Join us for a Zoom discussion of Entangled life : how fungi make our worlds, change our minds & shape our futures / Merlin Sheldrake Copies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library. Or request your own copy HERE Also available on Overdrive Join environmental enthusiast, Arthur Ensroth, in discussing current, historical […]
This month, we will discuss You Don't Belong Here: how 3 women rewrote the story of war by Elizabeth Baker. In a Washington Post book review, author Jacqueline Winspear describes this book: ...Elizabeth Becker, who with a depth of research and an abundance of grace gives fresh insight into the background and achievements of three […]
Cinephilia is an academic word literally meaning “love of cinema,” but it also contains hints of nostalgia and passion for a film art that was undoubtedly the defining media experience of the twentieth century. As such, cinema has a variegated and fascinating history which extends well beyond the Hollywood we are all familiar with. Meant […]
Join us for a virtual Zoom discussion of Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano. Copies available at the library, or borrow as an ebook or digital audiobook through Libby. Please email cstirling@minlib.net to register and receive the Zoom link.
Join us for a virtual discussion of: The Perfect Horse : The Daring U. S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis by Elizabeth Letts Copies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library. Call 508-653-6730 to arrange pick up. Or request your own copy HERE Also available on […]
Join us for a Zoom discussion of Land : how the hunger for ownership shaped the modern world / Simon Winchester Copies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library. Or request your own copy HERE Also available on Overdrive Join environmental enthusiast, Arthur Ensroth, in discussing current, historical and future environmental issues […]
Join Ellice Patterson of Abilities Dance Boston for a conversation about the field of dance from the past to the present. Ellice will share stories about identity, accessibility, inclusion, and the barriers that exist in the journey to discover one's dreams to express themselves through dance. She'll talk about the impacts of intersectionality and how […]
Do you enjoy taking photographs? Would you like to share your photographs -- and the stories behind them -- with other people? If you answered yes and yes, then this program may be for you. Think of it as show and tell for shutter bugs. Whether you snap photos with your smart phone or carry […]
This month, we will discuss The Day the World Stops Shopping: how ending consumerism saves the environment and ourselves by J.B. MacKinnon. J.B. MacKinnon's website provides this introduction to his book: The economy says we must always consume more, while the planet says we consume too much. Addressing this paradox head-on, acclaimed journalist J.B. MacKinnon […]
Cinephilia is an academic word literally meaning “love of cinema,” but it also contains hints of nostalgia and passion for a film art that was undoubtedly the defining media experience of the twentieth century. As such, cinema has a variegated and fascinating history which extends well beyond the Hollywood we are all familiar with. Meant […]
This month, we will read and discuss The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi. We meet in hybrid format. Come to the library with your mask or join over Zoom. Fill out the form below to receive the link. The Henna Artist features a woman ... "Escaping from an arranged and abusive marriage, seventeen-year-old Lakshmi […]
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