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  • Beneficial Bugs

    All Ages

    Learn about our local flyers and what brings them to our neighborhoods.     * Experience the sights of some of our smaller seasonal visitors! * Meet some dragonflies and […]

  • Puppy Love – Meet Therapy Dogs

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

    Aroof, aroof, bow-wow-wow, bow-wow-wow: calling all dog lovers!  Come to the BFL grounds to meet and greet a variety of therapy dogs.   Since these dogs have received extensive training to […]

  • Bilingual Story Time

    Recurring
    Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street, Natick, MA, United States
    Kids Events

    Would you and your niña or niño like to habla Español?   Ven a biblioteca -- come to the library!  (virtually, that is) Exposing children to a second language is wonderful […]

  • Nonfiction book club

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

      Join us for a discussion of  Summer World: A Season of Bounty by Bernd Heinrich. Bernd Heinrich is an emeritus professor of biology at the University of Vermont and […]

  • Tails and Tales with Diane Edgecomb

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

    Who has the best tales in the world? Animals do!  And who is fantastic at telling these tales?  Diane Edgecomb is! From folktales about adventurous monkeys to a true tale […]

  • Cinéphile Mondays

    Adult Events

    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 […]

  • Book Club

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

    This month, as part of the Natick Community Read, we'll be discussing How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals by Sy Montgomery.  In this memoir, Montgomery draws […]

  • Music for the Whole Family: Two of a Kind

    Featured
    Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street, Natick, MA, United States
    All Ages

    Bring along a blanket, some chairs, and maybe a picnic dinner, too, and join us on the lawn for some fun family tunes! Two of a Kind is a musical […]

  • Esther Day

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

    August 3rd is Esther Earl's birthday.  Esther was a bright, talented, and cheerful girl.  She passed away in 2010 at age 16, four years after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer.  […]

  • The Hoopoe Show: Mime and Magic

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

    Hoopoe the Clown! Hoopoe blends silent pantomime comedy, movement illusions, sleight of hand magic tricks, and balloon wizardry to create an original vaudeville show that is funny, imaginative, and full […]

  • Mystery Book Club

    Adult Events

    Join us for a virtual Zoom discussion of A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn. Contact the library at 508-653-6730 to arrange pickup of the book or audiobook, or borrow as an ebook. Please […]

  • Virtual Author Visit with Sy Montgomery

    Morse Institute Library 14 E Central St., Natick, MA, United States
    Adult Events

    Join us for a virtual conversation with the fascinating bestselling author, Sy Montgomery!  While researching articles, films, and her 21 books for adults and children, nationally bestselling author Sy Montgomery has been […]

  • All-ages Trivia Night on the BFL Lawn: Animal Tails & Tales

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

    For this all-ages trivia event, team up with your family or friends to test your knowledge of animals and beloved stories about animals.  Each team will record their own answers, […]

  • Special Outdoor Story Time: Dog Tales

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

    Join us for in-person, outdoor story time on the beautiful grounds behind the library.  This week, the furry and lovable Lorcan, and his human Cheryl, are joining us.  Kids are […]

  • Special Story Time – Wild about Horses

    Kids Special Events

    First we'll enjoy a few stories about horses and then Joy Marzolf will teach us about these amazing animals. We'll see photos and videos of horses and learn about the […]

  • History Book Club

    Adult Events

    Join us for a virtual discussion of: Isaac’s Storm: a man, a time, and the deadliest hurricane in history by Erik Larson (NF) Copies of the book will be available […]

  • Big Bubbles with Mr. Vinny the Bubble Guy

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

    Join us on the lawn for running, jumping, and bubble-popping fun!  Mr. Vinny is bringing his hand-made, giant bubble wand to create floating blobs of soapy goodness. The kids can […]

  • Book Club

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

    This month, we will read and discuss Still Life,  by Louise Penny.   Read more about this book here. The residents of a tiny Canadian village called Three Pines are […]

  • Stacey Peasley Concert

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

    Let's celebrate summer reading with BFL favorite, Stacey Peasley and her band!  With her creative lyrics, fun rhythms, and contagious energy, Stacey will infuse pure joy into your evening.  This […]

  • Nonfiction Book Club

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

    This month, as part of the Natick Community Read, we'll be discussing How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals by Sy Montgomery.  In this memoir, Montgomery draws […]

  • Cinéphile Mondays

    Adult Events

    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 […]

  • In-person, Outdoor Story Time

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

    We have missed you!  Come and join us for in-person, outdoor story time on the beautiful grounds behind the library.  To help us all feel safe and comfortable, here is […]

  • Mystery Book Club

    Adult Events

    Join us for a virtual Zoom discussion of The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. Copies available at the library, or borrow as an ebook or digital audiobook. Please email cstirling@minlib.net to register […]

  • Closed for Labor Day

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

    Bacon Free Library will be closed on Monday, September 6th in observance of Labor Day. 

  • In-person, Outdoor Story Time

    Recurring
    Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street, Natick, MA, United States
    Kids Events

    Come and join us for in-person, outdoor story time on the beautiful grounds behind the library.  To help us all feel safe and comfortable, here is how it works: Bring […]

  • History Book Club

    Adult Events

    Join us for a virtual discussion of: Agent Zigzag: a true story of Nazi espionage, love, and betrayal / Ben MacIntyre (NF) Copies of the book will be available at […]

  • Environmental Book Club

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

    Join us for a Zoom discussion of Gathering moss : a natural and cultural history of mosses / by Robin Wall Kimmerer Also available on Overdrive Gathering moss : A natural […]

  • Nonfiction Book Club

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

    This month, we will discuss The Beauty in Breaking by Michele Harper.  In this memoir, Harper, a graduate of Harvard University and the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook […]

  • Cinéphile Mondays

    Adult Events

    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 […]

  • Book Club

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

    This month, we will read and discuss The Wife Between Us,  by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen.   Read more about this book here. When you read this book, you […]