It's Midnight Merriment! Join Gibson's Bookstore for an early kid-friendly activity as Santa joins us from 4:15-5pm before he makes his way down Main Street to the City Plaza at the State House.
We'll be reading a story every 15 minutes, so you can drop in for one story or three with the jolly old elf himself.
Saturday, November 25th, 2023, 11am
A picture-book ode to stargazing with an underlying message of awe for the wonders of nature.
The fourth book in the Junior Library Guild Award Winning Series
Go on a snowy adventure through the woods and match animals to their tracks in this beautiful board book with die-cuts throughout!
Who tiptoed across the snow? Who scurried and skittered? Who slink-slink-slinked along? Little readers will love looking at different tracks in the snow and figuring out which animal made each one.
Saturday, September 23rd, 2023, 1pm
New England author Ryan T Higgins joins us at Gibson's Bookstore for a storytime reading and signing of his new Mother Bruce picture book, Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow!
Celebrate all things scary with #1 New York Times best-selling author Ryan T. Higgins's beloved Mother Bruce.
Bruce is a bear who does not like holidays, and he really doesn’t like Halloween. His family of mice and geese decides the only way to get Bruce excited about Halloween is to tell a scary story.
#1 New York Times best-selling author Ryan T. Higgins celebrates the joys of winter in this bite-sized Little Bruce Book perfect for fans of the Mother Bruce board books.
Saturday, November 4th, 2023, 11am
Matt Tavares’s sequel to the New York Times best-selling Dasher is a joyful ode to helping others—and another holiday classic in the making.
“If you ever get lost, just look for the North Star.”
A New York Times bestseller!
From the celebrated creator of Red and Lulu comes the story of a brave little doe who meets Santa and changes Christmas forever.
Tuesday, June 27th, 2023, 4:30-6pm
A senior Miniature Schnauzer employed as a very distinguished nanny has his paws full trying to prove he’s still the dog for the job in this sweet and “chaotically entertaining” (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade novel that’s The Secret Life of Pets meets The Vanderbeekers series.
Every day, Lord Tennyson the Miniature Schnauzer does his very best to
Saturday, June 10th, 2023, 11am
New England has a lot to offer so it's no surprise that it's one of the top outdoor tourist destinations in the country. It sees many people traversing its land each year, and many are there specifically seeking outdoor adventure. And, with families spearheading the need to get outdoors with their little ones, there are places a-plenty for exploring with littles of all ages.
Thursday, March 16th, 2023, 6:30 pm
As seen on the Today show
A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares’s debut graphic novel dramatizes the historic struggle for gender equality in high school sports.
As seen on the Today show
A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares’s debut graphic novel dramatizes the historic struggle for gender equality in high school sports.
Wednesday, December 7th, 2022, 10 am.
The Concord Family Center is pleased to present a storytime with New Hampshire author Matt Forrest Esenwine! Join us on the carpet at 10am for stories and books.
Don't Ask a Dinosaur is about a party that goes wildly awry when a pack of dinosaurs with very unique physical attributes attempt to help set up.
Written in a masterfully-executed rhyme, the book presents a cavalcade of lesser-known dinos and pairs their odd characteristics with little tasks that are hilariously impossible because of those features.
A young girl realizes that she doesn’t have to wait until she’s grown-up to stand up for what is right and make a big impact.
While playing on the beach in her coastal town, a young girl comes across a sea turtle ensnared by a wire.
Once upon another time,
the world was young and new.
If you want to know this world,
Being a human is a lot of work Thankfully, humans experience many of the same feelings, situations, and challenges, so we don't have to figure it all out on our own--we can help each other navigate the ups and downs. Full of humor and heart, this engaging guide inspires kids to be humans who are kind, empathetic, and thoughtful.
Saturday, November 19th, 2022, 11am!
In the fifth adventure of the Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast series, our delectable rhyming friends find their home covered in darkness and embark on a Las Veggies heist--perfect for fans of The Food Group series.
The follow-up to the Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection book Maddie and Mabel
A thoroughly delicious rhyming story about the funniest food fight ever--perfect for fans of The Food Group series.
Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast have a beautiful friendship--until they discover that there's only one drop of maple syrup left The race is ON Off they go, racing past the Orange Juice Fountain, skiing through Sauerkraut Peak, and reeling down the linguini.
In the second adventure of the Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast series, our delectable rhyming friends are ready to solve a smelly mystery--perfect for fans of The Food Group series.
In the third adventure of the Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast series, our delectable rhyming friends race against time to save their fridge--perfect for fans of The Food Group series.
In the fourth adventure of the Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast series, our delectable rhyming friends face a transformation of epic proportions--perfect for fans of The Food Group series.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
This enchanting picture book about a map-making boy who is stumped when a girl asks him for a map of the "perfect place" helps readers appreciate the charms of their own neighborhood--and even shows them how to make a map of it!
From the computer science nonprofit Girls Who Code comes this lively and funny story introducing kids to computer coding concepts.
Where Is Our Library? is a companion to Lost in the Library and our second picture book in partnership with the New York Public Library.
Curious Patience and steadfast Fortitude wait every morning to greet visitors of the New York Public Library—and slip away every night to read in the Children's Center.
Pearl and Pascal take their coding adventures to the amusement park in this follow-up picture book from our Girls Who Code program!
Steadfast Fortitude and curious Patience are waiting every morning to greet visitors of the Library.
That is until, one early morning, when Fortitude finds Patience is missing. The city is about to awake, and the lions absolutely must be in their places before the sun rises. Now, Fortitude must abandon his own post to find his best friend in the Library’s labyrinthine halls.
Saturday, September 24th, 2022, 11 am at Gibson's Bookstore
Calling all animal lovers! 50 hands-on activities and adventures that bring you closer to wild animals than you’ve ever been.
