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 On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong. 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. Voung's debut novel is a sweeping and shattering portrait of a family, and a testament to […]
Join us for a virtual Zoom discussion of The Maid by Nita Prose. 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: Dutch girl : Audrey Hepburn and World War II / Robert Matzen. 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 Overdrive HERE Instantly available on Hoopla HERE For details […]
This month, we will read and discuss Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline. 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. Orphan Train is a powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of second chances, and unexpected friendship. Between 1854 […]
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 The Guest List by Lucy Foley. Copies available at the library, or borrow as an ebook through Hoopla or Libby, or digital audiobook through Hoopla or Libby. Please email cstirling@minlib.net to register and receive the Zoom link.
Join us for a virtual discussion of: Hamnet : a novel of the plague / Maggie O'Farrell. Copies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library. Call 508-653-6730 to arrange pick up. For details on how to attend this virtual meeting via Zoom, please contact mking@minlib.net The Zoom link to the discussion […]
Join us for a Zoom discussion of Silent Earth : averting the insect apocalypse / Dave Goulson. Copies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library. Or request your own copy HERE Join environmental enthusiast, Arthur Ensroth, in discussing current, historical and future environmental issues through books! We’re finding ways to become […]
This month, we will discuss The Boy who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer. As a young boy in Malawai, William Kamkwamba read about windmills and dreamed of building one that would bring electricity and water to his village. Despite famine and poverty, William persevered to do […]
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 […]
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