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Mid Cambridge

Last updated আগস্ট 24, 2020.

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Current programs

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Virtual 4-STEAM Bingo Game

Cambridge Public Library and Cambridge Science Festival

We're hosting a STEAM Bingo game. Complete any four STEAM activities, post your scorecard and WIN a Cuebot!

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Computer Classes at the Cambridge Public Library

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

The Cambridge Public Library offers free computer classes at our Main branch.

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Literacy and ESOL at the Cambridge Public Library

Cambridge Public Library

The Literacy Project offers free classes in English conversation, job hunting/resume writing and computer basics (Word, Internet and email).

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Senior Services and Delivery at the Cambridge Public Library

Cambridge Public Library

Monthly delivery service is available for residents who are homebound due to short or long term disability.

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Early Childhood Resource Center at the Cambridge Public Library

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

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.

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Takeout Technology Service at CPL

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge North Cambridge Wellington Harrington Cambridgeport

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.

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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!

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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.

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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!

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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!

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Alzheimer's Association Community Forum

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

Upcoming events

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Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Group

Cambridge Public Library

6অপরাহ্ন – 7অপরাহ্ন

Also: 6অপরাহ্ন – 7অপরাহ্ন, 6অপরাহ্ন – 7অপরাহ্ন, and 6অপরাহ্ন – 7অপরাহ্ন

October Book Selection: All Systems Red by Martha Wells
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Contemporary Reading Group

Cambridge Public Library

6অপরাহ্ন – 7অপরাহ্ন

Also: 6অপরাহ্ন – 7অপরাহ্ন, 6অপরাহ্ন – 7অপরাহ্ন, and 6অপরাহ্ন – 7অপরাহ্ন

October Book Selection: Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi
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O'Neill Branch Book Group

Cambridge Public Library

6:30অপরাহ্ন – 8অপরাহ্ন

Also: 6:30অপরাহ্ন – 8অপরাহ্ন, 6:30অপরাহ্ন – 8অপরাহ্ন, and 6:30অপরাহ্ন – 8অপরাহ্ন

North Cambridge

A book discussion group for adults at the O'Neill Branch Library. We read a mixture of fiction and nonfiction. Registration is required. 
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Virtual Pajama Story Time Series

Center for Families and Cambridge Public Library

6:45অপরাহ্ন – 7:15অপরাহ্ন

Also: 6:45অপরাহ্ন – 7:15অপরাহ্ন and 6:45অপরাহ্ন – 7:15অপরাহ্ন

The Center for Families and the Cambridge Public Library invite children and their grownups to join us from home for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes to wind down the day.

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Virtual STEAM Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

11পূর্বাহ্ন – 11:30পূর্বাহ্ন

Also: 11পূর্বাহ্ন – 11:30পূর্বাহ্ন

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

Cambridge Public Library

11পূর্বাহ্ন – 12অপরাহ্ন

Also: 11পূর্বাহ্ন – 12অপরাহ্ন, 11পূর্বাহ্ন – 12অপরাহ্ন, and 11পূর্বাহ্ন – 12অপরাহ্ন

Join us for a Virtual ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class conducted by Zoom.

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Virtual Beginner ESOL Class

Cambridge Public Library

1অপরাহ্ন – 2অপরাহ্ন

Also: 1অপরাহ্ন – 2অপরাহ্ন, 1অপরাহ্ন – 2অপরাহ্ন, and 1অপরাহ্ন – 2অপরাহ্ন

Join us for a Virtual ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class conducted by Zoom.

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Virtual Intermediate ESOL Class

Cambridge Public Library

3অপরাহ্ন – 4অপরাহ্ন

Also: 3অপরাহ্ন – 4অপরাহ্ন, 3অপরাহ্ন – 4অপরাহ্ন, and 3অপরাহ্ন – 4অপরাহ্ন

Join us for a Virtual ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class conducted by Zoom.

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Virtual Preschool Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

4অপরাহ্ন – 4:30অপরাহ্ন

Also: 4অপরাহ্ন – 4:30অপরাহ্ন, 4অপরাহ্ন – 4:30অপরাহ্ন, and 4অপরাহ্ন – 4:30অপরাহ্ন

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

Cambridge Public Library

11পূর্বাহ্ন – 11:30পূর্বাহ্ন

Also: 11পূর্বাহ্ন – 11:30পূর্বাহ্ন, 11পূর্বাহ্ন – 11:30পূর্বাহ্ন, and 11পূর্বাহ্ন – 11:30পূর্বাহ্ন

We invite children and their grownups to join us from home for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes.
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Perspectives Virtual Book Group 

Cambridge Public Library

5:30অপরাহ্ন – 6:30অপরাহ্ন

January book selection: Heavy by Kiese Laymon 
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O'Connell Branch Virtual Book Group

Cambridge Public Library

6:30অপরাহ্ন – 7:30অপরাহ্ন

December book selection:  The Monk of Mokha by David Eggers
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The Hive Open House

Cambridge Public Library

7অপরাহ্ন – 8অপরাহ্ন

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

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Tween/Teen Virtual Hangout

Cambridge Public Library

4অপরাহ্ন – 5অপরাহ্ন

Also: 4অপরাহ্ন – 5অপরাহ্ন, 4অপরাহ্ন – 5অপরাহ্ন, and 4অপরাহ্ন – 5অপরাহ্ন

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

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Virtual Pajama Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

6:45অপরাহ্ন – 7:30অপরাহ্ন

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

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US Foreign Policy in the Biden/Harris Administration with Ambassador Nicholas Burns

Cambridge Public Library

6:30অপরাহ্ন – 8অপরাহ্ন

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

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Virtual Baby Lapsit

Cambridge Public Library

10পূর্বাহ্ন – 10:30পূর্বাহ্ন

Also: 10পূর্বাহ্ন – 10:30পূর্বাহ্ন, 10পূর্বাহ্ন – 10:30পূর্বাহ্ন, and 10পূর্বাহ্ন – 10:30পূর্বাহ্ন

Just for you and the baby!

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Google Drawing 101: Winter Lanterns

Cambridge Public Library

3:30অপরাহ্ন – 5অপরাহ্ন

Interested in making your own lantern?

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Virtual Story Time: Hats!

Cambridge Public Library

10:30পূর্বাহ্ন – 11পূর্বাহ্ন

We invite children and their grown ups to join us from home for 25 minutes of fun stories about hats.

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Boudreau Branch Virtual Book Group

Cambridge Public Library

12অপরাহ্ন – 1অপরাহ্ন

February book selection: TBD.
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50 Rappers Who Changed The World

Cambridge Public Library

7অপরাহ্ন – 8অপরাহ্ন
Mid Cambridge

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

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Collins Branch Virtual Book Group

Cambridge Public Library

6অপরাহ্ন – 7অপরাহ্ন

February book selection: The Mountains Sing, by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai.
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The Hive Open House

Cambridge Public Library

12অপরাহ্ন – 1অপরাহ্ন

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

Event

Tweens & Teens Comics Workshop

Cambridge Public Library

4অপরাহ্ন – 5অপরাহ্ন

Also: 4অপরাহ্ন – 5অপরাহ্ন, 4অপরাহ্ন – 5অপরাহ্ন, and 4অপরাহ্ন – 5অপরাহ্ন

Grab some blank paper and pencils and join Matt Ryan of Free Lunch Studios for a four-week series designed to make you a better visual storyteller.

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NapSnacks: Red Velvet Banana Pudding

Cambridge Public Library

12অপরাহ্ন – 1অপরাহ্ন

The Library is excited to host local baking enthusiast Hermeline Pierre of "Dis Tew Good" for a virtual workshop.

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Virtual Story Time with the Mayor

Cambridge Public Library

4অপরাহ্ন – 4:30অপরাহ্ন

Also: 4অপরাহ্ন – 4:30অপরাহ্ন, 4অপরাহ্ন – 4:30অপরাহ্ন, and 4অপরাহ্ন – 4:30অপরাহ্ন

We invite children and their grownups to join us from home for a special monthly story time with Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui. 
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Virtual Story Time in honor of MLK

Cambridge Public Library

11পূর্বাহ্ন – 11:30পূর্বাহ্ন

We invite families with children of all ages to join us from home for stories inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy.

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Turn Your Drawing into 3D Charms

Cambridge Public Library

6অপরাহ্ন – 7:30অপরাহ্ন

Interested in making your own charm or token?

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Turn Your Drawing into 3D Charms

Cambridge Public Library

3:30অপরাহ্ন – 5অপরাহ্ন

Interested in making your own charm or token?

Event

Virtual STEAM Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

11পূর্বাহ্ন – 11:30পূর্বাহ্ন

Also: 11পূর্বাহ্ন – 11:30পূর্বাহ্ন, 11পূর্বাহ্ন – 11:30পূর্বাহ্ন, and 11পূর্বাহ্ন – 11:30পূর্বাহ্ন

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

Turn Your Drawing into 3D Charms

Cambridge Public Library

1অপরাহ্ন – 2:30অপরাহ্ন

Interested in making your own charm or token?

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Virtual Family Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

We invite children and their grownups to join us from home for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories and rhymes.
Event

Passion & Pathways: A New Virtual Series for Teens  

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

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Passion & Pathways: A New Virtual Series for Teens  

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

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Passion & Pathways: A New Virtual Series for Teens  

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

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Passion & Pathways: A New Virtual Series for Teens  

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

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Bullet Journaling Workshop

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Event

Passion & Pathways: A New Virtual Series for Teens  

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Event

Passion & Pathways: A New Virtual Series for Teens  

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Event

Virtual Family Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

We invite children and their grownups to join us from home for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes.
Event

Passion & Pathways: A New Virtual Series for Teens  

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Event

Virtual Family Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

We invite children and their grownups to join us from home for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes.
Event

Virtual Family Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Event

New Immigrant and Refugee Visions Welcome Event

Commission on Immigrant Rights and Citizenship (CIRC) and Cambridge Public Library

Agassiz, Mid Cambridge, and Neighborhood 9

CIRC and the Public Library will host a New Immigrant and Refugee Visions event to present a selection of three films followed by discussion and luncheon.

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Cambridge Family Literacy Fun Day!

Agenda for Children Literacy Initiative, Center for Families, Cambridge Public Schools, Cambridge Public Library, and Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP)

Mid Cambridge

Come celebrate National Family Literacy Month at the 23rd Annual Cambridge Family Literacy Fun Day at City Hall!

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Virtual Family Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

We invite children and their grownups to join us from home for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes.
Event

Virtual Family Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

We invite children and their grownups to join us from home for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes.
Event

The Hope Storytelling Project: Finding Comfort

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

For our inaugural workshop, we will begin by giving thanks to the places, people, and objects that make us who we are.

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The Hope Storytelling Project: Understanding Perspective

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

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Classical Music in Quarantine

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

Please register below.

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[Registration Required] Portraiture in Photography

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

Please register below.

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Virtual Family Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

We invite children and their grownups to join us from home for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes.
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Sunday Morning Yoga with Rachael Junard

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

Join us for a virtual community yoga class every Sunday in June from the comfort of your own home with instructor Rachael Junard!

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Contemporary Reading Group

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

September Book Selection: Everywhere You Don't Belong by Gabriel Bump
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Kids Books to Go (Collins)

Cambridge Public Library

Strawberry Hill

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

Event

Virtual ESOL Class

Cambridge Public Library

Join us for a Virtual ESOL Class conducted by Zoom.

Event

Intermediate Virtual ESOL Class

Cambridge Public Library

Join us for a Virtual ESOL Class conducted by Zoom.

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Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Group

Cambridge Public Library

6অপরাহ্ন – 7অপরাহ্ন

Also: 6অপরাহ্ন – 7অপরাহ্ন, 6অপরাহ্ন – 7অপরাহ্ন, and 6অপরাহ্ন – 7অপরাহ্ন

October Book Selection: All Systems Red by Martha Wells
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Contemporary Reading Group

Cambridge Public Library

6অপরাহ্ন – 7অপরাহ্ন

Also: 6অপরাহ্ন – 7অপরাহ্ন, 6অপরাহ্ন – 7অপরাহ্ন, and 6অপরাহ্ন – 7অপরাহ্ন

October Book Selection: Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi
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Boudreau Book Group (Boudreau)

Cambridge Public Library

This month's pick: Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver.
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The Unique Needs Of Solo Agers: Building Health, Community, and Emotional Support

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library for solo adults, those who may be solo in the future, and the people that support them.

Event

NapSnacks: Sweet Plantain Empanadas!

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

NapSnacks: homemade treats that are so good, you'll dream about them in your sleep.

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Becoming Odyssa: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

After graduating from college, Jennifer is drawn to the Appalachian Trail, a 2,175-mile footpath that stretches from Georgia to Maine.

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Virtual Family Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

We invite children and their grownups to join us from home for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes.
Event

Virtual Family Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

We invite children and their grownups to join us from home for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes.
Event

Virtual Family Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

We invite children and their grownups to join us from home for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes.
Event

O'Neill Branch Book Group

Cambridge Public Library

6:30অপরাহ্ন – 8অপরাহ্ন

Also: 6:30অপরাহ্ন – 8অপরাহ্ন, 6:30অপরাহ্ন – 8অপরাহ্ন, and 6:30অপরাহ্ন – 8অপরাহ্ন

North Cambridge

A book discussion group for adults at the O'Neill Branch Library. We read a mixture of fiction and nonfiction. Registration is required. 
Event

Virtual Family Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

We invite children and their grownups to join us from home for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes.
Event

Say I'm Dead, A Family Memoir of Race, Secrets and Love by Dolores Johnson

Cambridge Public Library

Mid Cambridge

A conversation between E. Dolores Johnson, a Cambridge author, and NEA consultant and Brother Thomas Fellow, Regie Gibson.

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Virtual Pajama Storytime

Cambridge Public Library

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

Event

Virtual Family Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

We invite children and their grownups to join us from home for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes.
Event

Virtual Pajama Story Time Series

Center for Families and Cambridge Public Library

6:45অপরাহ্ন – 7:15অপরাহ্ন

Also: 6:45অপরাহ্ন – 7:15অপরাহ্ন and 6:45অপরাহ্ন – 7:15অপরাহ্ন

The Center for Families and the Cambridge Public Library invite children and their grownups to join us from home for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes to wind down the day.

Event

Virtual STEAM Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Event

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.
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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!

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Kids Books to Go (O'Connell)

Cambridge Public Library

East Cambridge

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

Event

Kids Books to Go (Collins)

Cambridge Public Library

Strawberry Hill

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

Event

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.
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Dream Big 2020: Big Data, Big Problems

Cambridge Public Library

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Event

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.

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Collins Branch Virtual Book Group

Cambridge Public Library

All You Can Ever Know, by Nicole Chung.