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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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  • September 2024

  • Mon 9

    Author Evan Friss Discusses “The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore” (virtual)

    September 9, 2024@7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

    Who among us hasn’t spent time in a bookstore just meandering around and finding hidden treasures? As we love all things books, we can’t wait to chat with author Evan Friss about The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore – an affectionate and engaging history of the American bookstore and its central place in […]

  • Thu 12

    Juggling Class

    September 12, 2024@4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

    Come to the Bacon Free Library to learn some basic juggling skills in this fun class from our neighbors at Eastern Acrobatics! This program is geared toward ages 7 and up. Outdoors, weather permitting. Registration is required.

  • Sat 14

    Français à la bibliothèque

    September 14, 2024@10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

    BONJOUR ! Vous parlez français ? un peu, beaucoup, pas de problèmes. Venez nous rejoindre pour parler ou pour écouter.

  • Sat 14

    Instrument Petting Zoo

    September 14, 2024@11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    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 […]

  • Wed 18

    Eastern European Book Club (virtual)

    September 18, 2024@7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

    Join Konstantin Starikov on Zoom for the first book of our new Eastern European Book Club, with a discussion of Maybe Esther: A Family Story by Katia Petrowskaja (Author), Shelley Frisch (Translator). “Maybe Esther is the inventive, unique, and extraordinarily moving debut memoir that pieces together the fascinating story of one woman’s family across twentieth-century Russia, Ukraine, […]

  • Mon 23

    Author Heather Wolf Discusses “Find & Identify More Birds: How to Pick a Patch” (virtual)

    September 23, 2024@7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

    The Bacon Free Library is partnering with the Ashland Library to bring you bestselling author Heather Wolf, who will be discussing how to find and identify more birds by picking a “patch,” a place close to home where you can watch birds often. She’ll give tips on how to pick a patch and how to […]

  • Wed 25

    Canning, Freezing, & Dehydrating with Blackstone Valley Veggie Gardens (Virtual)

    September 25, 2024@6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

    Got way too much production from your garden this year?  No problem!  We’ll show you the easiest and best ways to preserve it all. The Bacon Free Library is happy to welcome the experts at Blackstone Valley Veggie Gardens to teach us about canning, freezing and dehydrating. This program will be held over Zoom; register […]

  • Wed 25

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

    September 25, 2024@7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    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 […]

  • Sat 28

    Mind Reader Gregg Dwyer

    September 28, 2024@11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

    Gregg Dwyer has been involved in the arts for many years and is willing to give you a peek into the magical world which has been hidden from most.  Gregg’s goal is not to trick you, but to help you see the vast potential that lies deep within your own mind. Gregg started as an […]

  • Mon 30

    Great Boston Fires with Author and Historian David Kruh (virtual)

    September 30, 2024@7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    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 author and historian, David Kruh. In this virtual program, David will guide us through several devastating fires and their impact on Boston, from the many "great" fires of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries (including the truly Great Fire of 1872), […]

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