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 […]
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 […]
This month, we will read and discuss Ms. Demeanor: A Novel by Elinor Lipman 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. If you are interested in attending, please contact Graziella at glesellier@minlib.net
Join Tory Stephens of Grist magazine, an independent non-profit media organization focused on the climate crisis, and learn how he created Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors. Imagine is a storytelling initiative that calls for fiction writers to envision the next 180 years of equitable climate progress, imagining intersectional worlds of abundance, adaptation, reform, […]
Muri and her human Cheryl will be visiting the BFL for a fun and furry storytime! Join us for dog-approved stories and a chance to pet this calm, sweet, and soft therapy dog. If it is 55 degrees or warmer, this program will be held outside on the library lawn, so bring a blanket or […]
Story Time! Come listen to a variety of stories with Fran, sing some songs, and find some great books to take home. No registration required.
