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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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  • February 2024

  • Sat 17
    Pictured is a display table for Bach to Rock, covered with instruments for individuals to try, on the Natick Common

    Instrument Petting Zoo

    February 17, 2024@11:00 AM - 12:00 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 be bringing a variety of musical instruments to the Bacon for 60 minutes of instrument exploration to give people of all ages a chance to learn about instruments and experience playing them. Please stop […]

  • Tue 20

    Buildwave Workshop

    February 20, 2024@1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

    Build and have fun at the Bacon Free Library in this creative, hands-on workshop that encourages play and collaboration. Participants will be given wave after wave of kits filled with different building materials to explore. Watch this video to learn more! This program is geared toward kids in grades K to 6. Registration is required.

  • Thu 22

    Winter Sowing with Milk Jugs (virtual program)

    February 22, 2024@6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

    Do you want to get your seeds started earlier this year?  Winter sowing might be the answer for you. The Bacon Free Library has recruited the Blackstone Valley Veggie Gardens for a workshop on using milk jugs as mini-greenhouses.  Join us for a Zoom presentation about this easy, effective method of planting seedlings without indoor lighting […]

  • March 2024

  • Sat 2
    Sophie the golden retriever wearing a book bandana collar, sititng on a pile of red fallen leaves, with the sun shining down on her face

    Read to a Dog

    March 2, 2024@10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
    Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

    Kids can build confidence and practice their reading skills by reading out loud to a registered therapy dog at the Bacon Free Library. Children ages 5 and up can sign up for a 15-minute reading session with Sophie, a gentle golden retriever who loves belly rubs, stories, and cuddles. Please register on the Bacon Free […]

  • Mon 11

    Ongoing Art Display at the BFL – Carol Keefe & Bobby Reeve

    March 11, 2024@8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

    Visit the BFL to enjoy the current, nature-themed exhibit created by two local artists. This exhibit pairs the lush ocean landscapes of Carol Keefe with the true-to-life bird sculptures of Bobby Reeve.  This art will be displayed through March 27th.   Carol Keefe Carol Keefe is a long-term artist member of the Artist Association of Nantucket […]

  • Wed 20
    Photo of Mallory Mortillaro

    Exciting Discoveries in Art History with Mallory Mortillaro (Virtual)

    March 20, 2024@6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

    Art historian Mallory Mortillaro will entertain us with stories of several important and valuable works of art that have been rediscovered in unexpected places. Who doesn’t love learning about a priceless painting found in an attic? Or a sculpture sitting for decades in a public garden, only to be found out as an Italian treasure?  Mallory […]

  • Thu 21

    Raised Bed Gardening

    March 21, 2024@6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

    The Bacon Free Library has invited the experts at Blackstone Valley Veggie Gardens to teach us the nuts and bolts of raised bed gardening, including how to build, fill, site, and plant raised beds.   This program will be held on Zoom. Register to receive the Zoom link for this virtual program.      Image by congerdesign from Pixabay

  • Fri 29
    Woman in a grey shirt on her knees, bent over, playing with a happy baby during tummy time, on a pink yoga mat

    Movement & Music with Walnut Hill

    March 29, 2024@10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

     Join Miss Katie from the Community Academy at Walnut Hill School for the Arts for a fun program that emphasizes the bond between children and their caregivers, while simultaneously enriching their musical, cognitive, and physical development. Caregivers are led in enjoyable yet simple rhythmic patterns, dances, and activities. Instruments like rhythm sticks, bells, shakers, and drums are […]

  • April 2024

  • Sat 6

    Meet an Alpaca!

    April 6, 2024@10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

    Meet an alpaca at the Bacon Free Library! Harvard Alpaca Ranch will bring one of their alpacas to the library for a visit. After listening to a presentation all about alpacas, you’ll have the chance to meet the alpaca up close. All ages are welcome. The program will be held outdoors on the library lawn, […]

  • Tue 16

    Crankie Music Program

    April 16, 2024@11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

    The Magid Ensemble presents Shterna and the Lost Voice, a musical crankie Yiddish folktale. This new folktale by A.C. Weaver is inspired by mythical stories of Elyahu Hanovi and traditional Yiddish folklore. Shterna and the Lost Voice follows a young woman’s quest from the realms of the dead to the celestial gardens of the immortal – all to restore her […]

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