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Bacon Free Library

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Phone 508-653-6730
Website https://baconfreelibrary.org/

The Bacon Free Library was established in 1880 and continues to provide the community with library services and programs today. The library provides its users with a charming blend of today’s best-sellers, old fashioned friendliness, and modern technology in an historic neighborhood setting. Our riverside location offers the perfect spot to relax with a book or laptop computer. Through the Bacon Free Library, patrons have access to over five million items from the 40+ public & academic libraries of the Minuteman Library Network. The library also provides access to regional electronic databases and the internet. Ask us about obtaining any information or materials that you need.

The Bacon Free Library offers a variety of adult, child, and seasonal programs. Many of our library programs and collections are made possible by the generous support of the Friends of the Bacon Free Library. The building also houses the Natick Historical Society Museum in the lower level, which offers a rich collection of artifacts and memorabilia of local significance. Visit the museum website for hours.

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  • January 2026

  • Mon 26

    Virtual: Creating a Modern Homestead with Author Victoria Pruett

    January 26@7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Bacon Free Library

    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 […]

  • Wed 28

    Virtual: Armchair Tour of the Faroe Islands with Joanne Pearson

    January 28@6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    Bacon Free Library

    Landscape photographer Joanne Pearson will be our guide through this armchair tour of the Faroe Islands, hosted by the Bacon Free Library. The 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, […]

  • Wed 28

    VIRTUAL: Agents of Change: the Women Who Transformed the CIA

    January 28@7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Bacon Free Library

    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. This program is offered […]

  • February 2026

  • Wed 4

    Virtual: An Evening for People who Love Animals

    February 4@7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Bacon Free Library

    In this virtual program, we'll hear from Melanie Kaplan, author of Lab Dog: A Beagle and His Human Investigate the Surprising World of Animal Research, as well as E.B. Bartels, author of Good Grief: On Loving Pets, Here and Hereafter. This program is held in collaboration with the Bacon Free Library and the Tewksbury Public Library. Register for […]

  • Wed 11

    Virtual: The Art Spy – The Extraordinary, Untold Story of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland

    February 11@7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Bacon Free Library

    Listen in as award-winning journalist and author Michelle Young discusses her new book.  A riveting and stylish saga set in Paris during World War II, The Art Spy: The Extraordinary, Untold Story of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland uncovers the true story of how an unlikely heroine infiltrated the Nazi leadership to save the world’s most […]

  • Thu 12

    Art Display: Walnut Hill School for the Arts

    February 12@9:30 AM - 5:30 PM Art Display: Walnut Hill School for the Arts
    Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

    The Bacon Free Library is honored to host a variety of works from Walnut Hill’s students from January 29th through March 18th.  The students who have contributed art to this show are Ace Ellis, Anisia Hanlin Cui, Audrey Kriz, Ava Thieme, Cindy Chen, Ella (YuFan) Zhou, Elle Stanley, Elliot Ellie Bible, Emma Feng, HuaYi Winnie […]

  • Thu 12

    History Book Club

    February 12@11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Bacon Free Library

    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. Copies of each book (regular […]

  • Wed 25

    VIRTUAL: Burglary at the Louvre – How Can Writers Top This?

    February 25@7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Bacon Free Library

    The world is fascinated by the recent jewel robbery at the Louvre, and so are the Curators of Crime, mystery authors Connie Berry, Lane Stone, Nina Wachsman, and M.A. Monnin. In this program, the Curators of Crime will examine the public’s fascination with the recent burglary of Napoleonic jewels at the Louvre and discuss how, as […]

  • March 2026

  • Thu 5

    Art Display: Walnut Hill School for the Arts

    March 5@9:30 AM - 5:30 PM Art Display: Walnut Hill School for the Arts
    Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

    The Bacon Free Library is honored to host a variety of works from Walnut Hill’s students from January 29th through March 18th.  The students who have contributed art to this show are Ace Ellis, Anisia Hanlin Cui, Audrey Kriz, Ava Thieme, Cindy Chen, Ella (YuFan) Zhou, Elle Stanley, Elliot Ellie Bible, Emma Feng, HuaYi Winnie […]

  • Thu 12

    History Book Club

    March 12@11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Bacon Free Library

    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. Copies of each book (regular […]

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