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Book Club

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

This month, we will read and discuss Violeta by Isabel Allende We meet in hybrid format. 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. Available in Large Print and Spoken CD Digital audiobook Available on OVERDRIVE  EBOOK available on OVERDRIVE If […]

Read to a Dog

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

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. Please register for each child attending.  

Nonfiction Book Club

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

  This month, we will discuss The Address Book: what street addresses reveal about identity, race, wealth, and power by Deirdre Mask.  Kirkus Reviews describes this book as: "An impressive book-length answer to a question few of us consider: 'Why do street addresses matter?' " Copies of this book are available at the library.  The […]

(Virtual)Take a Walk in Paris (Live Tour)

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

VIRTUAL: Take A Walk In Paris (Live Tour) Tuesday, August 29 10:30—11:30 AM Online in collaboration with the Tewksbury Public Library **PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.**   French tour guide Patrick Herpe will give viewers a […]

Recurring

Baby Time

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

Join us for a cozy storytime filled with lap bounces, rhymes, songs, and simple stories. Geared toward infants and young toddlers with their grownups.

Featured Artist – Barbara Levine

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

Barbara paints in oils and in gouache. She loves the texture and fluidity of oil paints and the ease with which you can layer the paint. She says that although gouache is a water based paint and can be used in ways similar to watercolors, it is more opaque and can be layered as well. […]

Art Reception: Barbara Levine – Here and There

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

Join us for a reception to welcome Barbara Levine and her art show entitled "Here and There" at the Bacon Free Library. Barbara paints in oils and in gouache. She learned to paint primarily "en plein air" in a New England impressionist tradition and she says that it has been a wonderful adventure for her. […]

History Book Club

Join us for a virtual discussion of: River of doubt : Theodore Roosevelt's darkest journey / Candice Millard. Copies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library. Call 508-653-6730 to arrange pick up. Order your own copy HERE Available on Overdrive HERE For details on how to attend this virtual meeting via Zoom, […]

Read to a Dog

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

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 and opens one month before the program. Please register […]

Environmental Book Club

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

Join us for a ZOOM discussion of: Slow Birding : The Art and Science of Enjoying the Birds in Your Own Backyard by Joan E. Strassmann 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 […]

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