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Greetings from the Director
Congratulations to the Concord Free Public Library's
Girls Who Code Club members who just attended their last club session until the fall. Over the course of 18 weeks girls in grades 6 -12 had the opportunity to learn HTML, the Python programming language, and music programming. We are grateful to our dedicated volunteer instructors Arny Epstein, Jeff Tustin, and John Lewis who made this program possible.
This year library service on Sundays will be expanded to include the month of June. The Main Library will open from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. on 6/4, 6/11, 6/18, and 6/25. The popular CCHS Student Study Day will take place on 6/11 with the Main Library opening the additional hours
of 10:00 - 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 - 10:00 p.m. for students preparing for final exams.
Please be sure to mark your calendars for the Friends' Annual Boo
k Sale on Saturday, June 3rd (rain date: 6/10), the proceeds from w
hich will fund library programs, museum passes, and books and materials. [Sign up to volunteer at the Book Sale]
In addition, the kick-off to our annual summer reading program Build a Better World will take place on 6/13. [View Poster]
Best wishes,
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Kerry Cronin
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 Amy Hassinger, author of After the Dam, will give a talk on June 1 at 7:00 p.m. in the Periodical Room of the Main Library.
Hassinger is the author of two previous novels: Nina: Adolescence and The Priest's Madonna. Her writing has been translated into five languages and has won awards from Creative Nonfiction, Publisher's Weekly, and the Illinois Arts Council. Her work has appeared in numerous venues, including The New York Times, Creative Nonfiction, The Writers' Chronicle, and The Los Angeles Review of Books. Hassinger is a graduate of the Iowa Writer's Workshop and teaches in the University of Nebraska's MFA in Writing Program. Open to all. [Sign Up]
 Concord Author Susan Tan will discuss her book, Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire, on June 15 at 7:00 p.m. in the Periodical Room of the Main Library.
Tan has lived many places in her life, but calls Concord, MA home. She grew up in a mixed-race family, and, like Cilla Lee-Jenkins, had very little hair until the age of five. After studying at Williams College, she earned her PhD from the University of Cambridge, where she studied children's literature. She currently lives in Somerville, MA and teaches at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire is her first book. Open to all. [Sign Up]
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 On Saturday, June 10, at 6:30 p.m, author Richard Higgins will give an illustrated talk about his book
Thoreau and the Language of Trees
in the Main Library Rotunda.
In this original book, Higgins explores Thoreau's deep connections to trees: his keen perception of them, the joy they gave him, the poetry he saw in them, his philosophical view of them, and how they fed his soul. His lively essays show that trees were a thread connecting all parts of Thoreau's being-heart, mind, and spirit. Included are one hundred excerpts from Thoreau's writings about trees, paired with over sixty of the author's photographs.
A book signing will follow the reading. The event is free and open to all.
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Tuesday Book Group
June 13, 9:30-11:15 a.m.
Main Library, Trustees' Room
We will read and discuss
Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley. Copies of the book are available at the Main Library. All are
welcome.
 Cookbook Club
Wednesday, June 14, 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Fowler Branch
For the June Cookbook Club, participants will make their own favorite recipes. Advance registration is required. [
Registration begins on 5/31]
 Book-A-Mystery Discussion
Wednesday, June 21, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Fowler Branch Library
Copies of this month's selection
by Philip R. Craig and William G. Tapply, are available at the Fowler Branch. All are welcome.
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Children's and Family Programs
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Toddler Time 
Thursdays, 10:00 a.m.
Fowler Branch
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and play! This interactive storytime is designed for busy toddlers and their caregivers. No sign up required. For children ages 2 & 3 and their caregivers.
Read to Diamond the Dog
Tuesday, June 6, 4 slots between 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Main Library
This program encourages children to read by providing a non-judgmental listener and furry friend to read to. Each young reader may register for a 15-minute time slot. Registration is required. [Sign up]
Toddler Singalong with Ed Morgan 
Fridays, June 9 & 16, 10:00 a.m. (Fowler Branch)
Friday, June 23, 3:00 p.m. (Main Library)
Come sing and dance along with The Music Man, singer and musician Ed Morgan.
Lego Challenge
Tuesday, June 13, 3:00 p.m.
Fowler Branch
Kids in grades K - 5 are invited to come and build with Fowler's collection of Legos.
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Summer Reading Club Registration Kick-Off 
Tuesday, June 13, 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Main Library
For Kids and Teens
Keep track of your reading this summer to complete challenges and win prizes! Starting June 1st,
For Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
Join us this summer for our new Early Literacy Summer Program, "Rubber Ducky Readers." This program is a great way for your child to develop important skills while having fun with you! Starting June 1st, visit either library branch to pick up the "Rubber Ducky Readers" activity log. Once you complete 10 activities, you can bring the log back to the library to receive a brand new book for your child!
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June Classes & Drop-In Tech Help
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Keep in Touch with Skype 
Wednesday, June 14, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Main Library Lower Level Meeting Room
Learn how to stay in touch with your friends and family members using Skype. Open to all. [
Sign Up]
Twitter 101 
Wednesday, June 28, 10:30-12:30 a.m.
Main Library Lower Level Meeting Room
In this one hour class we will demonstrate how to use Twitter. Open to all. [
Sign Up]
Drop-In Tech Help at 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Mondays, June 5 & 19
Fridays, June 2 & 16
Main Library Lobby
Stop in with any questions you may have about your mobile devices, laptops and/or Library's eBooks etc. Open to all.
Ancestry.com and
Heritage Quest (Drop-in Help)
Monday, June 5, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Main Library Lobby
Interested in exploring your family tree? Stop by the Main Library lobby to learn about the genealogy databases
Ancestry.com and
Heritage Quest.
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"Concord, which is my Rome": Henry Thoreau and His Home Town
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"Concord, which is my Rome": Henry Thoreau and His Home Town : An  exhibition drawn from the William Munroe Special Collections of the Concord Free Public Library (CFPL) to celebrate the bicentennial anniversary of Thoreau's birth from July 7 through October 30, 2017 in the Library's Art Gallery.
July 12, 2017 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Henry David Thoreau. The Library will commemorate the event with the first major exhibition of its kind, "Concord, which is my Rome": Henry David Thoreau and his Home Town.
The exhibition, the third of three CFPL exhibits commemorating the bicentennial of Thoreau's birth, explores Thoreau's life and work within the context of his home town through manuscript materials, documents, letters, photographs, maps, surveys, engravings, record and account books, and related artwork, all exclusively from the library's William Munroe Special Collections.
Gala Opening
The exhibition's gala opening will be held on Friday, July 14 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. in the Library's rotunda and includes a lecture by renowned Thoreau scholar Laura Dassow Walls, "Our True Paradise": Thoreau's Concord and the Ecstasy of the Commons, the performance of music from the Thoreau family flute books held by Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House (featuring flautist Judith Sherry Braude), elegant refreshments, and an opportunity to view the exhibit. If you would like to attend, please contact Marcy Eckel at 978-318-3355 or meckel@minlib.net.
The accompanying lecture series continues in September and October with talks by Elizabeth Hall Witherell, Robert Thorson, Robert Gross, and Robert Hudspeth. See the Library's website for details and updates.
Tour dates will be announced soon. If you are interested in booking a tour of the exhibit, contact the Special Collections staff at 978-318-3342 or lwilson@minlib.net.
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