Cooking and Gardening, Visual Arts and Crafts

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

Join curator Lynette Roth to discuss recently acquired drawings by Hanna Nagel, a pioneering German artist, active in the 1920s and 1930s.

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 Leigh Raiford and Teju Cole to examine photography’s role in social justice movements and national memory

Join the Watercolor Painting Workshop

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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. 

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.

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.

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.

Create your own scratch art tiles. Begin with a black square and scratch a design to reveal the magical colors hidden beneath.

Recommended for children ages 6-12 and their caregivers.