Arts and Culture

Listen to epic stories about music and the otherworld of fairy folk, read in Old and modern Irish and in English translation.

Priya Allen will explore the design and politics of historical drinking vessels and containers.

Sachi Laumas will explore how three works of art engage with illness and the healing process.

Join us for a free hands-on STEAM Community Drop-In at NuVu on Saturday, April 4 from 1–3 PM!

Jade Xiao will explore how art captures the fleeting nature of time.

This is a tour in praise of love, exploring what it means to love and how love transforms us.

We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 15-20 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes. 

No registration is required. Please call 617-349-4019 for details.

Bounces and rhymes for caregivers and babies to learn, play and develop language and motor skills.

Bounces and rhymes for caregivers and babies to learn, play and develop language and motor skills.

Join assistant curator Yan Yang for a talk about the myriad uses of negative space in works on display in the East Asian art galleries.

Join graduate student Saffron Hooper Sener for a talk on the role of colonial portraiture in North American international diplomacy.

Recitals are performed on Harvard’s famous 1958 D. A. Flentrop organ, at Adolphus Busch Hall.

Join us for songs, stories and rhymes followed by open play.

Join us for 20-25 minutes of stories, songs and rhymes. For children of all ages and their caregivers.

Introduction to Theatre is an interactive class where we will read from plays, act out scenes, analyze characters and the plots. No prior theatre experience necessary.

Hosting each session will be Cambridge native and saxophonist Bobby Tynes and his amazing all star rhythm section.

Try out 2D animation with Gif-O-grafs!

Adults 18+ are invited to tell a story using 2D animation.

Registration Required.

People of all ages who enjoy children's books can read and discuss together.

National Library Week is April 6-12.

Join a discussion about 18 design drawings created in 1876 by John La Farge for Boston’s Trinity Church, which recently entered the collections.

This week's selection: Voltaire, Candide

It's a Library dance party!

Bounces and rhymes for our youngest library patrons. Recommended for babies 0-18 months and their caregivers.

Bring your project and enjoy the company of other fiber crafters

April Selection: Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy.

Join the Valente Branch for an exploration of literature!

Every month we will read and discuss a short story as a group.