It begins before sunrise. A father and son argue. By nightfall, everything has changed — and a nation is born.

Howard Fast's beloved novel April Morning tells the story of young Adam Cooper and the single day — April 19, 1775 — when the first shots of the American Revolution rang out at Lexington and Concord. Two hundred and fifty years later, that morning still echoes. Join your neighbors at the Wilton Library to discuss the book and what it means to mark this moment in a small New Hampshire town. Fast's novel follows one boy's passage from childhood to manhood across a single revolutionary day — a story that has introduced generations of readers to the birth of American independence. The library has multiple copies available to borrow — and Wilton library card holders can also access the ebook or audiobook right through the Hoopla app, free of charge.

Part of Wilton's week-long celebration of America's 250th anniversary, May 2-10.

While you're there the Wilton Historical Society rooms — on the top floor of the same building — will also be open that morning from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Free and open to all, with artifacts, photographs, and documents that bring Wilton's own past to life.