For a number of years, through 2019, the Friends of the Maynard Public Library held an annual Book Festival, with well known authors, featuring various kinds of books and event formats. A Book Festival has not been held since the COVID pandemic, but in the spring of 2025, we will bring people together again for another celebration and conversation around authors, books, culture, and literacy.

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Past festivals have featured an all-day Saturday program of events that included a children’s
author/activity, a workshop for adults, a panel discussion from a specific genre and a keynote author talk by a prominent New England author. Most have also included a concert and art exhibit reception on the Thursday and Friday nights before the festival. Over the years, festivals have included book discussions, film screenings and special cookbook club sessions that tied into the themes or featured books of the weekend.

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We have been extremely fortunate to welcome the following authors to Maynard for the Festival:

Richard Russo

Andre Dubus III

Anita Diamant

Lily King

Paul Harding

Gregory Maguire

Jennifer Haigh

Ann Hood

Roland Merullo

William Martin

Archer Mayor

Hank Phillippi Ryan

Doug Most

Margot Livesey

Norton Juster

Matt Tavares

Tui Sutherland

Julie Berry

George O'Connor

Sara Pennypacker

and many more!

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​​​​The Festival is brought to you by the Friends of the Library, with Silver Unicorn Bookstore as our official bookseller. All events are free and open to the public.

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Stay tuned as we announce Festival events for 2025. You can sign up for the library's weekly email newsletter here.