Concord Public Library News

Our hours have changed, effective May 1st:

SUNDAYS:   CLOSED
MONDAY through THURSDAY:  10 AM to 9 PM
FRIDAY and SATURDAY:  10 AM to 6 PM

These hours will be in effect through the end of June.

You have probably noticed patrons requesting information at the reference side of the Service Desk, but you may not know that this is not the only way we provide reference service.  Reference staff members also answer reference questions over the phone and by email.

Telephone reference service is great for short, factual questions which do not require extensive searching or interpretation.  If the reference person is busy when you call, they will take your name and number and call back as soon as possible.  Call 225-8670 and select option 2 to reach a Reference Librarian if you have a question you would like answered.

Reference staff members also answer reference questions through email.  Past email questions have dealt with family history searches, Concord Monitor microfilm searches, and city history questions.  While we are unable to provide in-depth research via email, we are able to scan newspaper microfilm or a page or two from a book or resource, and email the item to the patron.  When sending an email question, please include as much information as possible.  A staff member will answer your email within three business days.  Send your email questions to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The Concord Room of the Concord Public Library holds many treasures.  One treasure that we wanted to make available to the public was the manuscripts of Judge Elwin Page. 

With volunteer help, we applied for and received a Conservation License Plate Grant (Moose Plate Grant) to digitize Judge Page’s manuscripts.  One manuscript is about the history of White’s Opera House and the other manuscript is about amateur dramatics in Concord.  The grant allowed the library to have the Northeast Document Conservation Center digitize the pages of both manuscripts. A volunteer then removed the individual pages of the manuscripts and stored them in archival folders.

The digitized pages have been placed on the library web page, making them accessible to any researcher interested in this material.  The manuscripts can be located in the Concord History section of the library web page.

LIONS CLUB OF CONCORD DONATES MAGNIFIER/LAMP

Library patrons who need a vision aid to read will be happy to learn that we have a new magnifier/lamp, thanks to the generosity of the Concord Lions Club.  Dr. James Mancini of the Lions Club presented the magnifier to Library Director Pat Immen at the end of April.  The magnifier is available for use in the library’s Study Room.