Barbara paints in oils and in gouache. She loves the texture and fluidity of oil paints and the ease with which you can layer the paint. She says that although gouache is a water based paint and can be used in ways similar to watercolors, it is more opaque and can be layered as well. […]
Join us for a virtual Zoom discussion of The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Dicker. Copies available at the library, or borrow as an ebook or digital audiobook on Libby. Please email cstirling@minlib.net to register and receive the Zoom link.
Join us for a reception to welcome Barbara Levine and her art show entitled "Here and There" at the Bacon Free Library. Barbara paints in oils and in gouache. She learned to paint primarily "en plein air" in a New England impressionist tradition and she says that it has been a wonderful adventure for her. […]
Join us for a virtual discussion of: River of doubt : Theodore Roosevelt's darkest journey / Candice Millard. Copies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library. Call 508-653-6730 to arrange pick up. Order your own copy HERE Available on Overdrive HERE For details on how to attend this virtual meeting via Zoom, […]
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 […]
Join us for a ZOOM discussion of: Slow Birding : The Art and Science of Enjoying the Birds in Your Own Backyard by Joan E. Strassmann Copies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library. Order your own copy HERE Join environmental enthusiast, Arthur Ensroth, in discussing current, historical and future environmental […]
Join Anglophile and former UK resident Claire Evans as she recounts the life and times of Alf Wight, an unassuming country veterinarian who practiced for 50 years in one of England’s most beautiful places, the Yorkshire Dales. He rose to international fame later in life under the pen name James Herriot as he recounted the […]
This month, we will discuss Shakespeare Saved My Life: Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard by Laura Bates. Author Laura Bates has spent many years working as a volunteer and as an instructor in prisons in Chicago and Indiana. In this book, she chronicles her experience teaching Shakespeare to inmates in 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 […]
The class is open to adults who want to learn more about floral design. The class will include, ideas on basic floral designs, sustainable mechanics, and floral conditioning. We will provide a vase, and you will be able to select and share flowers from the flower table for greens/ filler flowers/focal flowers/and branches. You will […]
