Celebrate Diwali – take & make craft for all ages

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

Stop by the Bacon Free Library during the week of October 28th and pick up your free Take & Make Diwali craft.  This easy-to-make craft is for all ages.

Even More Haunted Lighthouses of New England with Author Jeremy D’Entremont (virtual)

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

Just in time for Halloween, join us for some spooky tales set in the hauntingly beautiful lighthouses of New England. The Bacon Free Library is partnering with the Ashland Public Library to bring you author Jeremy D’Entremont. Jeremy is the president and historian of the American Lighthouse Foundation, historian for the U.S. Lighthouse Society, and […]

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 […]

Nature Photography Exhibit by Lia Vito

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

Local photographer Lia Vito has brought the autumnal beauty of Acadia National Park to the walls of the Bacon Free Library.  Come in to enjoy her photography featuring the rich golden hues of the Maine foliage along with up-close and personal peaks into wild birds in action. Lia's photographs will be on display from October […]

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 […]

Holiday Baking Demonstration with Heidi McIndoo: Mini Pumpkin Pie Tartlets (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 scrumptious cooking demonstration.  If you are looking for a sweet treat for the holidays that won’t sabotage your healthy eating goals, join registered dietitian Heidi McIndoo to make mini pumpkin pie tartlets. Heidi Reichenberger McIndoo, M.S., R.D., L.D.N., is a nutrition […]

Sourdough Starter Workshop

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

Join us at the Bacon Free Library for a workshop led by Sourdough Brandon. You'll learn how to make, maintain, and store a sourdough starter and you'll go home with a piece of Brandon’s sourdough starter. Registration is required.

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 […]