Elementary School Age Opportunities, Events

In honor of Earth Day, spend your afternoon at the Library creating your own terrarium.

Join us for a morning walk at one of the most renowned bird watching spots in Cambridge, Mount Auburn Cemetery!

Using embroidery hoops, participants will hand-stitch words of affirmation while learning basic sewing techniques.

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Stop by the Boudreau Branch during vacation week to create something using 3D pens! This drop-in event is intended for school aged children and their families.

Join local artist, musician and educator Ben Cunningham for a transformative storytelling performance.

Read to Dante, our local cuddly therapy dog!

Meet a cast of larger-than-life, hand-crafted puppet characters in this funny and interactive variety show.

Join us for Brazilian-inspired music and dance! 

Recommended for children of all ages and their caregivers.

No registration required.

Children will explore a mixture of instruments and rhythms for creative and fun musical experiments through this World Music/Percussion workshop!

Come watch a movie on Central Square Library's big screen and eat free popcorn! 

Children will explore a mixture of instruments and rhythms for creative and fun musical experiments through this World Music/Percussion workshop!

Come to the Library to create something special!

Come join us at the Boudreau branch for a chess challenge.

Join us for free bike tune ups by Casa Bikes alongside smooth, “jazz-kissed” live music from Chris Walton. Music curated by Passim.

The Cambridge-Somerville Black Business Network (CSBBN) will be held February 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 2026. The Marketplace event will celebrate and promote local Black-owned businesses.

The Marketplace event will highlight, celebrate and promote local Black-owned businesses in advance of Spring.

Please stop by and pick up a variety of fresh produce and non-perishable items. This event is completely free and all are welcome!

Enjoy a live cooking show, packed with interactive experiments and demonstrations, about the science of marshmallow.

It's a monthly block party!

Join us for free bike tune ups by Casa Bikes alongside music from Boston-based Guatemalan singer-songwriter Mercedes Escobar. Music curated by Passim.

Join the MIT Outing Club for the 11th annual No Man's Land Film Festival!

Did you know you can vote for a winner in the Massachusetts Children's Book Award each year?

In this fun and hands-on program, award-winning scientist and author Dr. Ainissa Ramirez will share the work of an inventor who changed the world—Jim West, the creator of the microphone.