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The Library will be closed on Thursday, July 4th.

Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors

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

Join Tory Stephens of Grist magazine, an independent non-profit media organization focused on the climate crisis, and learn how he created Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors. Imagine is a storytelling initiative that calls for fiction writers to envision the next 180 years of equitable climate progress, imagining intersectional worlds of abundance, adaptation, reform, […]

Recurring

Dog Tales Storytime

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

Muri and her human Cheryl will be visiting the BFL for a fun and furry storytime! Join us for dog-approved stories and a chance to pet this calm, sweet, and soft therapy dog. If it is 55 degrees or warmer, this program will be held outside on the library lawn, so bring a blanket or […]

Statewide Read-In: Let Freedom Read!

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

Libraries across the Commonwealth are celebrating the freedom to read with a Statewide Read-In. Come together on the BFL lawn and read anything you want! All ages - kids and adults - are welcome. Stop by anytime between 3:00 and 6:00pm and enjoy apple cider and doughnuts while you read. This program will take place […]

Mass Audubon’s The Nature of Fall with Patti Steinman (Virtual)

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

The Nature of Fall with Patti Steinman Autumn in Massachusetts is filled with seasonal wonders and mysteries unique to our state. Why do leaves change color and fall off their trees? What animals are rustling through those crunchy, fallen leaves, and what are they doing? Why don’t we hear birds, crickets, and bees anymore? This […]

Mystery Book Club

Join us for a virtual Zoom discussion of Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto. 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.

Read to a Dog

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

Build confidence and practice your reading skills by reading out loud to a registered therapy dog! Children ages 5 and up can sign up for a 15 minute reading session with Sophie, a gentle golden retriever who loves belly rubs, stories, and cuddles. Registration is required and opens one month before the program. Please register […]

History Book Club

Join us for a virtual discussion of: An indigenous peoples' history of the United States / Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. Copies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library. Call 508-653-6730 to arrange pick up. Order your own copy HERE Available on Overdrive HERE Instantly available on Hoopla HERE For details on how to […]

Puppet Story Time – INDOORS

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

Through Me To You Puppetry invites you to join Newton and the gang for some story time fun! Newton and his puppet friends take turns reading stories and singing songs with the kids. At the end of the show, the kids are invited to say hi to Newton and even play with some of the […]

Learn to Play the Ukulele for Adults

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

Did you ever want to learn to play the ukulele? The Bacon Free Library is partnering with Bach to Rock in Wellesley to bring you this free program. B2R will teach you the basics of playing the ukulele. This program is geared towards ages 14+. Ukuleles will be provided, but feel free to bring your […]

Environmental Book Club

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

Join us for a discussion of The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Grabber and David Wengrow Copies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library.  Order your own copy HERE Join environmental enthusiast, Arthur Ensroth, in discussing current, historical and future environmental issues through books! We’re finding […]

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