documenting the history of Concord's private and public education, Special Collections holds the Letters to philosopher and educator William Torrey Harris [1864]-1909. Harris was a resident of Concord from 1880-1889, where he assisted Bronson Alcott and Franklin B. Sanborn in managing the Concord School of Philosophy. Harris also held the position of Concord's Superintendent of Schools from 1882-1885. Harris' collection includes letters to Harris from Louisa May Alcott, Edward Waldo Emerson, Julia Ward Howe, Mary Peabody Mann, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, and Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, among others.
For those who would like to reminisce about their high school years, Special Collections also holds the yearbooks from Concord-Carlisle High School, Concord Academy, and Middlesex School.
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