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Clay Melted Snowman Craft

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

Embrace the fun of winter with this class led by Pop Up Art School! Create a whimsical melted snowman using air-dry clay, and bring your piece to life with vibrant acrylic paints—all in one session. You’ll leave the class with a completed, playful winter decoration that’s ready to display. Geared toward kids and teens ages […]

Jammin With You

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

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. Registration is required […]

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 for each child attending.  

VIRTUAL: Q&A with Author Erica Cirino: How-to: Healthy Plastic-Free Pregnancy and Parenting

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

Erica Cirino, author of "Thicker Than Water: The Quest for Solutions to the Plastic Crisis", joins us once again to help new parents (and all concerned!) with reducing plastic in their lives as they also welcome new life into their homes. As a new mom, herself, Erica will not only be sharing the knowledge she […]

Music & Movement with Walnut Hill

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

Join Miss Katie from the Community Theater Academy at Walnut Hill School for the Arts for a fun program that emphasizes the bond between children and their caregivers, while enriching their musical, cognitive, and physical development. Caregivers are led in enjoyable, simple rhythmic patterns, dances, and activities. Instruments like rhythm sticks, bells, shakers, and drums […]

Winter Sowing – In-person 2025

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

This workshop reviews the basics of winter sowing. Winter sowing is a process of using a milk jug, filling it with potting soil and seeds and then setting it outside in winter in a sunny but protected location. Attendees will select one seed packet and follow directions to make the winter sowing jug. All supplies […]

VIRTUAL: How Birds Created the World and other stories from “The Complete Language of Birds” with Author Randi Minetor

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

We're very excited to chat with author and journalist Randi Minetor who, with her photographer husband Nic, have visited 354 (out of 429) National Parks! All of their travels have inspired one of Randi's books, "The Complete Language Of Birds". Today, Randi will be discussion her book, birds and their evolution, and (hopefully) some of […]

Jammin With You

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

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. Registration is required […]

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Environmental Book Club

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

Join us for a Zoom discussion of Copies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library.  Order your own copy Join environmental enthusiast, Arthur Ensroth, in discussing current, historical and future environmental issues through books! We’re finding ways to become more engaged and participatory in the natural world, educating ourselves on the […]

VIRTUAL: In Conversation with Author and Historian Philippa Langley: Finding King Richard III and “The Princes in the Tower”

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

We are looking forward to chatting with author and historical sleuth, Philippa Langley, about her book "The Princes in the Tower: Solving History's Greatest Cold Case" and her discovery of the grave of King Richard III in 2012. Join us as she discusses her research methods, her team, her findings, and how solving this cold […]

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