Bacon Free Library Weekly Newsletter - December 19, 2022

Schools and Libraries

December 20, 2022

Holiday Hours

We will be closed on Saturday, December 24 and Monday, December 26. Happy holidays!

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. 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. This week's letter is O.

Environmental Book Club

Tuesday, December 20 at 7:00 pm on Zoom

With Mass Audubon's Broadmoor, join us for a virtual Zoom discussion of Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World by Barry Lopez. Copies of the book available at the library. Please email [email protected] to register and receive the Zoom link.

Jammin With You

Wednesday, December 21 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

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.

Elm Bank's Festival of Trees

November 25 to December 31

Bacon Free Library is proud to have a tree featured once again in Elm Bank's Festival of Trees. This year's tree was created by our own extraordinary Miss Fran, inspired by the picture book Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina. Learn more about the festival here.

Winter Crafternoon: Snowflake Art

Wednesday, December 28 from 3:00 to 4:00 pm

Express your creativity with tape-resist snowflake art! This simple art project is recommended for ages 2-5 with adult supervision. Drop in anytime between 3:00 and 4:00 pm (the craft will not take a full hour).

Winter Crafternoon: Tealight Lanterns

Friday, December 30 at 3:00 pm

Make a colorful tealight lantern to brighten the winter nights! This project is recommended for ages 5-12. Registration is required, as supplies are limited. Please visit our website to register.

Weaving Natural Fibers with Farmer Emma

Saturday, January 7 at 11:00 am

Join Farmer Emma from the Natick Community Organic Farm and learn about how to identify, collect, and weave with natural fibers. Emma will talk about which grasses, stalks and leaves are found in the area that are best to dry and weave, and start a weaving project of your own! We will include all materials needed for this workshop, and it is recommended for learners aged 10 and up. Registration is required. Limited to 8 participants. Please visit our website to register.

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.

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!

Mystery Book Club
Thursday, January 5 at 1:00 pm
Marple: Twelve New Mysteries

History Book Club
Thursday, January 12 at 11:00 am
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

Cinéphile Mondays

Monday, December 26 @ 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 Hirokazu Kore-eda's After Life, available to request through the Minuteman Network. 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:

- Which book circulated the most at Bacon this year?

- The Boston Globe picks their best books of 2022

- Successful authors remember their early book signings

- Start preparing your 2023 reading lists

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