Early Childhood Opportunities

Join neighbors and friends for an autumn-themed potluck lunch at the Valente Branch. Bring a dish if you would like or simply come and enjoy!

Registration helpful.

Prospect Hill Academy Charter School is holding an Open House for PreK and Kindergarten families interested in applying for the 2025-2026 school year.

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

Just for you and the baby!

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

Join Annawon Weeden (Mashpee Wampanoag/Pequot/Narragansett) for storytelling and social dance, in honor of Native American Heritage Month.

Use a Merge Cube to bring artifacts to life as 3D holograms.

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

Come join us at the Boudreau branch for a chess challenge.

We invite children of all ages and their grown-ups to join us for stories and a simple art activity.

Join us for a relaxing walk of Fresh Pond with Park Ranger Tim Puopolo!

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.

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.

Have a child birth to 4? Want ideas to support your child’s growth? Join other Cambridge parents to get easy, fun ideas at the 6 monthly workshops of the Early Literacy Series.

Join us for a dance party to get your wiggles out!

We invite children and their caregivers to a 30-minute session of songs and stories in Mandarin Chinese with Mina (Yating) Fan, a local mother and educator.

Music, movement and stories! Join librarians for 20 minutes of fun! For children of all ages and their grown-ups.

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

Come join us for Trivia Night!

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 story time and art activities.

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.

Come to the Library to create something special!

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

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

Brrr... Winter is coming!

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.