Join the Natick Historical Society and the BFL at 2:00 at Shaw Park (across the street from the BFL) for a free hands-on program on how to draw a Kōlam, a traditional decorative floor art practiced by generations of Tamil Hindu women across South India. Supplies will be provided. To know the history and cultural […]
Starting today, visit the Bacon to view the beautiful work of local artist and children’s book illustrator Rob Dunlavey. Rob's landscape drawings and paintings will be displayed until September 28. An opening reception will be held on June 21st at 5:30 P.M. It's free and open to the public. Rob’s lyrical and expressionistic drawings of […]
Presented by Tower Hill Botanic Gardens: Explore the wide world of plants as we sing songs, read, play, investigate, and plant our own beans to care for at home. Materials Soil, seeds Best for Grades PreK-K This program will be held on the grounds of the library. Space is limited. Registration required. Each child must […]
Join us for a Zoom discussion of Under a white sky : the nature of the future / Elizabeth Kolbert Copies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library. Or request your own copy HERE Also available on Overdrive Join environmental enthusiast, Arthur Ensroth, in discussing current, historical and future environmental issues through […]
June 16 – September 28 You are welcome to view the art of Natick artist and children’s book illustrator, Rob Dunlavey. His landscape drawings and paintings will grace the walls of the BFL from June 16 - September 28. Rob’s lyrical and expressionistic drawings of the South Natick dam capture the plant and animal life […]
Diane Edgecomb is back! Bring your blanket and snacks and hear stories from one of the best. Step off the Beaten Path and into the Big Outdoors in this fun-loving Participatory Program with award-winning storyteller Diane Edgecomb. We’ll go on a fossil dig in Montana to discover a new dinosaur and take on the world’s sassiest bugs all […]
This month, we will discuss The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande. According to Malcolm Gladwell's review of The Checklist Manifesto, Gawande is a gorgeous writer and storyteller, and the aims of this book are ambitious. Gawande thinks that the modern world requires us to revisit what we mean by expertise: that experts need help, and […]
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 […]
This month, we will read and discuss Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson. 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. Yellow Wife tells the tale of Pheby, "a woman whose struggle to survive and to protect the […]
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 chase and pop to their heart's delight, while Mr. Vinny tells jokes and answers questions. It will be good clean fun!
