Science Story Time: Story Splash!

Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

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.

Professor Bugman’s Insect Safari

Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

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.  

Changing Weather in MetroWest: Extreme Heat, Flooding, & Wind (virtual)

Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

Climate change is here and impacting our weather systems. Join us for this virtual program to learn how weather systems are changing in MetroWest, how extreme heat has impacted MetroWest, and how we can prepare for extreme weather. Last summer, Natick, Ashland, Framingham, and Holliston took part in a heat study conducted by the McAuliffe […]

Playful Engineers — Chain Reactions & Creative Contraptions

Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

Bring your kiddo to the Bacon Free Library for hands-on, play-based, STEAM-powered learning with Playful Engineers! In this program, kids will design, build, test, and play with chain reactions and creative contraptions, like Rube Goldberg machines, paper constructions, domino towers, and more. This program is designed for kids ages 5 and up. Registration is required […]