Closed for Presidents' Day
Bacon Free Library will be closed on Monday, February 20 for Presidents' Day.
Monday Morning Stories and Songs
Mondays at 10:00 am
Join us for a high-energy story time! We’ll mix things up with a combination of stories for listening and songs for dancing. This program will be held indoors during the winter, then move back outdoors when the weather gets warmer.
Tuesdays at 10:00 am
Here’s a chance for the little ones to learn their A-B-C’s. We’ll start with stories and songs that feature our letter of the week. Then we’ll do some simple crafts with the special letter – tracing, stamping, cutting, gluing, and coloring. Each child can bring something with them that starts with the letter of the week – we’ll do a mini show & tell along with stories. This week's letter is X. (Psst… you can also bring in words that END with the letter X).
Tuesday, February 21 at 7:00 pm on Zoom
With Mass Audubon's Broadmoor, join us for a virtual discussion of Life Between the Tides by Adam Nicolson. Copies available at the library. Please email glesellier@minlib.net to register and receive the Zoom link.
Family Crafternoon: "Not a Box"
Wednesday, February 22 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Calling children of all ages and their grown-ups: bring a cardboard box to the library and transform it into a robot, a racecar, or anything else you can imagine, just like the rabbit in Not a Box by Antoinette Portis. Drop in anytime between 3:00 and 5:00 and please bring your own box! We’ll provide an assortment of craft supplies.
Wednesday, February 22 at 7:00 pm on Zoom
Art historian Mallory Mortillaro will take us into the world of the photographer Weegee, born Arthur Fellig, who captured some of the grittiest scenes of New York City in the middle of the 20th century. Much of Weegee’s work comes from his years trailing the city’s emergency service teams and documenting their crime scenes, fires, and day to day life. This lecture explores the mythology behind the photographer, how a Ukrainian born man went on to be one of New York City’s most important artists. This program will be held over Zoom. Please visit our website to register and receive the meeting link.
Sponsored by The Friends of the Bacon Free Library.
Fridays 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. This program will be held indoors during the winter, then move outdoors when the weather gets warmer.
Saturday, February 25 at 10:00 am hybrid in person and on Zoom
Join us for a hybrid discussion of I'm Possible by Richard Antoine White. Copies available at the library. Please visit our website to register.
Hands on Nature: Winter Hibernation
Saturday, February 25 at 11:00 am
How do your favorite animals spend the winter? Come find out, as we learn about hibernation and the amazing adaptations animals have for surviving through the harshest temperatures in New England. Bring a small stuffed animal and create a cozy hibernation den to take home! This program is presented by Hands on Nature and is for children of all ages with their grown-ups. Please visit our website to register.
Check out the newest nonfiction books recently added to our collection!
50+ Job Seekers Networking Group – Morning Meetings
Mornings, 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month on Zoom
Evenings, 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month on Zoom
If you are unemployed and actively looking, underemployed, seeking a new career direction, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap, or recently retired and looking for your “Encore Career”, this networking group program is perfect for you! Meetings include a presentation and hands-on workshop on topics relevant to career transition, guest speakers, access to hiring managers, small group breakout rooms to network, and 1-on-1 coaching guidance. Visit our website calendar for a list of morning and evening meetings and the topic that will be discussed at each one. Click on a meeting to register for one or more session.
Wednesday, March 1 at 12:00 pm on Zoom
Online in collaboration with the Tewksbury Public Library, enjoy a virtual lunchtime lecture from the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline, entitled “Olmsted’s Life and Legacy.” While the world knows him today as the foremost American landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted would live a full life well before designing open green spaces. Examine Olmsted’s life from his early years up until his final days. Led by Community and Youth Engagement Coordinator Isabel Schulman. Please click here to receive the Zoom link. This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 24 hours of the program.
Wednesday, March 1 at 7:00 pm on Zoom
Join us for an overview on hydroponics. Have you ever been curious about this form of gardening? Blackstone Valley Veggie Gardens will be talking about the benefits of hydroponics and answering any questions you might have about this soil-less form of gardening. This program will be held over Zoom. Please visit our website to register and receive the meeting link.
Art Opening Reception: Lisa Hayden
Tuesday, March 7 from 5:00 to 6:30 pm
Lisa Hayden, a contemporary artist from Northboro, will be exhibiting a collection of paintings from March 3 to May 2 at the Bacon Free Library. With an abstracted take on the natural world and a strong love of the ocean, she brings the outdoors inside through art. Join us on March 7 for an opening reception, which is free and open to the public. Learn more about Lisa Hayden at her website.
Wednesday, March 8 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 for 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 your way all the way home. Please visit our website to register.
Korean Lotus Lantern Making Craft - ages 12+
Saturday, March 11 at 11:00 am
Korean Spirit and Culture Promotion Project host a Lotus Lantern Making craft project. Pick up your kit prior to the program and then join us in person or via Zoom to make your beautiful lantern. Registration is required since we have a limited number of kits. Limit one kit per family. Please visit our website to register.
Museum Passes
The BFL is happy to offer our patrons free or reduced-price passes for a selection of great local organizations! Visit our website to learn more.
We've refreshed our BFL blog and are posting new entries each week! Check out movie reviews, book recommendations, lifestyle articles, and more!
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, February 28 at 6:30 pm
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
Mystery Book Club
Thursday, March 2 at 1:00 pm
The Bangalore Detectives Club by Harini Nagendra
History Book Club
Thursday, March 9 at 11:00 am
Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
Monday, February 27 @ 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 Carlos Sorin's Historias Mínimas, available to request through the Minuteman Network. Please visit our website to learn more and email glesellier@minlib.net to register for the Zoom meeting.
Around the web...
Here are some online materials we've seen recently:
- Metrowest Daily News captured some great photos of our recent Valentine's Day card program at the BFL
- Read a "love letter to libraries"
- Check out a very creative gallery in Northampton
- Easter in England has been saved
- Tried any romance novels lately?
- Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
- Call us at 508-653-6730
- Email us at bfl@minlib.net
Digital Resources
Check out some of these great online resources:
- Overdrive/Libby: ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, videos, and more
- Kanopy: stream thousands of movies for free
- Hoopla: ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, videos, and more, all available with no wait list
- Morse Institute Library databases (Bacon Free Library cardholders may access these)
- Minuteman Library Network databases
- Project Gutenberg: thousands of free e-books in the public domain -- now's the time to catch up on some classics!
- Don't have a library card? Sign up online to begin accessing digital resources
- Having trouble with your library card password? Reset it here
