Have you ever tasted a sugar plum? You've likely heard of them--thanks to the famous holiday poem A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore--but do you know what a sugar plum is? You may be surprised to find out that they are not sugar-dusted plums (they are small, oval hard candies). This Gilded […]
The "People of the Dawnland" (Abenaki/Wabanaki) of New Hampshire and the Northeast are the first Indigenous peoples in North America to have had contact with Europeans. In this presentation, Anne Jennison examines how European colonization of North America impacted generations of Abenaki/Wabanaki people and highlights the ways in which the Abenaki/Wabanaki peoples have acted […]
The BFL will be closed Thursday and Friday in honor of Thanksgiving.
Join us on Mondays and Tuesdays for stories and songs! Note: The historic nature of our building limits accessibility. This program is also offered in an accessible location at the […]
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 […]
Charles Dickens has famously been called “The Man Who Invented Christmas.” Inspired by the writings of Washington Irving earlier in the 19th century, Dickens wrote five Christmas novellas between 1843 and 1848 and over a dozen short stories between 1852 and 1866. Each of these--including the perennial favorite A Christmas Carrol--helped to shape how the […]
Join us for a virtual Zoom discussion of Murder in Highbury by Vanessa Kelly. Copies available at the library, or borrow through Libby and Hoopla. Please email cstirling@minlib.net to register and receive the Zoom link.
Be prepared to laugh, dance, sing, and jam your way through 30 minutes of non-stop family fun at the Bacon Free Library! 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 […]
(Note: the nonfiction book club usually meets on the 4th Saturday of the month. In light of the holiday season, this meeting serves as the November/December session of the book club) This month, we will discuss An Unfinished Love Story: a Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin. From the publisher: One […]
Join us at the library for a discussion of: The frozen river: a novel by Ariel Lawhon Copies of the book are available at the library. Order your own copy HERE If you are interested in attending, please contact Graziella at glesellier@minlib.net The historic nature of our building limits accessibility. This program is also offered […]
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