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SUMMARY:Virtual: Gorgeous Gardens of New England\, part V
DESCRIPTION:Among the 10 gardens we’ll visit in this virtual tour are three on Mount Desert Island\, Maine\, each very different from each other\, but all associated with the notable landscape architect Beatrix Farrand. Heading south\, we’ll tour Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and then make a quick stop at a flower-filled field in Brunswick\, Maine. We’ll visit Weir Farm in Connecticut\, a National Historic Site\, and Buttrick Gardens in Concord\, Massachusetts\, which is part of the Minuteman National Historic Park. Adding to the roster of gardens in this presentation is Enders Island in Mystic\, Connecticut. We’ll visit the John Hay Estate in Newbury\, New Hampshire\, and make the 15-minute drive to see the small but beautiful garden at the Tracy Memorial Library in New London. \nA handout with a map and list of the featured gardens will be provided to attendees. \nRegister to receive the Zoom link
URL:https://natickcenter.org/event/bflgg5126/
LOCATION:Bacon Free Library
CATEGORIES:Library
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Love and Loss After Wounded Knee: A Biography of an Extraordinary Interracial Marriage
DESCRIPTION:In this program\, author Julie Dobrow will discuss her new book\, Love and Loss After Wounded Knee: A Biography of an Extraordinary Interracial Marriage. Like most star-crossed lovers\, they came from vastly different worlds. Elaine Goodale\, a white woman who grew up on a farm in the remotest part of the Berkshires\, was a poet\, writer and teacher who’d come to the Dakota Territory in 1884 to teach Native American children. Ohíye S’a\, or Charles Alexander Eastman\, was a Santee Sioux\, born in Minnesota and one of the only Native Americans educated at Dartmouth College and Boston University Medical School. He’d come to Pine Ridge as a reservation physician. Elaine and Charles improbably met in December 1890\, and more surprisingly\, fell in love. And then the Wounded Knee Massacre happened\, and changed everything. \nThis program is offered in collaboration with the Bacon Free Library and the Tewksbury Public Library. \nRegister to receive the Zoom link
URL:https://natickcenter.org/event/bflwoundknee126/
LOCATION:Bacon Free Library
CATEGORIES:History,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T110000
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SUMMARY:History Book Club
DESCRIPTION:If you enjoy reading and talking about history\, check out the history book club hosted by the Bacon Free Library and the Natick Historical Society.   Each discussion\, led by the director of the Natick Historical Society\, is held over Zoom\, so you can join from the comfort of your home. \nCopies of each book (regular print\, large print\, & audio) are available to check out from the Bacon Free Library.   Or you may order your own copy if you prefer to pick up at another library. \n  \nThis month\, join us for a virtual discussion of Into Siberia: George Kennan’s Epic Journey through the Brutal\, Frozen Heart of Russia by Gregory Wallance. \nAccording to The History Reader\, “Into Siberia… is a thrilling work of history about George Kennan’s harrowing journey into Russia and the light it shone on some of history’s most heinous human rights abuses.” \n  \nFor details on how to attend this virtual meeting via Zoom\, please contact  director@natickhistoricalsociety.org \nThe Zoom link to the discussion will be sent at a later date.
URL:https://natickcenter.org/event/bflhistbc126/
LOCATION:Bacon Free Library
CATEGORIES:History,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260112T190000
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SUMMARY:Virtual: In Conversation with Heather B. Moore\, Author of “Julia”
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation with author Heather B. Moore about her recent release\, Julia: a novel inspired by the extraordinary life of Julia Child. We’ll chat with Heather about the book\, her writing and research process\, and if she found any surprises when researching the iconic Julia Child. \nThis program is offered in collaboration with the Bacon Free Library and the Ashland Public Library\, and is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library. \nRegistration to receive the Zoom link.
URL:https://natickcenter.org/event/bflmoore126/
LOCATION:Bacon Free Library
CATEGORIES:Library
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T173000
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SUMMARY:Winter Sowing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Winter sowing is a simple way to start seeds outdoors during the wintertime. All you need is a milk jug\, potting soil\, seeds\, and a sunny\, protected location. Once you’ve sown your seeds\, you can practically forget about them until it is time to transplant the seedlings into your spring garden bed. \nAt this in-person workshop at the Bacon Free Library\, you’ll learn all about this process while creating your own winter sowing jug. \nAll supplies will be provided including locally harvested native seeds. \nRegistration is required. \nThis program will also be presented at the Natick Community Center on  January 6th at 10:00 am which is fully accessible.
URL:https://natickcenter.org/event/bflsow126/
LOCATION:Bacon Free Library – 58 Eliot Street  Natick\, MA 01760 United States
CATEGORIES:Library
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SUMMARY:Virtual: Poisoning The Well — How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America
DESCRIPTION:Author Sharon Udasin will discuss her new book\, Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America. Learn how PFAS — a set of toxic chemicals most people have never heard of — poisoned the entire country. Based on original\, shoe-leather reporting in four highly contaminated towns and damning documents from the polluters’ own files\, Poisoning the Well traces an ugly history of corporate greed and devastation of human lives. \nAbout the Author\nSharon Udasin is a Boulder-based environmental journalist who has been delving into water contamination and conservation issues for 15 years. She was a Ted Scripps Fellow in Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder and has reported for numerous outlets\, most recently covering US West climate issues for The Hill from 2021-2025. She co-authored Poisoning the Well with Rachel Frazin. \nThis program is offered in collaboration with the Bacon Free Library and the Tewksbury Public Library. \nRegister directly on Zoom HERE. 
URL:https://natickcenter.org/event/bfludasin126/
LOCATION:Bacon Free Library
CATEGORIES:Library
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: How Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of WWII
DESCRIPTION:Author Elyse Graham will discuss her new book\, Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II\, the true untold story of the academics who became OSS spies\, invented modern spycraft\, and helped turn the tide of the war to defeat the Nazis. At the start of WWII\, the US found itself in desperate need of an intelligence agency. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS)\, a precursor to today’s CIA\, was quickly formed—and\, in an effort to fill its ranks with experts\, the OSS turned to academia for recruits. Suddenly\, literature professors\, librarians\, and historians were training to perform undercover operations and investigative work—and these surprising spies would go on to profoundly shape both the course of the war and our cultural institutions with their efforts. \nThis program is offered in collaboration with the Bacon Free Library and the Tewksbury Public Library. \nRegister to receive the Zoom link
URL:https://natickcenter.org/event/bflgraham126/
LOCATION:Bacon Free Library
CATEGORIES:History,Library
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SUMMARY:Virtual: Creating a Modern Homestead with Author Victoria Pruett
DESCRIPTION:We’ll be chatting with modern day homesteader\, blogger\, and author Victoria Pruett about her book Creating a Modern Homestead: Traditional Skills for Real\, Everyday Life.  Victoria will walk us through many aspects of homesteading\, such as cooking from scratch\, food preservation\, backyard chickens\, gardening\, natural pest control\, and more.  You’ll gain some understanding of what it takes to get closer to nature and less dependent on large\, commercial corporations. Hopefully\, you’ll find a tidbit or two that you can practice in your daily life. \nThis program is offered in collaboration with the Bacon Free Library and the Ashland Public Library and is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library. \nRegister to receive the Zoom link.
URL:https://natickcenter.org/event/bflpruett126/
LOCATION:Bacon Free Library
CATEGORIES:Library
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T180000
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SUMMARY:Virtual: Armchair Tour of the Faroe Islands with Joanne Pearson
DESCRIPTION:Landscape photographer Joanne Pearson will be our guide through this armchair tour of the Faroe Islands\, hosted by the Bacon Free Library. \nThe rugged and remote Faroe Islands–an archipelago of 18 islands located in the North Atlantic between Iceland\, Norway\, and the Hebrides–have a long and rich history. Settled by Irish monks around 600 AD\, colonized by Vikings in the ninth century\, and Christianized around 1000\, the Faroe Islands are now an autonomous territory of the kingdom of Denmark. Formed by volcanic activity and reshaped by ice age glaciers\, mountains rise steeply and sharply from the sea. Small villages in the rounded valleys of the coastline appear below you as you round a bend on a narrow road or emerge from one of the numerous tunnels that now connect almost all of the islands and some of the harder to reach villages. Cascading waterfalls\, flocks of sheep\, and dramatic scenery abound. \nRegister to receive the Zoom link
URL:https://natickcenter.org/event/bflfaroeisl126/
LOCATION:Bacon Free Library
CATEGORIES:Library
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Agents of Change: the Women Who Transformed the CIA
DESCRIPTION:Author Christina Hillsberg will discuss her new bestselling book Agents of Change: the Women Who Transformed the CIA. Explore the pioneering women who changed the insulated world of international espionage — from the barrier-crashing challenges of the 1960s to the present-day reckoning — told through the eyes of a former intelligence operative herself. \nThis program is offered in collaboration with the Bacon Free Library and the Tewksbury Public Library. \nRegister to receive the Zoom link
URL:https://natickcenter.org/event/bflagents126/
LOCATION:Bacon Free Library
CATEGORIES:Library
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