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 […]
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.
Libraries across the Commonwealth are celebrating the freedom to read with a Statewide Read-In. Come together on the BFL lawn and read anything you want! All ages - kids and adults - are welcome. Stop by anytime between 3:00 and 6:00pm and enjoy apple cider and doughnuts while you read. This program will take place […]
The Nature of Fall with Patti Steinman Autumn in Massachusetts is filled with seasonal wonders and mysteries unique to our state. Why do leaves change color and fall off their trees? What animals are rustling through those crunchy, fallen leaves, and what are they doing? Why don’t we hear birds, crickets, and bees anymore? This […]
