Arts and Culture

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

Unleash your creativity at our open crafting program for adults!

December title: A Thief of Time by Tony Hillerman.

Join the Valente Branch for their book group!

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

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

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.

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

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.

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Brrr... Winter is coming!

What's a zine?

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!

Join us for a lively discussion of a great book in person at the Main Library!

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.