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Big Bubbles with Mr. Vinny the Bubble Guy

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

Kick off Summer Reading with some running, jumping, and bubble-popping fun! With his giant, homemade bubble wands, Mr. Vinny gets kids and adults involved in bubble chasing games. Silly, interactive entertainment for all ages! This program will be held outdoors. If it rains, the fun will move inside and Mr. Vinny will share his shadow […]

How to Steal a Masterpiece

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

How to Steal a Masterpiece Join us for another great talk with art historian and educator, Mallory Mortillaro. Enter the underworld of stolen art as we examine the little known stories of some of history’s greatest art heists.  This lecture will review some of the most significant art theft in the last century and a […]

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 […]

Nonfiction Book Club

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

    This month, we will discuss West with the Night by Beryl Markham.  Although born in England, Markham & her father moved to Africa, where she would spend most of the rest of her life as an adventurer, a racehorse trainer, and an aviatrix. She became the first person to fly nonstop from Europe […]

Cinéphile Mondays

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 […]

Family Trivia – Share your Patriotism!

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

In anticipation of July 4th, join us for a star-spangled trivia event on the BFL lawn!  From patriotic songs to famous Americans this trivia game has something for people of all ages, so gather your family and friends and join in the fun.  Bring a blanket and some snacks and get comfy on the lawn.  […]

Book Club

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

This month, we will read and discuss The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill.   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. Available in Large Print and Spoken CD EBOOK Available on OVERDRIVE  Digital […]

Nancy Horan in Conversation with Therese Fowler (Virtual)

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

Nancy Horan, author of the million-copy New York Times bestseller Loving Frank, returns with her new book The House of Lincoln, a sweeping historical novel, which tells the story of Abraham Lincoln's ascendance from rumpled lawyer to U.S. president to the Great Emancipator through the eyes of a young asylum-seeker who arrives in Lincoln's home of Springfield […]

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