Q&A with Author and Historian Kathleen DuVal: “Native Nations: A Millennium in North America” (virtual)

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

The Bacon Free Library is partnering with the Ashland Public Library to bring you this conversation with Native American historian Kathleen DuVal. Listen in to learn more about the history of local Indigenous Peoples as well as for insight into their resilience and battle for self-sovereignty. Professor, historian, and author Kathleen DuVal will discuss her […]

Bead Bracelets and Corn Husk Dolls with the Natick Nipmuc

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

Stop by the Bacon Free Library and make a beaded bracelet or a corn husk doll with members of the Natick Nipmuc. In honor of National Native American Heritage month, members of the Natick Nipmuc Tribe will be on-site to teach you how to create these lovely traditional crafts. This event is held in collaboration […]

Carols by Candlelight with Diane Taraz

Natick Historical Society Museum

Join the Bacon Free Library and the Natick Historical Society to hear Diane Taraz perform traditional Victorian Christmas carols this holiday season. Many of our holiday traditions and Christmas music were revived or created during the Victorian era in the mid-1800s. Diane will present these beloved carols and fascinating stories about their origins as she […]

Event Series Jammin with You

Jammin with You

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

Be prepared to laugh, dance, sing, and jam your way through 30 minutes of non-stop family fun at the Bacon Free Library! 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 […]

Food Explorers — Spring Rolls

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

Join Food Explorers for a delicious cooking program at the Bacon Free Library! You’ll be making spring rolls with a Registered Dietitian. Learn how to soak and wrap your spring rolls and fill with an assortment of fresh veggies, rice noodles, and soy sauce. The recipe is nut free but will contain soy. This in-person cooking […]

Event Series Jammin with You

Jammin with You

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

Be prepared to laugh, dance, sing, and jam your way through 30 minutes of non-stop family fun at the Bacon Free Library! 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 […]

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 […]

Instrument Petting Zoo

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

The Bacon Free Library is partnering with Bach to Rock (B2R) in Wellesley to bring you this instrument petting zoo. B2R will bring a variety of musical instruments to the BfL for 60 minutes of instrument exploration to give people of all ages a chance to learn about instruments and experience playing them. Please stop by […]

Clay Melted Snowman Craft

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

Embrace the fun of winter with this class at the Bacon Free Library 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. This […]