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BFL Hours
The Bacon Free Library is open every Monday through Friday from 9:30am to 5:30pm, with extended hours on Tuesdays until 7:00pm.  Patrons are welcome to come into the library and browse.  Curbside pickup is available during all open hours as well as Saturday mornings from 10am to noon.
For programs that require registration, please call the library (508-653-6730) or register on our website, baconfreelibrary.org 
Kids Programs
In-person, personal story times: Monday and Tuesday mornings from 9:45-12:00.  As the days get a little too chilly for outdoor story time, the BFL is happy to offer you a personal, indoor story time: just you, your kiddos, and a librarian.  We’ll gather in a corner of the children’s area to read stories for about 20 minutes.  We will choose the books–feel free to make requests!–or you are welcome to bring or select your own.  Registration is required. 
Virtual story time on Zoom: Wednesdays at 6:30pm. Registration is required. 
Adult Special Programs
Garden Design: a Deeper Dive
Weds, Dec. 1st at 7:30pm
Through her beautiful photographs of showcase gardens in Europe and across the US, professional photographer and landscape designer Joanne Pearson will explore garden design and the elements that make a design shine. You’ll learn how to create a concept plan for your own yard as well as ways you can modify and incorporate some of the grand themes seen in showcase gardens into a scale suitable for your own backyard, your pocketbook, and your schedule. This presentation is great for gardeners as well as for those who want to broaden their appreciation of great landscape design.
This program will be held on Zoom. Registration is required.

History of Christmas
Weds, December 8th at 7:00pm
From ancient societies to modern times, Irish historian Sean Murphy will guide you on a journey through the fascinating history of Christmas through the ages. You’ll also learn about the rich yuletide traditions in Ireland and enjoy music and videos of the season.
This program will be held on Zoom. Registration is required.
A Victorian Christmas
Sunday, December 12 at 4:00pm
Many of our holiday traditions and much of our Christmas music was revived or created during the Victorian era, in the mid-1800s. Singer/song-writer Diane Taraz will present these beloved carols, together with 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 on Zoom. Registration is required.
Adult Clubs 
The BFL offers 5 monthly book clubs and 1 film discussion club. These clubs meet virtually, over Zoom meeting.  Copies of the books (normal, large print, and audio) are available at the library.  Check the BFL website, baconfreelibrary.org, in order to register for a book or film club. 

Mystery book club - the first Thursday of each month at 1:00pm
December 2nd: The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett
History book club - the second Thursday of each month at 11:00am
December 9th: The Firebrand and the First Lady: portrait of a friendship: Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the struggle for social justice by Patricia Bell-Scott (nonfiction) 
Environmental book club - the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm
December 21st:  Finding the Mother Tree : discovering the wisdom of the forest by Suzanne Simard