Bacon Free Library – 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States
Art Reception – Quilts by Frances Caruso Daneault
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesThe Bacon Free Library is thrilled to welcome back former Assistant Director and Children’s Librarian extraordinaire Fran Daneault to exhibit her spectacular collection of quilts. Along with raising her two sons in Natick and working at the Bacon, Fran has also spent years perfecting her crafting skills. She applies the same energy, creativity, joy, and […]
Read to a Dog
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesChildren 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. Registration is required for each child […]
Jammin with You
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesJoin us at the Bacon Free Library and be prepared to laugh, dance, sing, and jam your way through 30 minutes of non-stop family fun! 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 […]
Great Boston Fires with Author and Historian David Kruh (virtual)
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesThe 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), […]
Mind Reader Gregg Dwyer
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesGregg 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 […]
Changing Weather in MetroWest: Extreme Heat, Flooding, & Wind (virtual)
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesClimate 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 […]
Canning, Freezing, & Dehydrating with Blackstone Valley Veggie Gardens (Virtual)
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesGot 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 […]
Author Heather Wolf Discusses “Find & Identify More Birds: How to Pick a Patch” (virtual)
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesThe 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 […]
Eastern European Book Club (virtual)
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesJoin 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, […]
Instrument Petting Zoo
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesThe 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 […]