An update from Bacon Free Library

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.

Colorful Storytime

Tuesdays at 10:00 am 

It’s fun to learn about the beautiful colors in the world!  Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs highlighting a different color each week. Kiddos (and their grownups!) are encouraged to bring or wear something that goes with the color of the week. The color for March 21 is red.

Environmental Book Club

Tuesday, March 21 at 7:00 pm on Zoom

With Mass Audubon's Broadmoor, join us for a virtual discussion of Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty. Copies available at the library. Please email [email protected] to register and receive the Zoom link.

Jammin With You

Wednesday, March 22 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.

National Park Service: New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park

Wednesday, March 22 at 12:00 pm on Zoom

Online in collaboration with the Tewksbury Public Library, enjoy a virtual lunchtime lecture from the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, entitled “Stories from the Whaling Port.” When Quaker merchants moved their whaling businesses from Nantucket to New Bedford, they started a 100-year industry that forever shaped New Bedford’s maritime culture. Learn about a daring artic rescue in 1897, when ice closed in around 275 whalemen and left them stranded with limited supplies. Please click here to register and receive the Zoom link. This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 24 hours of the program.

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. 

Nonfiction Book Club

Saturday, March 25 at 10:00 am hybrid format

Join us for a hybrid discussion in person or on Zoom of The Ride of Her Life by Elizabeth Letts. Copies available at the library. Please visit our website to register to receive the Zoom link.

St. Patrick's Day Trivia Challenge

Saturday, March 25 at 11:30 am

Join us for a trivia challenge that covers all things Irish — authors, musicians, culture, and more!  You can play on your own or with a team. Each person/team will record their own answers, so no need to race to buzz in before others. At the end of each round, we’ll review the answers and track scores. Prizes will be awarded to the first and second place teams. May the luck of the Irish be with you! Please visit our website to register in advance — and be sure to come with a team name. 

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