Arts and Culture

Our monthly "Graphics Are Great!" book group is for kids aged 8-12.

We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for a special evening story time event.

This month's book: Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior

December selection: Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li 

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

This week's selection: The Bible: Exodus

Bring your project and enjoy the company of other fiber crafters

Join us for a special conversation with artists Amanda Ugorji and Sophie Weston Chien about our newest installation, Soft City.

Create 3-D shapes at a family origami night! The library will provide all required materials. This event is recommended for children over 5 and their caregivers. 

Join us for a book discussion and hangout each month as we read books that celebrate the LGBTQIA+ experience.

Join the Central Square Book Club!

Come try your hand at making a beautiful button!

Celebrate the shortest day of the year and the beginning of the winter season! Join us for a seasonal story time, a winter nature craft and a cozy treat.

We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes.

No registration is required. Please call (617) 349-4019 for details.

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 15-20 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes. 

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

What's a zine?

Brrr... Winter is coming!

Join musicians of the Boston Festival Orchestra for "Festive Fanfare," a dazzling celebration of the season's joy and warmth at the Cambridge Public Library!

Drop-in for open crafting time at the Library! This event is for people of all ages and no registration is required.

Join us over winter vacation for a cozy family movie at the Library! We will be screening The Wild Robot (Universal Pictures, rated PG). Snacks will be provided.

 

Experiment with thermochromic, or heat-sensitive pigment.

This Month's Read: The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez 

Enjoy the sounds of saxophonist Joseph Borsellino III and bassist Tony Irons for Mkeka, while enjoying a complimentary bowl of soup!

Join artist Alie Reilinger, printer at Cambridge-based Albertine Press and owner of Yellow Leg Studios, for an afternoon of crafting to start your weekend off with creativity! Details to come.

Welcome the Year of the Snake with hands-on crafts, face painting, treats and hot drinks, and entertainment!

Presented in collaboration with our friends in MIT's Graduate Tower at Site 4.

Join artist Alie Reilinger, printer at Cambridge-based Albertine Press and owner of Yellow Leg Studios, for an afternoon of crafting to start your weekend off with creativity!