BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Bacon Free Library - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Bacon Free Library REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T120000 DTSTAMP:20260728T181141Z CREATED:20260728T181141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T181141Z UID:10004026-1789038000-1789041600@baconfreelibrary.org SUMMARY:History Book Club DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us for a virtual discussion of The Doctor’s Blackwell: How two pioneering sisters brought medicine to women and women to medicine by Janice Nimura.  \nCopies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library\, or if you’d like to pick up the book at another location\, you may request your own copy. \n  \nFor details on how to attend this virtual meeting via Zoom\, please contact director@natickhistoricalsociety.org \nThe Zoom link to the discussion will be sent at a later date.  URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/histbcsept26/ LOCATION:MA CATEGORIES:Adult Events,Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260922T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260922T193000 DTSTAMP:20260728T182335Z CREATED:20260518T190719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T182335Z UID:10003978-1790101800-1790105400@baconfreelibrary.org SUMMARY:Book Discussion DESCRIPTION:Join us at the library for a discussion of: The Lioness of Boston by Emily Franklin. \nCopies of the book are available at the library. \nOrder your own copy HERE \nIf you are interested in attending\, please contact us at bflprogramming@minlib.net \nThe historic nature of our building limits accessibility. \nThis program is also offered in an accessible location at the Morse Institute Library. URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/book-club-2026-september/ LOCATION:Bacon Free Library\, 58 Eliot Street\, Natick\, MA\, 01760\, United States CATEGORIES:Adult Events,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://baconfreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/TheLionessofBoston-e1785262927701.jpg GEO:42.285064;-71.346109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street Natick MA 01760 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=58 Eliot Street:geo:-71.346109,42.285064 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260926T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260926T110000 DTSTAMP:20260627T165103Z CREATED:20260627T164805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260627T165103Z UID:10003993-1790416800-1790420400@baconfreelibrary.org SUMMARY:Nonfiction Book Club DESCRIPTION:  \nThis month\, we will discuss The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander\, New Foundland by Jim DeFede.  \nFrom Goodreads.com: \nWhen 38 jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land at Gander International Airport in Canada by the closing of U.S. airspace on September 11\, the population of this small town on Newfoundland Island swelled from 10\,300 to nearly 17\,000. The citizens of Gander met the stranded passengers with an overwhelming display of friendship and goodwill. \nOver the course of four days\, many of the passengers developed friendships with Gander residents that they expect to last a lifetime. This book recounts the inspiring story of the residents of Gander\, Canada\, whose acts of kindness have touched the lives of thousands of people and been an example of humanity and goodwill. \n  \nCopies of this book are available at the library.  \n  \nOur discussion will be on Zoom.  Please register here to receive the meeting details: \n  \n\n\n \n \n Nonfiction Book Club Registration - September 2026\n \n \n your nameemail*\n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/nfsept26/ LOCATION:Bacon Free Library\, 58 Eliot Street\, Natick\, MA\, 01760\, United States CATEGORIES:Adult Events,Featured GEO:42.285064;-71.346109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street Natick MA 01760 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=58 Eliot Street:geo:-71.346109,42.285064 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260928T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260928T173000 DTSTAMP:20260908T164413Z CREATED:20260908T164113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260908T164413Z UID:10004053-1790611200-1790616600@baconfreelibrary.org SUMMARY:Virtual - Wildlife Out Your Window: Discover the Hidden Lives of New England Wildlife DESCRIPTION:**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.**   \nThis virtual event will not be recorded.  \n  \n  \nProgram Description\nWhat if the most fascinating wildlife in New England isn’t found deep in the wilderness\,\nbut right outside your own window? \n\nJoin wildlife ecologist and nature author Brad Timm for an engaging presentation that\nreveals the remarkable lives of the animals we encounter every day—but rarely stop to\ntruly notice. Through stunning photography\, fascinating videos\, and entertaining stories\nfrom years of field experience\, you’ll discover surprising facts about familiar wildlife\,\nincluding:\n• Blue Jay feather have no blue in them at all\n• Gray Foxes climb trees\n• Hummingbirds can beat their wings up to 200 times per second\n• White-tailed Deer see blaze orange as a dull brown\n• And many more surprising discoveries about the wildlife living all around us! \n\nDrawing from his acclaimed book Wildlife Out Your Window\, Brad explores the hidden\nbehaviors\, adaptations\, and ecological roles of New England’s most familiar birds\,\nmammals\, reptiles\, amphibians\, insects\, and other wildlife.\nBeyond the fascinating natural history\, you’ll also leave with practical\, science-based\nideas for making your yard\, neighborhood\, or community more welcoming to wildlife—\nwhether you have a large backyard\, a small garden\, or simply enjoy watching nature\nfrom your window.\nThe presentation includes plenty of opportunities for questions and discussion\, making it\nan enjoyable experience for anyone interested in nature\, conservation\, photography\,\ngardening\, birding\, or simply learning more about the wildlife that surrounds us every\nday. \n\nBook Signing: Signed copies of Wildlife Out Your Window and Brad’s newest book\,\nAmerica is Wild!—a beautifully illustrated guide to wildlife and plants across the United\nStates—will be available following the presentation at a special discounted price of $20\neach (cash and Venmo accepted). \n  \nSorry. This form is no longer available. URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/woyd/ LOCATION:VIRTUAL\, 58 Eliot Street\, Natick\, MA\, 01760\, United States CATEGORIES:Adult Events,Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261001T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261001T140000 DTSTAMP:20260820T044512Z CREATED:20260820T044512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T044512Z UID:10004040-1790859600-1790863200@baconfreelibrary.org SUMMARY:Mystery Book Club DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual Zoom discussion of The Golden Gate by Amy Chua. Copies available at the library\, or borrow through Libby. Please email cstirling@minlib.net to register and receive the Zoom link. URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/mystery-golden/ LOCATION:MA CATEGORIES:Adult Events,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://baconfreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/golden.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261002T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261002T110000 DTSTAMP:20260817T181910Z CREATED:20260817T181358Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T181910Z UID:10004031-1790937000-1790938800@baconfreelibrary.org SUMMARY:Jammin With You @ CSSC DESCRIPTION:Please note that this event will be held at the Common Street Spiritual Center at 13 Common Street in Natick Center. \nBe prepared to laugh\, dance\, sing\, and jam your way through 30 minutes of non-stop family fun! This performance is geared toward kids ages 1 – 7\, but fun for the whole family. With modern takes on children’s classics and classic original tunes\, you’ll be humming and bopping all the way home. \n \nFor greater accessibility\, this program will be held at the Common Street Spiritual Center once each month from October 2026 through April 2027. \nCheck our event calendar for date and registration information. URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/jammin26cssc/2026-10-02/ LOCATION:common street spiritual center\, 13 Common Street\, Natick\, 01760 CATEGORIES:Featured,Kids Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://baconfreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/JamminWithYou.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T120000 DTSTAMP:20260728T182918Z CREATED:20260728T182918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T182918Z UID:10004027-1791457200-1791460800@baconfreelibrary.org SUMMARY:History Book Club DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us for a virtual discussion of The Race Underground: Boston\, New York\, and the incredible rivalry that built America’s first subway  by Doug Most.  \nCopies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library\, or if you’d like to pick up the book at another location\, you may request your own copy. \n  \nFor details on how to attend this virtual meeting via Zoom\, please contact director@natickhistoricalsociety.org \nThe Zoom link to the discussion will be sent at a later date.  URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/histbcoct26/ LOCATION:MA CATEGORIES:Adult Events,Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261027T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261027T193000 DTSTAMP:20260722T210524Z CREATED:20260518T190807Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T210524Z UID:10003979-1793125800-1793129400@baconfreelibrary.org SUMMARY:Book Discussion DESCRIPTION:Join us at the library for a discussion of: Counterfeit by Kristin Chen. \nCopies of the book are available at the library. \nOrder your own copy HERE \nIf you are interested in attending\, please contact us at bflprogramming@minlib.net \nThe historic nature of our building limits accessibility. \nThis program is also offered in an accessible location at the Morse Institute Library. URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/book-club-2026-october/ LOCATION:Bacon Free Library\, 58 Eliot Street\, Natick\, MA\, 01760\, United States CATEGORIES:Adult Events,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://baconfreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/counterfeit.jpg GEO:42.285064;-71.346109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street Natick MA 01760 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=58 Eliot Street:geo:-71.346109,42.285064 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T110000 DTSTAMP:20260811T180511Z CREATED:20260811T180511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T180511Z UID:10003583-1793440800-1793444400@baconfreelibrary.org SUMMARY:Nonfiction Book Club DESCRIPTION:  \nThis month\, we will discuss Custodians of Wonder: Ancient customs\, profound traditions\, and the last people keeping them alive by Eliot Stein.  \n \nFrom the publisher’s website: \nClimbing through Peru’s southern highlands\, he encounters the last Inca bridge master who rebuilds a grass-woven bridge every year from the fabled Inca Road System. He befriends a British beekeeper who maintains a touching custom of “telling the bees” important news of the day. And he crunches through a German forest to find the official mailman of the only tree in the world with its own address – to which countless people from across the world have written in hopes of finding love. These are just some of the last custodians preserving age-old rites on the brink of disappearance against all odds. Let Eliot Stein introduce you to all of them. \nCopies of this book are available at the library.  \n  \nOur discussion will be on Zoom.  Please register here to receive the meeting details: \n  \n\n \n \n Nonfiction Book Club Registration - October 2026\n \n \n your nameemail*\n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/nfoct26/ LOCATION:Bacon Free Library\, 58 Eliot Street\, Natick\, MA\, 01760\, United States CATEGORIES:Adult Events,Featured GEO:42.285064;-71.346109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street Natick MA 01760 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=58 Eliot Street:geo:-71.346109,42.285064 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T140000 DTSTAMP:20260928T164626Z CREATED:20260928T164626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T164626Z UID:10004065-1793883600-1793887200@baconfreelibrary.org SUMMARY:Mystery Book Club DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual Zoom discussion of Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith. Copies available at the library\, or borrow through Libby. Please email cstirling@minlib.net to register and receive the Zoom link. URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/mystery-golden-2/ LOCATION:MA CATEGORIES:Adult Events,Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261112T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261112T120000 DTSTAMP:20260831T152830Z CREATED:20260831T152830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T152830Z UID:10004049-1794481200-1794484800@baconfreelibrary.org SUMMARY:History Book Club DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us for a virtual discussion of  Nothing More of This Land: Community\, Power\, and the Search for Indigenous Identity by Joseph Lee.  \nCopies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library\, or if you’d like to pick up the book at another location\, you may request your own copy. \n  \nFor details on how to attend this virtual meeting via Zoom\, please contact director@natickhistoricalsociety.org \nThe Zoom link to the discussion will be sent at a later date.  URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/hisbcnov26/ LOCATION:VIRTUAL\, 58 Eliot Street\, Natick\, MA\, 01760\, United States CATEGORIES:Adult Events,Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261120T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261120T110000 DTSTAMP:20260817T184810Z CREATED:20260817T183635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T184810Z UID:10004038-1795170600-1795172400@baconfreelibrary.org SUMMARY:Jammin With You @ BFL DESCRIPTION:Please note that this event will be held indoors at the BFL.  Please register below because space is limited. \nBe prepared to laugh\, dance\, sing\, and jam your way through 30 minutes of non-stop family fun! This performance is geared toward kids ages 1 – 7\, but fun for the whole family. With modern takes on children’s classics and classic original tunes\, you’ll be humming and bopping all the way home. \n \nFor greater accessibility\, this program will be held at the Common Street Spiritual Center once each month from October 2026 through April 2027. \n  URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/jammin26cssc-2/ LOCATION:Bacon Free Library\, 58 Eliot Street\, Natick\, MA\, 01760\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Kids Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://baconfreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/JamminWithYou.png GEO:42.285064;-71.346109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street Natick MA 01760 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=58 Eliot Street:geo:-71.346109,42.285064 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261205T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261205T110000 DTSTAMP:20260831T154325Z CREATED:20260831T154325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T154325Z UID:10004051-1796464800-1796468400@baconfreelibrary.org SUMMARY:Nonfiction Book Club DESCRIPTION:  \nThis month\, we will discuss Whiskey Tender: A memoir by Deborah Jackson Taffa.  \n \nFrom the publisher’s website: \nWhiskey Tender traces how a mixed tribe native girl—born on the California Yuma reservation and raised in Navajo territory in New Mexico—comes to her own interpretation of identity\, despite her parent’s desires for her to transcend the class and “Indian” status of her birth through education\, and despite the Quechan tribe’s particular traditions and beliefs regarding oral and recorded histories. \nCopies of this book are available at the library.  \n**Please note: we will meet on Saturday\, December 5th (rather than the 4th Saturday of Nov and Dec) in order to avoid the holidays.  \nOur discussion will be on Zoom.  Please register here to receive the meeting details: \n  \n\n \n \n Nonfiction Book Club Registration - Nov/Dec 2026\n \n \n your nameemail*\n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/nfdec26/ LOCATION:Bacon Free Library\, 58 Eliot Street\, Natick\, MA\, 01760\, United States CATEGORIES:Adult Events,Featured GEO:42.285064;-71.346109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street Natick MA 01760 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=58 Eliot Street:geo:-71.346109,42.285064 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261208T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261208T193000 DTSTAMP:20260616T174851Z CREATED:20260518T190849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T174851Z UID:10003980-1796754600-1796758200@baconfreelibrary.org SUMMARY:Book Discussion DESCRIPTION:Join us at the library for a discussion of: Atmosphere: a love story by Taylor Jenkins Reid \nCopies of the book are available at the library. \nOrder your own copy HERE \nIf you are interested in attending\, please contact us at bflprogramming@minlib.net \nThe historic nature of our building limits accessibility. \nThis program is also offered in an accessible location at the Morse Institute Library. URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/book-club-2026-december/ LOCATION:Bacon Free Library\, 58 Eliot Street\, Natick\, MA\, 01760\, United States CATEGORIES:Adult Events,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://baconfreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/atmosphere.jpg GEO:42.285064;-71.346109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street Natick MA 01760 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=58 Eliot Street:geo:-71.346109,42.285064 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261210T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261210T120000 DTSTAMP:20260914T145230Z CREATED:20260516T163512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T145230Z UID:10003977-1796900400-1796904000@baconfreelibrary.org SUMMARY:History Book Club DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual discussion of  The Bookshop: A history of the American bookstore by Evan Friss.  \nCopies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library\, or if you’d like to pick up the book at another location\, you may request your own copy. \n  \nFor details on how to attend this virtual meeting via Zoom\, please contact director@natickhistoricalsociety.org \nThe Zoom link to the discussion will be sent at a later date.  URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/historydec26/ LOCATION:MA CATEGORIES:Adult Events,Featured END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR