An update from Bacon Free Library
Thanksgiving Hours
Bacon Free Library will be closed on Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24 in honor of Thanksgiving.
Bacon Free Library Trustees' Fundraiser
November 10 to December 11, 2023
Bacon Free Library is hosting a special fair trade fundraising event. FairTrade Caravans offers unique fair trade products, made or grown with: no child labor, fair pay for producers, safe working conditions, and sustainable practices.
Bacon Free Library will receive 25% of product sales to support our rich and varied programming for children and adults. Click here to shop.
Mondays & Tuesdays at 10:00 am
Join us for some stories, songs, and rhymes. All ages are welcome. We look forward to seeing you!
Wednesdays at 10:00 am
Join us for a cozy storytime filled with lap bounces, rhymes, songs, and simple stories. Geared toward infants and young toddlers with their grownups.
Spotted in France
One of our BFL librarians traveling in France right now came across two wonderful sights in Puycelsi, a village of 452 people. One is an old phone booth rehabilitated into a little free library. The other is a book mobile Médiathèque serving 16 villages, which unloads the books in a public room provided by the village and stays the whole day, with mornings reserved for class visits. We love seeing libraries around the world - thank you to our librarian for sharing!
2024 Oldtown Calendars are here! Started by The Eliot Church, proceeds from Oldtown Calendars benefit many local organizations, including Bacon Free Library. Calendars are $20 each, available for purchase at the library with cash or check.
On display at BFL through December 13
Stop by Bacon Free Library beginning October 20 to view the work of Elizabeth Cohen. Elizabeth is an artist in the Boston area, creating wheel-thrown and altered functional and sculptural work in porcelain, as well as mixed media with natural material such as wasp nest, mushroom spores and mulberry paper. She holds a B.A. in English from Tufts University and a M.A. T. from Simmons College.
The BFL and the Morse have joined forces to provide easy access to reserve museum passes from both libraries on one page. Plan your next weekend adventure! Visit our website to learn more.
Friday, December 1 at 10:30 am
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 bopping all the way home. During the colder months, this program is held indoors and registration is required due to space limitations. Please register on our website starting one month before the program.
Sunday, December 3 at 3:00 pm *at the Natick History Museum
The Natick Historical Society and Bacon Free Library invite you to join us this holiday season to hear Diane Taraz perform a festive setlist of traditional Victorian Christmas carols. Many of our holiday traditions and much of the Christmas music was revived or created during the Victorian era, in the mid 1800’s. Diane will present these beloved carols, together with fascinating stories about their origins as she performs in a hand-sewn 1850’s dress and accompanies herself on guitar and dulcimer. This event takes place in person at the Natick History Museum (downstairs from the Bacon Free Library).
Tuesday, December 5 at 5:30 pm
Join artist Deenie Pacik for this fun fused glass workshop. You will be working with fusible glass including dichroic glass and chopped glass, as well as colorful paints. Create your key ring and Deenie will take it to her studio to fire it and send it back to you. Limited to 10 participants ages 12+. Registration required; please visit our website to register.
Visit our website or click below to learn more about our book clubs. Copies of book club titles are set aside at Bacon Free Library, and often also available to borrow digitally. Pick up a copy today so you're ready for the next meeting. New members always welcome!
Tuesday Book Club
Tuesday, November 28 at 6:30 pm
The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michelle Richardson
Nonfiction Book Club
Saturday, December 2 at 10:00 am
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Mystery Book Club
Thursday, December 7 at 1:00 pm
The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell
History Book Club
Thursday, December 14 at 11:00 am
West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
Monday, November 27 at 4:00 pm on Zoom
Cinephiles, join us for our film series! Watch a movie at home and then join Film History & Media studies Professor MV for a virtual discussion on the last Monday of the month. Join us this month for a discussion of Nadine Labaki's Where Do We Go Now?, available to request on DVD. Please visit our website to learn more and email glesellier@minlib.net to register for the Zoom meeting.
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Click Here to view the Bacon Free Library Weekly Happenings Newsletter - November 20, 2023
