Bacon Free Library December 2024
Library Hours
Monday through Friday, 9:30-5:30 with extended hours on Tuesday until 7:00pm
Saturdays 9:30-1:30
Curbside pickup is available during all open hours
Check our website for the most up-to-date information and to register for programs: https://baconfreelibrary.org
Children’s Programs
Story Time -- Mondays and Tuesdays @ 10am -- We’ll feature a combination of stories for listening and songs for singing & dancing.
Baby Time -- Wednesdays @ 10am -- Join us for a cozy story time filled with lap bounces, rhymes, songs, and simple stories. Geared toward infants and young toddlers with their grownups.
Jammin with You -- Fridays, Dec 6th & Dec 20th @ 10:30am -- Be prepared to laugh, dance, sing, and jam your way through 30 minutes of non-stop family fun! **Registration is required
Playful Engineers: Chain Reactions & Creative Contraptions -- Friday, Dec 27 @ 10:30am -- Hands-on, play-based, STEAM-powered learning with Playful Engineers! Design, build, test, and play with chain reactions and creative contraptions, like Rube Goldberg machines, paper constructions, domino towers, and more. This program is geared toward kids ages 5 and up. **Registration is required
Clay Melted Snowman Craft -- Monday, Dec 30 @ 2pm -- Embrace the fun of winter with this class led by Pop Up Art School! Create a whimsical melted snowman using air-dry clay, and bring your piece to life with vibrant acrylic paints—all in one session. You’ll leave the class with a completed, playful winter decoration that’s ready to display. This program is geared toward kids and teens ages 8 and up. **Registration is required
All Ages Programs
Featured art display:
October 31 - December 11, 2025: Lia Vito Nature Photography -- Lia Vito has brought the autumnal beauty of Acadia National Park to the walls of the BFL. Come in to enjoy her photography featuring the rich golden hues of the Maine foliage along with up-close and personal peaks into wild birds in action.
Instrument Petting Zoo -- Saturday, Dec 28 @ 1pm -- Bach to Rock (B2R) of Wellesely will bring a variety of musical instruments to the BFL to give people of all ages a chance to learn about instruments and experience playing them. Please stop by to try out an instrument, or two, that you’re curious about.
Adult Programs
Carols by Candlelight with Diane Taraz - Sunday, Dec 1st @ 4pm -- Join us to hear Diane Taraz perform traditional Victorian Christmas carols this holiday season. Many of our holiday traditions and Christmas music were revived or created during the Victorian era in the mid-1800s. Diane will present these beloved carols and fascinating stories about their origins as she performs in a hand-sewn 1850s dress and accompanies herself on guitar and dulcimer. This program will be held in the Natick Historical Society (downstairs from the BFL). Please register in advance.
Food Explorers: Spring Rolls - Tues, Dec 10th @ 4pm -- Join Food Explorers for a delicious cooking program! You’ll be making spring rolls with a registered dietitian. Learn how to soak and wrap your spring rolls and fill with an assortment of fresh veggies, rice noodles, and soy sauce. The recipe is nut free but will contain soy.
This in-person cooking class is for ages 16 and older. Registration is required.
Adult Book & Film Clubs - registration required for all clubs
Mystery Book Club -- first Thursday of the month @ 1pm on Zoom
December 5th: The Last Mona Lisa by Jonathan Santlofer
Tuesday Book Club -- Tuesday, Dec 10th @ 7pm at the library
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
History Book Club -- second Thursday of the month @ 11am on Zoom
December 12th: White House Wild Child: How Alice Roosevelt broke all the rules and won the heart of America by Shelley Frazer Mickle
Environmental Book Club -- third Tuesday of the month @ 7pm on Zoom
December 17th: Alfie & me: what owls know, what humans believe by Carl Safina
Cinephile Mondays -- last Monday of the month @ 4pm on Zoom; watch and discuss films. Check the BFL website for the film of the month and to register.
Museum Passes
The Bacon Free Library and Morse Institute Library offer passes for free or reduced-admission to 30 local museums. Check one out and plan your next day trip!