Did you know that from 1659 to 1681, the celebration of Christmas was outlawed in Boston, and law-breakers were fined five shillings for breaking the law? Irish historian Sean Murphy […]
Join us for a virtual discussion of: The Firebrand and the First Lady: portrait of a friendship: Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the struggle for social justice / Patricia Bell-Scott […]
Join us this holiday season to hear Diane Taraz perform a festive setlist of traditional Victorian Christmas carols. Many of our holiday traditions and much of our Christmas music was […]
Join us for a Zoom discussion of Finding the mother tree : discovering the wisdom of the forest / Suzanne Simard Also available on Overdrive Finding the mother tree : Discovering […]
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 […]
Join us for a virtual Zoom discussion of The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz. Copies available at the library, or borrow as an ebook or digital audiobook. Please email cstirling@minlib.net to […]
Join us for a virtual discussion of: Benjamin Franklin's Bastard : A Novel by Sally Cabot Copies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library. Call 508-653-6730 […]
Join us for a Zoom discussion of Ceremonial Time : Fifteen Thousand Years on One Square Mile by John Hanson Mitchell Copies of the book will be available at the […]
This month, we will discuss Underground: a human history of the worlds beneath our feet By Will Hunt. Here's a brief intro from the publisher: When Will Hunt was sixteen […]
Learn about all the e-resources offered to any library card holder including ebooks for your tablet, kindle or phone, magazines, movies and more! Join librarians from the Bacon Free Library […]
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