Coming Soon: Fowler Building Project Updates
 Located on Main Street in West Concord, the Fowler Library serves hundreds of patrons with a popular collection (close to 50,000 volumes) of books, books on CD, DVDs and newspapers and magazines. The staff is ready to recommend books and help families find materials in the Children’s Room.
Programming at the Fowler Library includes Friday Flicks at Fowler presented by the Friends of the Library, book discussion groups and children’s programs.
In
1918, residents of West Concord, feeling that the distance between
West Concord and Concord Center limited their access to the Library’s
collections, petitioned for a branch library. A year later, the West
Concord Branch opened in one room of the West Concord Grammar School.
In 1928, through a bequest
of Loring
Nixon Fowler (1855-1921) — the well-liked owner of a general
store on Commonwealth Avenue in Concord Junction — the Library
Corporation began the process of building a separate Library on
a lot at the
corner of Main and
Church Streets,
purchased from Town of Concord. This building — the Loring N.
Fowler Memorial Library — was designed by architect Harry Little
and was dedicated
on May
18, 1930. Architect David Holdorf
designed the subsequent expansion of the building in 1996.
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1322 Main Street
Concord, MA 01742
Tel: (978) 318-3350
Fax: (978) 318-0906
Hours
Sun. Closed
Mon. 9:00 a.m. — 7:00 p.m.
Tues. 9:00 a.m. — 6:00 p.m.
Weds. 9:00 a.m. — 6:00 p.m.
Thurs. 1:00 p.m. — 6:00 p.m.
Fri. 9:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Sat. 9:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m. (Closed July - August)
Directions Take Route 62 (Main Street), west, across
Route 2. The Library is on the right side corner, at the third traffic
light (intersection of Main Street and Church Street).
Parking Parking is available on Main Street in front
of the Library, and in a parking lot on Church Street, next to the Library.
Wireless Internet Access
The Library is pleased to offer wi-fi Internet access to patron's own laptop or other personal digital assistants (PDAs). Please check with the Circulation Desk for details.
Museum Passes - Online Reservation click here
These passes are available at Fowler - Concord Museum, Museum of Fine Arts and Orchard House. Reservations may be made for current and next month. Each
museum has its own policy for use of its pass. Check with the Front Desk.
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