Adult Events

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 will explain this oddity and many others in the winding history of Christmas through the ages. From the ancient societies who celebrated the winter equinox […]

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 (NF)  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 […]

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 revived or created during the Victorian era, in the mid-1800s. Diane will present these beloved carols, together with fascinating stories about their origins, as she […]

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 the wisdom of the forest / Suzanne Simard   Join environmental enthusiast, Arthur Ensroth, in discussing current, historical and future environmental issues through books! We’re finding […]

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 Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz. Copies available at the library, or borrow as an ebook or digital audiobook. Please email cstirling@minlib.net to register and receive the Zoom link.

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 to arrange pick up. Or request your own copy HERE For details on how to attend this virtual meeting via Zoom, please contact mking@minlib.net The […]

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 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 […]

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 years old, he discovered an abandoned tunnel that ran beneath his house in Providence, Rhode Island. His first tunnel trips inspired a lifelong fascination with […]

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 for a Zoom presentation on how to access library e-resources including Libby, Hoopla, and Kanopy, and how to sign up for a Boston Public Library […]