Arts and Culture

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

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

In this drop-in workshop, we invite families to make photographic artworks. With your permission, your process of making this creation may be later displayed at the Harvard Graduate School of Education gallery.

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

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

April Selection: Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy.

Join the Valente Branch for an exploration of literature!

Bring your project and enjoy the company of other fiber crafters

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

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.

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 to sing, play with musical props and move together.

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

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

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

Registration Required.

This week's selection: Voltaire, Candide

Join us for stories, songs and rhymes! Recommended for children of all ages and their caregivers. No registration is required. Please call 617-349-4023 for more information. 

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

February selection:

National Library Week is April 6-12.

Join Central Square's new Horror Book Club.

Join the Watercolor Painting Workshop

It's a Library dance party!

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.

Just for you and the baby!

Wiesenbauer will explore the relationship between art and the natural world on this tour that takes you from the galleries to nearby grounds.