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Music From the Library
Music from the Library presents pianist Tanya Bartevyan
Saturday, March 10, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Main Library Rotunda
Pianist Tanya Bartevyan will give a piano recital on the Library's wonderful Steinway including music by Bach, Beethoven, Schoenberg, Chopin, Schubert, and Schumann. The audience is invited to meet the artist at a reception immediately following the concert.
The concert is free but advance reservations are required. Doors open at 7 p.m. Please use the Sudbury Road entrance. [We are sorry but the event is full. Please check back here again in case there are cancelled reservations.]
Sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library.
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"Permission to Pause" Relaxation Series
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The Library is pleased to offer a third year of "Permission to Pause", a relaxation series with Catherine Collins, RN, MS. Join us for a lunchtime session to pause in the middle of a busy day to learn some simple techniques to cultivate mindfulness. This drop-in series will run on Tuesdays from February 6 through April 3 at 12:00 p.m. in the Main Library's Transcendental Alcove.
The 30-minute sessions will cover the following:
March 6: Review and Practice of previous session (Body scan and guided imagery to access a quiet place in one's mind and body.)
March 13: Progressive muscle relaxation and guided meditation techniques for mindful relaxation.
March 20: Review and Practice
March 27: Sleep tips and techniques for falling asleep and returning to sleep after interruptions.
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Tuesday Book Group
March 13, 9:30 - 11:15 a.m.
Main Library Trustees' Room
The Group will read and discuss
Washington Square, by Henry James. Copies of the selected book are available at the Main Library Circulation Desk
. All are welcome.
Cookbook Club 
Wednesday, March 14, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Fowler Branch
This month's book titles are
by Imen McDonnell
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by Margaret M. Johnson
. A limited number of copies of the titles are available at the Main and Fowler Libraries to check out. Advance registrations are required. [
Sign Up]
 Book-A-Mystery Discussion
Wednesday, March 21, 2:00 p.m.
Fowler Branch
Copies of this month's selection
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, by P.D. James, are available at the Branch to check out. Open to all.
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Author Talk with Mary Elisabeth Basile Chopas 
Thursday, March 1, 7:00 p.m.
Main Library
Author Mary Elizabeth Basile Chopas will discuss her book Searching for Subversives: the story of Italian Internment in Wartime America. [Register]
Butterfly, the life of artist James McNeil Whistler - a one man show with  Stephen Collins
Tuesday, March 6, 7:00 p.m.
Main Library
Actor Stephen Collins will present "Butterfly", a one man show, written by Carl A. Rossi, about the life and times of New England native, James McNeil Whistler. [We are sorry but the event is full. Please click here to be placed on the waiting list.]
Twenty Classic Silent Films, and Why They Are Good for You - A Talk by  Randall Warniers
Monday, March 19, 7:00 p.m.
Fowler Branch
Randall Warniers will discuss the thirty-year tradition of silent cinema and give twenty examples of the most interesting films made during that period. [Register]
3D Workshop for Adults: How to Design and Print a 3D Object
Wednesday, March 28, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Fowler Branch
In this hands-on workshop associates from Toys in Box will show you how to design a simple 3D object using TinkerCad and print it on a 3D printer. This free workshop is open to adults. Please register.
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The Friday Flicks at Fowler series continues with these two award-winning films -
March 16, 7:00 p.m. 
LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE
Mexico 1992
In Spanish with English subtitles. Rated R
Tita knew the smells of the kitchen and learned how to cook at a young age. As the youngest daughter, Tita must uphold the family tradition to care for her mother until her mother's death.
March 23, 7:00 p.m.
EL MARIACHI 
USA 1992
In Spanish with English subtitles. Rated R
A young musician arrives in town carrying his own guitar case with his signature guitar. He hopes to find work in the town to pursue his dream of becoming a mariachi like his father.
Free admission. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Open to all. Sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library.
[View Complete Film Schedule]
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An Afternoon with Duy Doan and Ben Purkert
Sunday, March 25, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Main Library
Two of America's finest young poets, Duy Doan and Ben Purkert will read as part of the Concord Poetry at the Library Series on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. in the Concord Free Public Library's Trustees' Room, followed by a Question and Answer period and book signings with light refreshments.
Duy Doan is the winner of the 2017 Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize, selected for his collection,
We Play A Game. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in
Poetry,
Poetry Northwest,
Slate,
TriQuarterly, and elsewhere. A Kundiman fellow, Doan received an MFA in poetry from Boston University where he serves as director of the Favorite Poem Project.
Ben Purkert, author of
For the Love of Endings (Four Way Books), teaches creative writing at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. His poems and essays have appeared in
Agni,
Boston Review,
Guernica,
Kenyon Review,
The New Yorker,
Ploughshares, and elsewhere. He holds degrees from Harvard and NYU, where he was a New York Times Fellow.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library.
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Family, Children's & Teen Events
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Seuss Party 
Friday, March 2, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Main Library
Come to the Seuss Party at the Main Library!
There will be fun activities, snacks, and a puppet show.
Children ages 3+ are welcome to join the party and a Storywalk at the Library.
David Polansky Family Concert 
Thursday, March 8, 4:30 p.m.
Fowler Branch
Award-winning songwriter and musician,
David Polansky, will make a special appearance at the Fowler Branch for an exciting and hilarious musical performance for the whole family.
Family Sing-along with Ed Morgan* 
Fridays, March 9 & 16, 10:00 a.m. (Fowler Branch)
Friday, March 23, 3:00 p.m. (Main Library)
Come sing and dance along with The Music Man, singer and musician Ed Morgan.
TAB Teen Advisory Board
Tuesday, March 13, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Fowler Branch
All Concord Middle Schoolers are welcome to join! Once a month, meet in Fowler Library's Community Meeting Room to enjoy yummy snacks, make crafts, talk about books and shows, watch movies, share your ideas, and more!
Inishfree School of Irish Dancing 
Saturday, March 17, 11:00 a.m.
Main Library
Join us as we celebrate St. Patrick's Day with members of the Inishfree School of Irish Dancing. The dancers will demonstrate step dancing and will even teach some of the steps!
BookMarkers Book Group
Tuesday, March 20, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Main Library
Calling all 4th/5th graders! The monthly meeting of the BookMarkers Book Group includes talking about books, enjoying refreshments and making friends. This month we are celebrating St. Patrick's Day.
BookEaters Book Club for 3rd Graders
Wednesday, March 21, 4:00 p.m.
Main Library
The theme is Fantasy Day. Come and create a fantasy character.
* Click here for a complete list of Children's Programs at both libraries.
*= Sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library.
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March Classes & Drop-In Tech Help
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Library's 3D Printer and Print Service 
Wednesday, March 7, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Main Library Lower Level Meeting Room
In this one hour class we will show you how the Library's Ultimaker 2+ 3D printer works and how you can send your 3D design to the Library to print. Open to all. [
Sign Up]
Fridays, March 2, 16 & 30, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Main Library Lobby
Stop in with any tech questions you may have. Bring your laptops and/or mobile devices. Open to all
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From Sunday, March 18 to Saturday, March 24, the Library  will partner with Concord's Open Table community supper and food pantry services to offer a week-long Food for Fines Program. This program will enable patrons to eliminate their overdue fines (only) while supporting community members in need. For each non-perishable item donated, the Library will waive $1.00 in overdue fines.
Donations are accepted at the Circulation Desk at the Main Library or the Fowler Branch. It is important that all donations are sealed and neither expired nor dented.
Open Table offers the following suggestions based on identified needs: Cereal, soup, stew or chili, spaghetti sauce, canned meats, pasta, rice, grains and vegetables, canned fruit, peanut butter and jelly or jam, granola bars, cooking oil (small containers), coffee, tea, baking supplies, fruit juice, paper supplies and personal hygiene items.
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"No Picture Could Be More Lovely": Ada Shepard With the Hawthornes in  Florence, 1858 exhibition and accompanying lectures will take place from April 6 - June 28, 2018 at the Main Library.
Central to this forthcoming exhibition are the sketchbooks and letters of Ada Shepard, a well-educated young woman who served as governess to the children of Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne between 1857 and 1859, with the focus on the family's sojourn in Florence in 1858.
The opening reception will be held at the Concord Free Public Library on April 6, 2018 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. It will feature a lecture by Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Megan Marshall, followed by elegant refreshments and an opportunity to view the exhibition. If you are interested in attending, you may R.S.V.P. to [email protected] or 978-318-3355.
The lecture series continues on May 5th with a talk by Dr. Phyllis Blum Cole, Ada Shepard, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and the Feminist Fifties. On June 2nd, Rev. Jenny Rankin will speak on The Hawthorne's Italian Journey. Lectures begin at 5:00 p.m. in the CFPL rotunda. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome.
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At the Gallery: Photographs by Mark Chester
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The Bay State: A Multicultural Landscape, Photographs of New Americans by Mark Chester exhibit will take place in the gallery from March 1 - March 30, 2018.
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| Mariam Kasozi, left, and daughter Sabra Kasozi, Uganda, Copyright © Mark Chester |
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In youth Mark Chester's penchant to discover places and people began, National Geographic, his guide; for forty years with wanderlust and curiosity he covered the continents photographing cultural landscapes. He has come full circle-traveling the world not leaving the state. The Bay State: A Multicultural Landscape is a collection of informal, environmental portraits of ethnic diversity in Massachusetts. 400-plus photographs that represent over 190 countries are touring the state; a companion book for donation to schools and libraries will bring awareness to our cultural diversity: subjects of various stations, foreign-born, naturalized U.S. citizens residing in the Commonwealth. Unlike his candid street photography, this is a straightforward approach: individuals looking into the camera, telling stories through expression, place and pose. |
Seed Lending Library Opening Day with Brian Cramer
Saturday, March 10, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Fowler Branch
Join us as we open the Seed Lending Library for the season and
welcome Brian Cramer from Hutchins Farm where he will discuss organic gardening and farming and answer any of your burning gardening questions!
Workshop: Planning the Garden for Seed Saving
Saturday, March 31, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Fowler Branch
Enid Hart Boasberg will discuss how to plan a garden for seed saving. |
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