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 […]

Professional photographer Joanne Pearson, who took us on a tour through many gorgeous gardens in New England, is here to help you plan for next year's garden.   What makes for a great garden?  Through her lush and beautiful photographs of showcase gardens in Europe and across the US, Joanne will explore and dissect garden design […]

Join us for a virtual Zoom discussion of The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett. Copies available at the library, or borrow as an ebook or digital audiobook. Please email cstirling@minlib.net to register and receive the Zoom link.

Did you know that from 1659 to 1681, the celebration of Christmas was outlawed in Boston, and law-breakers were fined five shillings for breaking the law?   Irish historian Sean Murphy will explain this oddity and many others in the winding history of Christmas through the ages. From the ancient societies who celebrated the winter equinox […]

Join us for a virtual discussion of: The Firebrand and the First Lady: portrait of a friendship: Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the struggle for social justice / Patricia Bell-Scott (NF)  Copies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library. Call 508-653-6730 to arrange pick up. Or request your own copy HERE […]

Join us this holiday season to hear Diane Taraz perform a festive setlist of traditional Victorian Christmas carols. Many of our holiday traditions and much of our Christmas music was revived or created during the Victorian era, in the mid-1800s. Diane will present these beloved carols, together with fascinating stories about their origins, as she […]