Parenting Resources, Visual Arts and Crafts

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

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

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

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

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

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 us every first and third Monday of the month to learn and practice Zen meditation with our neighbors at the Cambridge Zen Center!

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

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

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

Registration Required.

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.

Bring your project and enjoy the company of other fiber crafters

Join us for a beginner-friendly counted cross stitch class at O'Neill!

Come to the Library for games and a different activity each week! Kids of all ages can hang out and do crafts or STEAM activities. No registration required.

Come to the Library for games and a different activity each week! Kids of all ages can hang out and do crafts or STEAM activities. No registration required. 

Join us for a day of presentations by guest speakers exploring Celtic art.

Join the Watercolor Painting Workshop

What's a zine?

Join us in the Children's Room for a fun craft and related stories. For more information, call 617-349-4010. This program is recommended for ages 5-10.

We are hosting events distributing free fruits, vegetables, pantry staples, and more!

Bring your project and come join other fiber crafters in your community!

Treat yourself to an afternoon of fun, creativity, and community while a local artist guides us step-by-step through the process of creating a beautiful acrylic painting.

Have clothes to mend or craft projects to work on?

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

British artist Stuart Semple will explore the role of artist material developers and how color can serve as a vehicle for powerful ideas.

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