An Update from Bacon Free Library

Parking Restrictions on Wednesday, November 16

Mill Street will be closed on Wednesday, November 16. The street in front of the Bacon will also be inaccessible for parking. The library will be open. Please plan accordingly.

A History of Plants and People with Master Gardener Gretel Anspach

Tuesday, November 15 at 6:00 pm on Zoom

The science of agriculture is approximately 25,000 years old. The development of agriculture has influenced civilization, impacted the environment, and dictated food supplies. Master Gardener Gretel Anspach will discuss significant agricultural changes in the last century and look at the future of the science based on the choices we are making today. This program will be held over Zoom. Please visit our website to register and receive the Zoom link.

FairTrade Caravans Fundraiser

November 7 to December 5

Shop now to raise money for Bacon Free Library with our holiday fundraiser! FairTrade Caravans offers unique fair trade products made or grown with no child labor, fair pay, safe working conditions, and sustainable practices. Check out handcrafted goods from farmers and artisans from around the world, including holiday décor, gifts, jewelry, accessories, and home goods as well as chocolate, tea, and coffee. For this fundraiser, Bacon Free Library will receive 25% of product sales to support our rich and varied programming for children and adults. Visit the FairTrade Caravans website to learn more and start shopping!

Monday Morning Stories and Songs

Monday, November 14 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. If it is 50 degrees or warmer, this program will be held outside on the library lawn, so bring a blanket or chair. Look for us around back! If it is rainy or less than 50 degrees, the story time will be moved indoors.

ABC Storytime

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.If it is 50 degrees or warmer, we’ll do the stories & songs outside on the library lawn, so bring a blanket or chair. Look for us around back! If it is rainy or less than 50 degrees, the story time will be moved indoors. This week's letter is K.

Environmental Book Club

Tuesday, November 15 at 7:00 pm hybrid in person and on Zoom

With Mass Audubon's Broadmoor, join us for a hybrid discussion of An Immense World by Ed Young. Copies of the book available at the library, or borrow digitally. Please email [email protected]  to register and receive the Zoom link.

Nonfiction Book Club

Saturday, November 19 at 10:00 am hybrid in person and on Zoom

Join us for a discussion of As Long as Grass Grows by Dina Gilio-Whitaker. Copies of the book available at the library. Please visit our website to register and receive the Zoom link.

Kindness Week

November 12-18

The BFL is joining with SPARK Kindness to celebrate Kindness Week from November 12 to 18. Check out a book from our kindness display, grab a special coloring page, and help us spread kindness in our community!

Oldtown Calendars For Sale

2023 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.

Using E-Resources from the Library video presentation

Click here to watch the recent video presentation presented by BFL librarians and the Natick Community Senior Center. Learn about all the e-resources offered to any library card holder including ebooks for your tablet, kindle or phone, magazines, movies and more!

Inhabitants documentary

November 20 to December 3

Bacon Free Library is partnering with the Natick Historical Society, the Town of Natick’s Department of Sustainability and the Town of Natick’s Department of Community and Economic Development to bring you this award-winning documentary which follows five Native American communities as they restore their traditional land management practices in the face of a changing climate. Please visit our website to register to view the film and receive the link on November 20, which will be good through December 3. Join us for a Zoom Q&A with the film's producer Ben-Alex Dupris on November 30.

Jammin With You

Wednesday, November 30 at 10:00 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! If it is 50 degrees or warmer, this program will be held outside on the library lawn so bring a blanket or chair. If it is rainy, snowy, or less than 50 degrees, this program will be moved indoors and space will be limited, so please register on our website.

Baby Time

*starting December 2* 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.

Art Exhibit: Samantha Eio

Currently on display at the library

Visit the library to view the work of local landscape artist Samantha Eio, whose painting series In Nature will be featured at the BFL until January 4th. Samantha Eio is a self-taught landscape artist who works in acrylic and watercolor paint. Her paintings feature meaningful locations from throughout New England, many from right here in Natick, where Samantha resides with her family. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Syracuse University, and is a member of the Natick Art Association, the Dedham Art Association, and the Wellesley Society of Artists.

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.

Join One Of Our Book Clubs!

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 Night Book Club
Tuesday, November 22 at 6:30 pm
The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian

Mystery Book Club
Thursday, December 1 at 1:00 pm
The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill

History Book Club
Thursday, December 8 at 11:00 am
Facing the Mountain by Daniel James Brown

Cinéphile Mondays

Monday, November 28 @ 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 Roberto Rossellini's Journey to Italy, available on Kanopy. Visit our website to learn more and email [email protected] to register for the Zoom meeting.

Around the web...

Here are some online materials we've seen recently:

• For Veterans Day, a list of NPR stories that "honor heroes and homecoming"
• Are you following the exciting Holy Cross football season?
• Meet the Sioux Chef
• What's it like to sell a $2 billion winning lottery ticket?

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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

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