Check out what’s happening at Bacon Free Library this November.

Children’s programs

All Together Preschool Storytime, Mondays and Tuesdays at 10 a.m.

Stories and songs. Program will be outdoors, weather permitting. Bring a blanket. If the weather is wet or below 55 degrees, storytime is moved indoors.

Lapsit Storytime, Wednesdays at 10 a.m.

Stories, bounces, and songs for babies up to 24 months and their grown-ups. Program is held indoors.

Jammin with You, Fridays, Nov 7 and 21 at 10:30 a.m.

Be prepared to laugh, dance, sing, and jam your way through 30 minutes of non-stop family fun. Program will be outdoors, weather permitting. Bring along a blanket. If the weather is wet or below 45 degrees, this program will be rescheduled.

Read to a Dog, Saturday, Nov. 15 from 10 to 11:15 a.m.

Kids can build confidence and practice their reading skills by reading out loud to a registered therapy dog. Children ages 5 and older can sign up for a 15-minute reading session with Sophie, a gentle golden retriever who loves belly rubs, stories, and cuddles. Registration is required for each child attending.

Adult programs

Virtual: The History of the Flying Santa of the Lighthouses, Monday, Nov 3 at 7 p.m. on Zoom.

Since 1929, Flying Santa has visited the men, women, and families of the Coast Guard who keep watch over coastal waters at USCG stations and lighthouses. Today, the nonprofit organization Friends of Flying Santa donates thousands of hours each year to ensure the success of the flights that visit the children of Coast Guard families from Maine to New York. Join Jeremy D’Entremont, historian of the U.S. Lighthouse Society and vice president of Friends of Flying Santa, to learn about the colorful history of the Flying Santa program from 1929 to the present day. Contact the library to register for the Zoom link.

“Singing Back the Buffalo,’’ a streaming documentary film, is available Nov. 17 through Dec. 1

In collaboration with the Natick Historical Society sign up for the chance to stream and watch this film, which explores how Indigenous visionaries, scientists, and communities are rematriating the buffalo to the heart of the North American plains they once defined, signaling a turning point for Indigenous nations, the ecosystem, and our collective survival.  Contact the library to register for the film.

Virtual: Fact & Fiction: The Art of British Spycraft will be presented at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19 on Zoom.

Author, former UK resident, and Anglophile Claire Evans recounts her visit to Bletchley Park, the once top-secret hub of codebreakers vital to Allied intelligence during World War II. Delve into modern British spy novels and the real-life characters and circumstances that inspired countless plot twists. Contact the library to register for the Zoom.

Virtual: Discussing “The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook’’ with author Becky Libourel Diamond, Monday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. on Zoom.

The cookbook bridges the past and present, bringing back sugar plums and other confections not typically found in modern cookbooks, while revisiting some beloved favorites. This is a discussion, not a cooking demo. But, feel free to grab the book from your library or local indie bookstore to learn how to make some fantastic, historical treats.

Contact the library to register for the Zoom link.

Virtual:  The Impact of 500 Years of Colonialism on the Abenaki and Wabanki Tribes with Anne Jennison , Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. on Zoom. 

The “People of the Dawnland” (Abenaki/Wabanaki) of New Hampshire and the Northeast are the first Indigenous peoples in North America to have had contact with Europeans. In this program, Anne Jennison examines how European colonization of North America impacted generations of Abenaki/Wabanaki people and highlights the ways in which the Abenaki/Wabanaki people have acted as agents of their own change through education, self-advocacy, efforts to revitalize their languages and traditional arts, and by working with archeologists, anthropologists, and scientists to recover and reveal more about their history and traditional knowledge. Contact the library to register for the Zoom link.

Adult book & film clubs

Mystery Book Club, Thursday, Nov. 6 at 1 p.m on Zoom: Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger

History Book Club, Thursday, Nov. 13 at 11 a.m. on Zoom: The Name of War: King Philip’s War and the Origins of American Identity by Jill Lepore 

Environmental Book Club, Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. on Zoom: Our Moon: How Earth’s Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution and Made Us Who We Are by Rebecca Boyle.

Nonfiction Book Club, Saturday, Dec 6 at 10 a.m. on Zoom. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin.

Tuesday Book Club , Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the library: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon 

Cinephile Mondays, last Monday of the month at 4 p.m. on Zoom. Watch and discuss films. Check the library website for the film of the month and to register. 

The Bacon Free Library and Morse Institute Library offer passes for free or reduced-admission to 30 local museums. 

The Bacon Free Library, 58 Eliot St., is open Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with extended hours on Tuesday until 7 p.m. Saturday hours are 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The library is closed Sundays and for the holiday on Tuesday, Nov. 11 and Thursday and Friday, Nov. 27 and 28.

To register for programs including book clubs, and to learn more about library offerings, visit baconfreelibrary.org.