• Baby Time – CANCELLED

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

    Join us for a cozy story time filled with lap bounces, rhymes, songs, and simple stories. Geared toward infants and young toddlers with their grownups.

  • VIRTUAL: In Conversation with Author and Historian Philippa Langley: Finding King Richard III and “The Princes in the Tower”

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

    We are looking forward to chatting with author and historical sleuth, Philippa Langley, about her book The Princes in the Tower: Solving History's Greatest Cold Case and her discovery of the grave of King Richard III in 2012. Join us as she discusses her research methods, her team, her findings, and how solving this cold […]

  • Puppet Story Time

    Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street, Natick, MA, United States
    Kids Special Events

    Through Me To You Puppetry invites you to join Newton and the gang for some story time fun! Newton and his puppet friends take turns reading stories and singing songs with the kids. At the end of the show, the kids are invited to say hi to Newton and even play with some of the […]

  • Nonfiction Book Club

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

        This month, we will discuss Ice: from mixed drinks to skating rinks, a cool history of a hot commodity by Amy Brady. Let's embrace this chilly month by taking a deep dive into that simple crystalline structure -- ice.  Journalist and historian Amy Brady explores the 200-year-old history of ice in America as […]

  • Cinéphile Mondays

    Adult Events

    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 […]

  • VIRTUAL: Encounters with Killers with True Crime Author & Professor of Forensic Psychology Katherine Ramsland

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

    In this virtual program, Dr. Katherine Ramsland will recount her most memorable interactions with serial killers, and describe how these experiences have shaped her career in forensic psychology.  Notorious criminals A Pied Piper, two Coed Killers, a Candy Man’s handyman, and BTK, among others, have left their marks on her research and writing, both fiction […]

  • Book Club

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

    Join us at the library for a discussion of: Demon Copperhead: a novel by Barbara Kingsolver. 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

  • Drop-in Penguin Craft

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

    Stop by anytime between 10:00 and 12:00 to make a fun penguin craft. No registration required. All ages are welcome.

  • Read to a Dog

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

    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 for each child attending.  

  • In-person: Felted Koala for Adults

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

    Learn how to needle felt a koala holding a heart using wool roving and a barbed needle. Pop up Art School will show you the basics of needle felting. You’ll […]