The Concord Public Library and the Concord Public Library Foundation are  proud to announce this year’s book title and author for Concord Reads!  

We have chosen Of Time and Turtles - Mending the World Shell by Shattered Shell, written by celebrated author Sy Montgomery and illustrated by Matt Patterson!   

We have also chosen their children’s book The True and Lucky Life of a Turtle!  

Learn more about the selection(s), author and illustrator, and upcoming events by visiting the Concord Reads webpage!

Each year for Concord Reads, the Concord Public Library Foundation strives for works that connect to New Hampshire; either written by a New Hampshire author or written about New Hampshire.  Our goal is to offer a common reading experience for as many readers as possible.  

Beginning March 5th, copies of our title will be available to library patrons, and in March and April, activities will be offered for both adults and children that connect to the reading.   

Our culminating event is a presentation by the author at the Bank of NH Stage!  This year we will meet Sy Montgomery and illustrator Matt Patterson on the evening of Thursday, April 23rd at 6:00PM - RSVP Required!