• Art to Go – Crafting with Books – Paper Teacup

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

    Now you can enjoy Pop up Art School’s projects in your home! Sign up to take home a kit and watch the how-to video any time within a 30-day period in the comfort and convenience of your home. Kits are limited, so please don't sign up unless you will watch the Pop up Art School's […]

  • Walnut Hill School for the Arts

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

    Walnut Hill School for the Arts is an independent boarding and day high school offering an immersive and intensive educational experience designed for student artists in Grades 9–12, with a postgraduate gap year also available. In the Visual Art Department, students acquire foundational skills and hone their creative impulses through personal practice, faculty guidance, and […]

  • Recurring

    Lapsit Storytime

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

    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).

  • VIRTUAL: An Evening for People Who Love Animals

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

    The BFL, in collaboration with the Tewksbury Public Library, presents this virtual conversation with authors and animal lovers Melanie Kaplan and E.B. Bartels about their new books.  In Lab Dog: A Beagle and His Human Investigate the Surprising World of Animal Research, author Melanie Kaplan investigates the breeding and use of beagles for biomedical research, drug […]

  • Jammin With You @ BFL

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

    Be prepared to laugh, dance, sing, and jam your way through 30 minutes of non-stop family fun at the Bacon Free Library! 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 […]

  • Art For All! Blackout Poetry

    All Ages

    Create a blackout poem by circling some words on a page, and crossing out the rest. Or, cut and collage to make a ransom-note style poem, or create a concrete poem by crafting your words in the shape of an object. Drop-in to do this craft in the library or call ahead for curbside pickup […]

  • Recurring

    All Together: Preschool Storytime

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

    Join us on Mondays and Tuesdays for stories and songs!  Note: 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).

  • VIRTUAL: The Art Spy – The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland

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

      In this virtual program, author Michelle Young will discuss her new book, The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland. A riveting and stylish saga set in Paris during World War II, The Art Spy uncovers the true story of how an unlikely heroine infiltrated the Nazi leadership to save the […]

  • History Book Club

    Adult Events

    Join us for a virtual discussion of: Night flyer: Harriet Tubman and the faith dreams of a free people by Tiya Miles. 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 director@natickhistoricalsociety.org The Zoom […]

  • Closed for President’s Day

    Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street, Natick, MA, United States
    Closings

    The library will be closed today in honor of President's Day.

  • Environmental Book Club

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

    Join us for a Zoom discussion of: The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer 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 issues through books! We’re finding ways […]

  • Art to Go – Pointillism Cherry Tree Painting

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

    Now you can enjoy Pop up Art School’s projects in your home! Sign up to take home a kit and watch the how-to video any time within a 30-day period in the comfort and convenience of your home. Kits are limited, so please don't sign up unless you will watch the Pop up Art School's […]