• Playful Engineers: Chain Reactions & Creative Contraptions

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

    Hands-on, play-based, STEAM-powered learning with Playful Engineers! Design, build, test, and play with chain reactions and creative contraptions, like Rube Goldberg machines, paper constructions, domino towers, and more.  Geared toward ages 5 and up. Registration is required for each child attending.

  • Instrument Petting Zoo – December

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

    The Bacon Free Library is partnering with Bach to Rock in Wellesley to bring you this instrument petting zoo. B2R will bring a variety of musical instruments to the Bacon for 60 minutes of instrument exploration to give people of all ages a chance to learn about instruments and experience playing them. Please stop by […]

  • Clay Melted Snowman Craft

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

    Embrace the fun of winter with this class led by Pop Up Art School! Create a whimsical melted snowman using air-dry clay, and bring your piece to life with vibrant acrylic paints—all in one session. You’ll leave the class with a completed, playful winter decoration that’s ready to display. Geared toward ages 8 and up. […]

  • 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 […]

  • Mystery Book Club

    Adult Events

    Join us for a virtual Zoom discussion of How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin. Copies available at the library, or borrow through Libby. Please email cstirling@minlib.net to register and receive the Zoom link.

  • Jammin With You

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

    Be prepared to laugh, dance, sing, and jam your way through 30 minutes of non-stop family fun! This performance is geared toward kids ages 1 - 7, but fun for the whole family. With modern takes on children's classics and classic original tunes, you'll be humming and bopping all the way home. Registration is required […]

  • 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.  

  • VIRTUAL: Q&A with Author Erica Cirino: Healthy Plastic-Free Pregnancy and Parenting

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

      Erica Cirino, author of Thicker Than Water: The Quest for Solutions to the Plastic Crisis, joins us to help new parents (and all concerned!) with reducing plastic in their lives as they also welcome new life into their homes.  Plastic pollution is particularly harmful to unborn babies, infants, and children due to their rapidly […]