Join us for a virtual discussion of: Benjamin Franklin's Bastard : A Novel by Sally Cabot Copies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library. Call 508-653-6730 to arrange pick up. Or request your own copy HERE For details on how to attend this virtual meeting via Zoom, please contact mking@minlib.net The […]
Join us for a Zoom discussion of Ceremonial Time : Fifteen Thousand Years on One Square Mile by John Hanson Mitchell Copies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library. Or request your own copy HERE Join environmental enthusiast, Arthur Ensroth, in discussing current, historical and future environmental issues through books! We’re […]
This month, we will discuss Underground: a human history of the worlds beneath our feet By Will Hunt. Here's a brief intro from the publisher: When Will Hunt was sixteen years old, he discovered an abandoned tunnel that ran beneath his house in Providence, Rhode Island. His first tunnel trips inspired a lifelong fascination with […]
Learn about all the e-resources offered to any library card holder including ebooks for your tablet, kindle or phone, magazines, movies and more! Join librarians from the Bacon Free Library for a Zoom presentation on how to access library e-resources including Libby, Hoopla, and Kanopy, and how to sign up for a Boston Public Library […]
This month, we will read and discuss The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah. Read more about this book here. We meet in hybrid format. Come to the library with your mask or join over Zoom. Fill out the form below to receive the link. The Four Winds takes place in... "Texas, 1921. A time […]
While cataloging the artwork housed at the Hartley Dodge Memorial, Curator Mallory Mortillaro uncovered a masterpiece that had been lost to the art world since the 1930s. After extensive research the piece was authenticated as an official work by Auguste Rodin. In this program, Mallory will share the story of how a simple cataloging project […]
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 […]
While your garden is hibernating, allow professional photographer Joanne Pearson to take you on a virtual journey through several more gorgeous gardens in New England. In this presentation, Joanne shares her lush views of 12 spectacular gardens and treats us to some history behind their beauty. Tulips and daffodils in bloom at the Colorblends […]
Join us for a virtual Zoom discussion of Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey. Copies available at the library, or borrow as a digital audiobook through Hoopla or Overdrive/Libby. Please email cstirling@minlib.net to register and receive the Zoom link.
As geopolitical tensions are rising in Eastern Europe and the full-fledged war between Russia and Ukraine is imminent, the media coverage focuses mainly on the political aspects of the contemporary crisis. Apart from ideological and political motivations, what is the cultural underpinning of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict? Through the guidance of Russian Scholar Konstantin Starikov, PhD, […]
