Arts and Culture

This interactive 45-minute children's show is designed to engage young audiences through music, movement, and play.

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.

Join us for stories, songs and rhymes. For children of all ages and their caregivers. Registration is not required.

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

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.

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

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

Put on your dancing shoes and head over for a morning of singing and dancing! We'll sing and move together, and share a story or two. For children of all ages and their grown-ups. 

We invite children and their caregivers for 20-25 minutes of stories and songs.

The Library is pleased to be working with dedicated community members to offer a special story time in Arabic!

Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes. For children of all ages and their grown-ups. 

Come to the Library to create something special!

It's a Library dance party!

Come to the library in your pajamas to listen to stories, read with your children, and enjoy a snack before bed!

Join us for a new hour-long program, featuring thirty minutes of songs and stories and thirty minutes of open play!

Children and families can join us for an outdoor story time and short walk at Alewife Brook Reservation to look for signs of spring.

Children and their grown-ups are invited to this special kid-centered cookbook club!

Join us for stories, songs and rhymes in the evening!

Join us for stories, songs and rhymes! Recommended for children ages 2-5 and their caregivers.

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

What's a zine?

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

Let's talk about your favorite comics!

It's a Library dance party!

Discover unique, eco-friendly treasures from local vendors, a clothing swap and visible mending, and free bike repair at this outdoor market.

Get creative after school!

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