Bacon Free Library

Join us for a virtual discussion of: Benjamin Franklin's Bastard : A Novel by Sally Cabot 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 For details on how to attend this virtual meeting via Zoom, please contact mking@minlib.net The […]

Join us for a Zoom discussion of  Ceremonial Time : Fifteen Thousand Years on One Square Mile by John Hanson Mitchell Copies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library.  Or request your own copy HERE Join environmental enthusiast, Arthur Ensroth, in discussing current, historical and future environmental issues through books! We’re […]

This month, we will discuss Underground: a human history of the worlds beneath our feet By Will Hunt. Here's a brief intro from the publisher: When Will Hunt was sixteen years old, he discovered an abandoned tunnel that ran beneath his house in Providence, Rhode Island. His first tunnel trips inspired a lifelong fascination with […]

This month, we will read and discuss The Four Winds  by Kristin Hannah.   Read more about this book here.  We meet in hybrid format.  Come to the library with your mask or join over Zoom.  Fill out the form below to receive the link. The Four Winds takes place in... "Texas, 1921. A time […]

While cataloging the artwork housed at the Hartley Dodge Memorial, Curator Mallory Mortillaro uncovered a masterpiece that had been lost to the art world since the 1930s.  After extensive research the piece was authenticated as an official work by Auguste Rodin.  In this program, Mallory will share the story of how a simple cataloging project […]

While your garden is hibernating, allow professional photographer Joanne Pearson to take you on a virtual journey through several more gorgeous gardens in New England.  In this presentation, Joanne shares her lush views of 12 spectacular gardens and treats us to some history behind their beauty.     Tulips and daffodils in bloom at the Colorblends […]

As geopolitical tensions are rising in Eastern Europe and the full-fledged war between Russia and Ukraine is imminent, the media coverage focuses mainly on the political aspects of the contemporary crisis. Apart from ideological and political motivations, what is the cultural underpinning of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict? Through the guidance of Russian Scholar Konstantin Starikov, PhD, […]