For adults who want to learn about floral design, this class at the Bacon Free Library will cover the basics of design as well as sustainable mechanics and floral conditioning. We will provide you with a supermarket bouquet and mason jar vase. Then, you can select and share items from the flower table for greens, […]
The Bacon Free Library is partnering with the Tewksbury Public Library to bring you author James L. Parr, who will discuss his new book, World War II Massachusetts. Over 500,000 Massachusetts residents answered the call to military duty in the Second World War, while the rest of the state’s citizens fought the war on the […]
Come to the Bacon Free Library to use your imagination and express yourself in some fun and creative activities with local author and educator Marcie Schwartz. In each session (July 10th, 17th, and 24th), participants will create poems and craft projects to bring home. Geared toward children entering grades 1-5. Registration is required. If you […]
Cool off on the Bacon Free Library lawn with this special story time all about water! This program is geared toward ages 3-6 and will include stories, songs, and hands-on science activities like a sink/float station. Meet us outdoors behind the library and be sure to wear clothes and shoes that can get wet.
Come to the Bacon Free Library to use your imagination and express yourself in some fun and creative activities with local author and educator Marcie Schwartz. In each session (July 10th, 17th, and 24th), participants will create poems and craft projects to bring home. Geared toward children entering grades 1-5. Registration is required. If you […]
Dance and sing along at the Bacon Free Library with Julie Stepanek as she plays her ukulele and leads us in some favorite tunes! Geared toward ages 0-5. This program will take place outdoors, so bring a blanket or chairs for sitting on the grass. If it rains, we’ll move indoors and space will be […]
Celebrate the world’s most magical tales, the favorites you always want to hear again and again, exuberantly brought to life by Library favorite and Parent’s Choice award-winner Diane Edgecomb. This storytelling program will take place on the Bacon Free Library lawn, so bring a blanket or chairs for sitting on the grass. If it rains, […]
Play and cuddle with some curious and friendly baby goats outside on the Bacon Free Library lawn! The Farmer’s Helpers program from Chip-in Farm will be bringing their goats to the BFL for a visit. All ages are welcome. Please note that participants may be required to wait in line, as the number of people interacting […]
Landscape photographer Joanne Pearson will be our guide through this armchair tour of 11 gardens in southwestern England. Among the highlights are the much revered Arts and Crafts style garden at Hidcote; the last surviving rococo garden in England at Painswick; the inspiring gardens at Drogo Castle, the last castle ever built in England; and […]
Come explore the arthropod biodiversity outside in your own community with a real entomologist! Professor Bugman will bring the equipment and expertise; you bring the curiosity! This program will take place on the Bacon Free Library lawn and is geared toward ages 4-12. Registration is required.
