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The Cambridge Public Library is the proud home of the Greater Boston ECRC, which includes materials, services, programs and other resources for the early childhood community.

Library Opportunities for Children

Cambridge Public Library

Our CPL calendar links provide a list of all upcoming opportunities for children ages 0-11; regular activities include a variety of virtual story times, arts, musical, and dance events!

Library Opportunities for Teens

Cambridge Public Library

Our CPL calendar links provide a list of all upcoming opportunities for tweens and teens ages 12-18; regular activities include a tween/teen hangouts, 3D printing workshops, and lots more!

Takeout Technology Service at CPL

Cambridge Public Library

We extend access to technology like Chromebook laptops and mobile WiFi hotspots by allowing patrons to check out devices during the COVID-19 public health crisis.

STEAM@Home: Backyard Birding

Cambridge Public Library and Cambridge STEAM Initiative

Explore local birds in their natural habitat either in your own neighborhood or further afield. Identify the birds you see. Keep track of your findings on paper or in a sketchbook!

STEAM@Home: Leaf Rubbing

Cambridge Public Library and Cambridge STEAM Initiative

Ever wonder about the trees around you? Let's learn to identify trees in our neighborhoods or on-the-go.

Show past programs.:

Alzheimer's Association Community Forum

Cambridge Public Library

Upcoming events

Wee Are Every Good Thing: Celebrating and Affirming Our BIPOC Children with Wee the People (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

ማክሰኞ, November 9 6:30am – 8:30am

If you're a parent or educator of color, chances are you grew up rarely (or maybe never) seeing yourself reflected in the books that filled your local library or classroom.

Parent/Child (Ages 7-10) Book Group (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

ማክሰኞ, November 9 6pm – 7pm

Join us virtually for a lively discussion of a great book over Zoom with special guest, author Kate McGovern!

Boudreau Branch Book Group (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

እሮብ, November 10 12pm – 1pm

November book selection: The mountains sing by Nguyẽ̂n Phan Qué̂ Mai.

Read to a Dog (O'Neill)

Cambridge Public Library

እሮብ, November 10 3pm – 4pm

Read with a cuddly friend!

Correctional: A Memoir by Ravi Shankar

Cambridge Public Library

ሃሙስ, November 11 6:30pm – 8pm

The first time Ravi Shankar was arrested, he spoke out against racist policing on National Public Radio and successfully sued the city of New York.

Freshman Design at The Hive (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

ማክሰኞ, October 26 8:45am – 9:50am

Also: ሃሙስ, October 28 8:45am – 9:50am, ማክሰኞ, November 2 8:45am – 9:50am, and ሃሙስ, November 4 8:45am – 9:50am

This freshman only design course through the Rindge School of Technical Arts is for students with interests in graphic design, digital media, and production techniques.

Studio Recording 101

Cambridge Public Library

ማክሰኞ, October 26 1pm – 2pm

Interested in podcasting, audio production or video production?

Parent/Child (Ages 10-13) Book Group (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

እሮብ, November 10 6pm – 7pm

Join us virtually for a lively discussion of a great book over Zoom.

Equipment and Studio Reservations (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

ማክሰኞ, November 2 1pm – 3:30pm

On Tuesday, November, from 1:30 p.m.

Hive Safety Training (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

ማክሰኞ, November 2 4pm – 4:30pm

Also: ሃሙስ, November 4 7pm – 7:30pm, ዓርብ, November 12 4pm – 4:30pm, and ማክሰኞ, November 16 1pm – 1:30pm

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

XR Lab 101 (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

እሮብ, November 3 1pm – 2pm

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Equipment and Studio Reservations (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

ሃሙስ, November 4 1pm – 6pm

Also: Saturday, November 6 12:30pm – 5:30pm, Saturday, November 13 12:30pm – 5:30pm, and ሃሙስ, November 18 1pm – 6pm

On Thursday, November 4, from 1:00 p.m.

Outdoor Story Time (O'Connell)

Cambridge Public Library

ሃሙስ, November 4 3:30pm – 4pm

We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories and rhymes, with a craft to take and make at home, while supplies last.

Outdoor Story Time (O'Connell)

Cambridge Public Library

ዓርብ, November 5 11am – 11:30am

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

Studio Recording 101 (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

ዓርብ, November 5 1pm – 2pm

Also: Saturday, November 13 11am – 12pm, እሮብ, November 24 6:30pm – 7:30pm, and ማክሰኞ, November 30 1pm – 2pm

Are you interested in podcasting, audio production, or video production?

Vinyl Cutting 101 (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

Saturday, November 6 11am – 12pm

Would you like to make your own vinyl signs, stickers, or images to transfer to T-shirts and other textiles?

Hive Safety Training and Glowforge 101 (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

ማክሰኞ, November 9 1:30pm – 2:30pm

Also: Saturday, November 20 11am – 12pm

Are you interested in using The Hive?

3D Printing 101: Design and Creation, Pt.1 (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

እሮብ, November 10 5:30pm – 7pm

Learn how to create objects in digital space and fabricate those creations using our Sindoh 3D printers in this 2 part series.

Outdoor Story Time (O'Connell)

Cambridge Public Library

ዓርብ, November 12 11am – 11:30am

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

Read to a Dog (O'Neill)

Cambridge Public Library

Monday, November 15 3pm – 4pm

Read with a cuddly friend!

XR Lab 101 (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

ማክሰኞ, November 16 4pm – 5pm

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Financial Literacy 101: Managing a Checking Account (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

ማክሰኞ, November 16 6pm – 7pm

Managing one's own money in today's world is tricky.

3D Printing 101: Design and Creation, Pt.2 (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

እሮብ, November 17 5:30pm – 7pm

Learn how to create objects in digital space and fabricate those creations using our Sindoh 3D printers in this 2 part series.

Pajama Story Time (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

እሮብ, November 17 6:45pm – 7:30pm

We invite children and their grown-ups to join us from home for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories and rhymes to wind down the day.

Beginner ESOL Class (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

ሃሙስ, November 4 1pm – 2pm

Also: ማክሰኞ, November 9 1pm – 2pm, ማክሰኞ, November 16 1pm – 2pm, and ሃሙስ, November 18 1pm – 2pm

Indran Amirthanayagam Presents Blue Window

Cambridge Public Library

Monday, November 8 6:30pm – 8pm

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Outdoor Story Time (O'Connell)

Cambridge Public Library

ሃሙስ, November 18 3:30pm – 4pm

We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories and rhymes, with a craft to take and make at home, while supplies last.

Chapter Chat (O'Neill/Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

ሃሙስ, November 18 4pm – 5pm

Also: ሃሙስ, December 16 4pm – 5pm, ሃሙስ, January 20, 2022 4pm – 5pm, and ሃሙስ, February 17, 2022 4pm – 5pm

Read the book, then come for conversation and activities!

Collins Branch Book Group (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

ሃሙስ, November 18 6pm – 7pm

November selection: The Ungrateful Refugee: What Immigrants Never Tell You by Dina Nayeri

Joan Naviyuk Kane presents Dark Traffic (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

ሃሙስ, November 18 6pm – 7pm

Dark Traffic creates landmarks through language, by which its speakers begin to describe traumas in order to survive and move through them.

O'Connell Book Group (O'Connell Branch / Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

ሃሙስ, November 18 6:30pm – 7:30pm

November selection: Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict

Glowforge 201 (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

እሮብ, October 27 6pm – 7pm

You have learned the basics of our Glowforge Pro and are ready to level up!

Intermediate ESOL Class (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

ማክሰኞ, November 9 3pm – 4pm

Also: ማክሰኞ, November 16 3pm – 4pm

Join us for an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Class.

Intermediate ESOL Class (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

ሃሙስ, November 18 3pm – 4pm

Also: ማክሰኞ, November 23 3pm – 4pm, ማክሰኞ, November 30 3pm – 4pm, and ሃሙስ, December 2 3pm – 4pm

Join us for an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Class.

Outdoor Story Time (O'Connell)

Cambridge Public Library

ዓርብ, November 19 11am – 11:30am

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

Great Books Book Group (Main/Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

ማክሰኞ, November 9 7pm – 9pm

Also: ማክሰኞ, November 23 7pm – 9pm, ማክሰኞ, December 7 7pm – 9pm, and ማክሰኞ, January 11, 2022 7pm – 9pm

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Group (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

እሮብ, November 10 6pm – 7pm

Also: እሮብ, December 8 6pm – 7pm, እሮብ, January 12, 2022 6pm – 7pm, and እሮብ, February 9, 2022 6pm – 7pm

Reading Interests: The group concentrates on science fiction and fantasy.

Magic Tree House Book Group (O'Connell/Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

ዓርብ, November 5 4pm – 5pm

Our Magic Tree House book group for kids ages 5-10 meets the first Friday of the month.

[CLASS FULL] Tech Goes Home (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

ማክሰኞ, October 26 2pm – 4pm

Also: ማክሰኞ, November 2 2pm – 4pm, ማክሰኞ, November 9 2pm – 4pm, and ማክሰኞ, November 16 2pm – 4pm

Basic Computer Classes for Beginners

Virtual Pajama Story Time Series

Center for Families and Cambridge Public Library

እሮብ, October 27 6:45pm – 7:15pm

The Center for Families and the Cambridge Public Library invite Cambridge children birth through age 8 and their grownups to join us on Zoom for songs, stories, and rhymes to wind down the day.

Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

እሮብ, October 27 10:30am – 11am

Also: እሮብ, November 3 10:30am – 11am, እሮብ, November 10 10:30am – 11am, and እሮብ, November 17 10:30am – 11am

Cambridgeport

Join us for a half-hour of stories in the Children's Room at the Central Square Branch Library. For ages birth-5 with caregivers.

Art and Stories

Cambridge Public Library

እሮብ, October 27 4pm – 5pm

Also: እሮብ, November 3 4pm – 5pm, እሮብ, November 10 4pm – 5pm, and እሮብ, November 17 4pm – 5pm

Cambridgeport

Join us in the Central Square Children's Room for a fun and easy art and craft project while you listen to stories. Ages 4-12, under 7 with caregiver.

Contemporary Book Group

Cambridge Public Library

ማክሰኞ, November 16 6pm – 7pm

Also: ማክሰኞ, December 21 6pm – 7pm, ማክሰኞ, January 18, 2022 6pm – 7pm, and ማክሰኞ, February 15, 2022 6pm – 7pm

September read: Red Island House by Andrea Lee

Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

ሃሙስ, October 28 10:30am – 11am

Also: ሃሙስ, November 4 10:30am – 11am, ሃሙስ, November 18 10:30am – 11am, and ሃሙስ, December 2 10:30am – 11am

Cambridgeport

Join us for a half-hour of stories in the Children's Room at the Central Square Branch Library. For ages birth-5 with caregivers.

Outdoor Baby Lapsit

Cambridge Public Library

Monday, October 25 10am – 10:20am

Also: Monday, November 1 10am – 10:20am, Monday, November 8 10am – 10:20am, and Monday, November 15 10am – 10:20am

Just for you and the baby!

Outdoor Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

ማክሰኞ, October 26 4pm – 4:20pm

Also: ማክሰኞ, November 2 4pm – 4:20pm, ማክሰኞ, November 9 4pm – 4:20pm, and ማክሰኞ, November 16 4pm – 4:20pm

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

Outdoor Sing-Along

Cambridge Public Library

እሮብ, October 27 11am – 11:20am

Also: እሮብ, November 3 11am – 11:20am, እሮብ, November 10 11am – 11:20am, and እሮብ, November 17 11am – 11:20am

Put on your dancing shoes and head over for a morning of singing and dancing!

Outdoor Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

ሃሙስ, October 28 11am – 11:20am

Also: ሃሙስ, November 4 11am – 11:20am and ሃሙስ, November 18 11am – 11:20am

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

Outdoor Sing-Along (O'Neill Branch)

Cambridge Public Library

Monday, October 25 10:30am – 10:50am

Also: Monday, November 1 10:30am – 10:50am, Monday, November 8 10:30am – 10:50am, and Monday, November 15 10:30am – 10:50am

Put on your dancing shoes and head over for a morning of singing and dancing!

Outdoor Story Time (O'Neill Branch)

Cambridge Public Library

ሃሙስ, October 28 11am – 11:20am

Also: ሃሙስ, November 4 11am – 11:20am, ሃሙስ, November 18 11am – 11:20am, and ሃሙስ, December 2 11am – 11:20am

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

Show past events.:

Freshman Design at The Hive (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

ማክሰኞ, October 26 8:45am – 9:50am

Also: ሃሙስ, October 28 8:45am – 9:50am, ማክሰኞ, November 2 8:45am – 9:50am, and ሃሙስ, November 4 8:45am – 9:50am

This freshman only design course through the Rindge School of Technical Arts is for students with interests in graphic design, digital media, and production techniques.

Studio Recording 101

Cambridge Public Library

Neighborhood 9 and West Cambridge

Interested in podcasting, audio production or video production?

Voices for Justice: Ta-Nehisi Coates in Conversation with Callie Crossley

Cambridge Public Library

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Bike Maintenance Basics

Cambridge Public Library

We all know that bicycling is a great way to get around town, keep fit and reduce your carbon footprint.

Who's Little Joey: Photo Detecting 101

Cambridge Public Library

Do you have unidentified people in your family photo albums?

CPL International Briefing: The Conflict between India and China with Rukmani Gupta

Cambridge Public Library

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Virtual Preschool Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

We invite children ages 3-5 and their grown ups to join us from home for 25 minutes of engaging stories.

Tween/Teen Virtual Hangout

Cambridge Public Library

A drop-in hour for tweens, teens and their caregivers.

Books to Go (Boudreau)

Cambridge Public Library

Borrow a bag of pre-selected books for kids, teens or adults!

Linked Descendants: African American Genealogy Prior to 1870

Cambridge Public Library

Join us for a workshop with Sharon Leslie Morgan, renowned genealogist and founder of Our Black Ancestry, as we delve into African American ancestry before abolition.

Books to Go (Collins)

Cambridge Public Library

Strawberry Hill

Borrow a bag of pre-selected books for kids, teens or adults!

VOICES Concert Series: Andrea Cruz

Cambridge Public Library

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Collins Branch Virtual Book Group

Cambridge Public Library

April selection: Big Girl, Small Town by Michelle Gallen

CPL CRAFTS: Grocery Store Natural Dyeing with Stephen Hamilton

Cambridge Public Library

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Boudreau Branch Virtual Book Group

Cambridge Public Library

April book selection: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Virtual Sing-Along

Cambridge Public Library

Put on your dancing shoes!

Buns, Beards, Bodices and Bustles: Understanding Ancestors Through Clothing

Cambridge Public Library

Ancestral fashions and the industry that produced them left behind a fascinating legacy of images and information.

The Hope Storytelling Project: Finding Unity in Diversity

Cambridge Public Library

In a social climate where divisiveness, racism, and prejudice are growing and separating our country, it can seem like there's no where to turn, that everything is hopeless.

Hip Hop HERstory: A Discussion of Influential Women in Hip Hop

Cambridge Public Library

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

The Whys and Whens of Car Maintenance

Cambridge Public Library

Chaya Milchtein of Mechanic Shop Femme presents an overview of car maintenance that will can save you time, money and hassle.

Virtual Baby Lapsit

Cambridge Public Library

Just for you and the baby!

Perspectives Virtual Book Group

Cambridge Public Library

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

O'Connell Branch Virtual Book Group

Cambridge Public Library

April book selection: Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami

Wellness for Seniors: Low Impact Fitness

Cambridge Public Library

This class is designed for people of all levels ot strengthen the muscles, the heart and the brain--all while having fun and moving to great music!

Google Drawing 101: Sticker Design

Cambridge Public Library

Interested in making your own vinyl stickers?

The Hive Open House

Cambridge Public Library

Interested in learning about the new creative space at our main library?

Design Support

Cambridge Public Library

Have you attended one of our virtual design workshops or developed a project idea on your own that you would like to bring to life using some of the tools in The Hive?

POETS IN THE ROUND: Yanyi, Shira Erlichman, and Asiya Wadud

Cambridge Public Library

Join us for this special event in honor of National Poetry Month!

Being one with Earth: Telling stories with papercutting

Cambridge Public Library

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Podcasting from Home (CCTV)

Cambridge Public Library

What equipment do you need and how do you set up at home to record yourself and your guest who's calling in remotely?

Virtual Family Night with Children's Illustrator Bryan Collier

Cambridge Public Library

Join us for a very special chat about art, storytelling, and making books with the beloved, award-winning children's book writer and illustrator, Bryan Collier.

Kids Books to Go (Boudreau)

Cambridge Public Library

Neighborhood 9 and West Cambridge

Borrow a bag of pre-selected library books for your kids and teens!

Kids Books to Go (O'Connell)

Cambridge Public Library

Borrow a bag of pre-selected library books for your kids and teens!

Kids Books to Go (Collins)

Cambridge Public Library

Strawberry Hill

Borrow a bag of pre-selected library books for your kids and teens!

Virtual STEAM Story Time: Ramps and Inclines

Cambridge Public Library

We invite children and their grownups to join us from home for 20-25 minutes of stories and hands-on activities.

Dream Big 2020: Big Data, Big Problems

Cambridge Public Library

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

AR For Art

Cambridge Public Library

The ways in which we create, share, and consume art have been transformed b huhh b8uu8This outlines the curriculum for a 4-week Augmented Reality (AR) Experience project.

Collins Branch Virtual Book Group

Cambridge Public Library

All You Can Ever Know, by Nicole Chung.

Virtual STEAM Story Time: Autumn Leaves

Cambridge Public Library

We invite children and their grownups to join us from home for 20-25 minutes of stories and hands-on activities.

Virtual STEAM Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

We invite children and their grownups to join us from home for 20-25 minutes of stories and hands-on activities.

Mindfulness Crafting with Linda Tang

Cambridge Public Library