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Nonfiction Book Club

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

**Please note that this month we will meet on the 3rd Saturday (rather than the 4th -- Happy Thanksgiving!) This month, we will discuss As Long as Grass Grows: the Indigenous fight for environmental justice, from colonization to Standing Rock by Dina Gilio-Whitaker. According to Goodreads.com: Indigenous researcher and activist Dina Gilio-Whitaker explores the fraught […]

ABC Storytime

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

As the bigger kiddos head off to school, here's a chance for the little ones to learn their A-B-C's.  We'll start with stories and songs that focus on the alphabet.  Then we'll do some simple crafts with letters - tracing, cutting, gluing, and coloring.  Since it's a holiday week, today we'll celebrate the whole alphabet, […]

Tuesday Book Club

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

This month, we will read and discuss The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian.   We meet in hybrid format.  Join us live at the library or on Zoom for the discussion.  Flight Attendant, "Cassandra Bowden is no stranger to hungover mornings. She's a binge drinker, her job with the airline making it easy to find […]

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Closed – Thanksgiving

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

The BFL is closed Thursday, Nov. 24 and Friday, Nov. 25 in observance of Thanksgiving.   

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Monday Morning Stories and Songs

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

Join us for a high-energy story time!  We'll mix things up with a combination of stories for listening and songs for dancing. If it is 50 degrees or warmer, this program will be held outside on the library lawn, so bring a blanket or chair.  Look for us around back! If it is rainy, snowy, […]

Cinéphile Mondays

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 […]

ABC Storytime

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

As the bigger kiddos head off to school, here's a chance for the little ones to learn their A-B-C's.  We'll start with stories and songs that feature our letter of the week.  Then we'll do some simple crafts with the special letter - tracing, stamping, cutting, gluing, and coloring.  Also, each child can bring something […]

Jammin With You

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

Be prepared to laugh, dance, sing, and jam your way through 30 minutes of non-stop family fun! This performance is geared for 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 your way all the way home. See […]

Inhabitants: Indigenous Perspectives on Restoring Our World Q&A with Documentary Producer Ben-Alex Dupris

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

Join the Natick Historical Society, Natick's Office on Sustainability, Natick's Planning and Economic Development Office and the Bacon Free Library at 7:00pm on November 30th for a Q&A with the producer of the award-winning documentary, Inhabitants: Indigenous Perspectives on Restoring Our World. Screen the movie at home at your convenience any time from November 20th […]

Mystery Book Club

Join us for a virtual Zoom discussion of The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill. Copies available at the library, or borrow as an ebook through Hoopla or Libby, or a digital audiobook through Hoopla or Libby. Please email cstirling@minlib.net to register and receive the Zoom link.

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Baby Time

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

Join us for a cozy storytime filled with lap bounces, rhymes, songs, and simple stories. Geared toward infants and young toddlers with their grownups.

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