Mary Weafer is a local photographer, interior designer, nature enthusiast, and visual storyteller. She focuses on the simplicity of nature's textures and patterns to highlight the beauty found in everyday objects and spaces. Mary often travels throughout her home state to capture this beauty. "I want the viewer to see things they may have […]
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Join us on the Bacon Free Library lawn for stories, songs, and rhymes. Bring along a blanket to get comfy. We are looking forward to seeing you! Note: if the weather is wet or below 55 degrees, we'll move this story time indoors. |
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Stories, bounces, and songs for babies 0-24 months and their grownups! The historic nature of our building limits accessibility. This program is also offered in an accessible location at the Morse Institute Library (click here for dates, times, and more information). |
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Join us for a virtual Zoom discussion of The Fury by Alex Michaelides. Copies available at the library, or borrow as an ebook or digital audiobook through Libby. Please email cstirling@minlib.net to register and receive the Zoom link. |
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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. This program will […] |
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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. |
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Join us on the Bacon Free Library lawn for stories, songs, and rhymes. Bring along a blanket to get comfy. We are looking forward to seeing you! Note: if the weather is wet or below 55 degrees, we'll move this story time indoors.
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Who among us hasn't spent time in a bookstore just meandering around and finding hidden treasures? As we love all things books, we can't wait to chat with author Evan Friss about "The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore" - an affectionate and engaging history of the American bookstore and its central place in […] |
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Join us on the Bacon Free Library lawn for stories, songs, and rhymes. Bring along a blanket to get comfy. We are looking forward to seeing you! Note: if the weather is wet or below 55 degrees, we'll move this story time indoors. |
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Stories, bounces, and songs for babies 0-24 months and their grownups! The historic nature of our building limits accessibility. This program is also offered in an accessible location at the Morse Institute Library (click here for dates, times, and more information). |
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Join us for a virtual discussion of: The Wager: a tale of shipwreck, mutiny, and murder (NF) by David Grann. Copies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library. Order your own copy HERE For details on how to attend this virtual meeting via Zoom, please contact mking@minlib.net The Zoom link to […] |
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BONJOUR ! Vous parlez français ? un peu, beaucoup, pas de problèmes. Venez nous rejoindre pour parler ou pour écouter.
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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 […] |
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Join us on the Bacon Free Library lawn for stories, songs, and rhymes. Bring along a blanket to get comfy. We are looking forward to seeing you! Note: if the weather is wet or below 55 degrees, we'll move this story time indoors. |
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Join us on the Bacon Free Library lawn for stories, songs, and rhymes. Bring along a blanket to get comfy. We are looking forward to seeing you! Note: if the weather is wet or below 55 degrees, we'll move this story time indoors.
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NOTE: September meeting will be in person at the Bacon Free Library. Join us for a discussion of Crossings: how road ecology is shaping the future of our planet / Ben Goldfarb. Copies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library. Order your own copy HERE Join environmental enthusiast, Arthur Ensroth, in […] |
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Stories, bounces, and songs for babies 0-24 months and their grownups! The historic nature of our building limits accessibility. This program is also offered in an accessible location at the Morse Institute Library (click here for dates, times, and more information).
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Join Konstantin Starikov on Zoom for the first book of our new Eastern European Book Club, with a discussion of: Maybe Esther: A Family Story by Katia Petrowskaja (Author), Shelley Frisch (Translator). "Maybe Esther is the inventive, unique, and extraordinarily moving debut memoir that pieces together the fascinating story of one woman’s family across twentieth-century […] |
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The BFL is thrilled to welcome back former Assistant Director and Children’s Librarian extraordinaire Fran Daneault to exhibit her spectacular collection of quilts. Along with raising her two sons in Natick and working at the Bacon, Fran has also spent years perfecting her crafting skills. She applies the same energy, creativity, joy, and humor to […] |
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This program has been canceled due to a schedule conflict. We apologize for the inconvenience! Please join us next time on Oct. 4 at 10:30. Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank |
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Join us on the Bacon Free Library lawn for stories, songs, and rhymes. Bring along a blanket to get comfy. We are looking forward to seeing you! Note: if the weather is wet or below 55 degrees, we'll move this story time indoors.
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The BFL is partnering with the Ashland Library to bring you bestselling author Heather Wolf, who will discuss how to find and identify more birds by picking a "patch," a place close to home where you can watch birds often. She'll give tips on how to pick a patch and how to use it not […] |
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Join us on the Bacon Free Library lawn for stories, songs, and rhymes. Bring along a blanket to get comfy. We are looking forward to seeing you! Note: if the weather is wet or below 55 degrees, we'll move this story time indoors. |
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Stories, bounces, and songs for babies 0-24 months and their grownups! The historic nature of our building limits accessibility. This program is also offered in an accessible location at the Morse Institute Library (click here for dates, times, and more information).
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Got way too much production from your garden this year? No problem! We'll show you the easiest and best ways to preserve it all. We are happy to welcome the experts from Blackstone Valley Veggie Gardens to teach us about canning, freezing, and dehydrating. This program will be held over Zoom.
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Climate change is here and impacting our weather systems. Join us for this virtual program to learn how weather systems are changing in MetroWest, how extreme heat has impacted MetroWest, and how we can prepare for extreme weather. Last summer, Natick, Ashland, Framingham, and Holliston took part in a heat study conducted by the McAuliffe […] |
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This month, we will discuss Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's urgent mission to bring healing to homeless people by Tracy Kidder. From the Penguin Random House website: In Rough Sleepers, Kidder tells the story of Dr. Jim O’Connell, a gifted man who invented a community of care for a city’s unhoused population, including those who sleep […]
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Gregg Dwyer has been involved in the arts for many years and is willing to give you a peek into the magical world which has been hidden from most. Gregg's goal is not to trick you, but to help you see the vast potential that lies deep within your own mind. Gregg started as an […] |
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Join us on the Bacon Free Library lawn for stories, songs, and rhymes. Bring along a blanket to get comfy. We are looking forward to seeing you! Note: if the weather is wet or below 55 degrees, we'll move this story time indoors.
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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 […]
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The BFL is partnering with the Ashland Public Library to bring you author and historian, David Kruh. In this virtual program, David will guide us through several devastating fires and their impact on Boston, from the many "great" fires of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries (including the truly Great Fire of 1872), the Cocoanut […] |
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Join us on the Bacon Free Library lawn for stories, songs, and rhymes. Bring along a blanket to get comfy. We are looking forward to seeing you! Note: if the weather is wet or below 55 degrees, we'll move this story time indoors.
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Learn how to needle felt a pumpkin using wool roving and a barbed needle. Pop up Art School will show you the basics of needle felting. You’ll leave the class with the knowledge and basic supplies you need to continue felting on your own! Ages 13+ only please. Registration required. |
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Stories, bounces, and songs for babies 0-24 months and their grownups! The historic nature of our building limits accessibility. This program is also offered in an accessible location at the Morse Institute Library (click here for dates, times, and more information). |
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Join us for a virtual Zoom discussion of The Inner Circle by Brad Meltzer. Copies available at the library, or borrow as an ebook or digital audiobook through Libby. Please email cstirling@minlib.net to register and receive the Zoom link. |
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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. This program will […] |
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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. |
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