Instrument Petting Zoo

Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street, Natick, MA, United States

The Bacon Free Library is partnering with Bach to Rock in Wellesley to bring you this instrument petting zoo. B2R will bring a variety of musical instruments to the Bacon for 60 minutes of instrument exploration to give people of all ages a chance to learn about instruments and experience playing them. Please stop by […]

Environmental Book Club

Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street, Natick, MA, United States

NOTE: September meeting will be in person at the Bacon Free Library. Join us for a discussion of  Crossings: how road ecology is shaping the future of our planet /  Ben Goldfarb. Copies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library.  Order your own copy HERE Join environmental enthusiast, Arthur Ensroth, in […]

Eastern European Book Club

Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street, Natick, MA, United States

Join Konstantin Starikov on Zoom for the first book of our new Eastern European Book Club, with a discussion of: Maybe Esther: A Family Story by Katia Petrowskaja (Author), Shelley Frisch (Translator). "Maybe Esther is the inventive, unique, and extraordinarily moving debut memoir that pieces together the fascinating story of one woman’s family across twentieth-century […]

Quilts by Frances Caruso Daneault

Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street, Natick, MA, United States

The BFL  is thrilled to welcome back former Assistant Director and Children’s Librarian extraordinaire Fran Daneault to exhibit her spectacular collection of quilts. Along with raising her two sons in Natick and working at the Bacon, Fran has also spent years perfecting her crafting skills. She applies the same energy, creativity, joy, and humor to […]

CANCELED Jammin With You

Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street, Natick, MA, United States

This program has been canceled due to a schedule conflict. We apologize for the inconvenience! Please join us next time on Oct. 4 at 10:30. Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank

VIRTUAL: Author Heather Wolf Discusses “Find & Identify More Birds: How to Pick a Patch”

Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street, Natick, MA, United States

The BFL is partnering with the Ashland Library to bring you bestselling author Heather Wolf, who will discuss how to find and identify more birds by picking a "patch," a place close to home where you can watch birds often. She'll give tips on how to pick a patch and how to use it not […]

Book Club

Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street, Natick, MA, United States

Join us at the library for a discussion of: The cemetery of untold stories by Alvarez Julia. Copies of the book are available at the library.  Order your own copy HERE If you are interested in attending, please contact Graziella at glesellier@minlib.net

Canning, Freezing, & Dehydrating with Blackstone Valley Veggie Gardens (Virtual)

Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street, Natick, MA, United States

Got way too much production from your garden this year?  No problem!  We'll show you the easiest and best ways to preserve it all. We are happy to welcome the experts from Blackstone Valley Veggie Gardens to teach us about canning, freezing, and dehydrating.   This program will be held over Zoom.    

Changing Weather in MetroWest: Extreme Heat, Flooding, & Wind (virtual)

Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street, Natick, MA, United States

Climate change is here and impacting our weather systems. Join us for this virtual program to learn how weather systems are changing in MetroWest, how extreme heat has impacted MetroWest, and how we can prepare for extreme weather. Last summer, Natick, Ashland, Framingham, and Holliston took part in a heat study conducted by the McAuliffe […]

Nonfiction Book Club

Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street, Natick, MA, United States

  This month, we will discuss Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's urgent mission to bring healing to homeless people by Tracy Kidder. From the Penguin Random House website: In Rough Sleepers, Kidder tells the story of Dr. Jim O’Connell, a gifted man who invented a community of care for a city’s unhoused population, including those who sleep […]

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