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We will be closing at 1:30 pm on Tuesday, December 24th and will be closed all day on Wednesday, December 25th.

History Book Club

Join us for a virtual discussion of: Seabiscuit : an American legend / Laura Hillenbrand. 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 For details on how to attend this virtual meeting via Zoom, please contact […]

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 […]

In the Newsroom with NBC10 Boston/NECN’s Susan Tran

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

Meet Susan Tran, on-air reporter for NBC10Boston/NECN! We'll be discussing how Susan got to where she is, her experiences in TV media, esp as an Asian American woman, and how local news impacts our perceptions of the world around us. Bring your questions, this is sure to be a fascinating and enlightening conversation! In collaboration […]

Art Opening Reception: Shannon Slattery

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

Join us for a reception to welcome Shannon Slattery to the BFL and to view her stunning artwork.  Shannon Slattery will be exhibiting semi-abstract landscape paintings inspired by mid-coast Maine from May 4th through June 14th here at the BFL. These works are painted in acrylic paint on reclaimed masonite panels. Inspired by the woods […]

Environmental Book Club

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

Join us for a Zoom discussion of Fen, bog & swamp: a short history of peatland destruction and its role in the climate crisis by Annie Proulx 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 […]

(Virtually) Explore the Springfield Armory National Historic Park

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

The Bacon Free Library invites you to a lunchtime excursion, without needing to leave your home or office.  Each Wednesday through the end of May, enjoy a virtual talk given by the National Park Service about a local historic site. **PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will […]

Nonfiction Book Club

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

    *Please note: this month we are meeting on the 3rd Saturday (the 4th Saturday is on Memorial day weekend and the library is closed) This month, we will discuss Beautiful Country: a memoir of an undocumented childhood by Qian Julie Wang.   About this memoir, from Penguin Random House:  "In Chinese, the word for […]

Tuesday Book Club

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

This month, we will read and discuss Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin.   We meet in hybrid format. Join us live at the library or on Zoom for the discussion.  Copies of the book are available at the library.  Order your own copy HERE. Ebook and Audiobook instantly available on HOOPLA If you are […]

(Virtually) Explore the Lowell National Historic Park

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

The Bacon Free Library invites you to a lunchtime excursion, without needing to leave your home or office.  Each Wednesday through the end of May, enjoy a virtual talk given by the National Park Service about a local historic site. **PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will […]

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