Cambridge Public Library

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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.

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.

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!

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

Beginner ESOL Class (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

星期四, 十二月 2 1下午 – 2下午

Also: 星期二, 十二月 7 1下午 – 2下午, 星期四, 十二月 9 1下午 – 2下午, and 星期二, 十二月 14 1下午 – 2下午

Chapter Chat (O'Neill/Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

星期四, 十二月 16 4下午 – 5下午

Also: 星期四, 一月 20, 2022 4下午 – 5下午, 星期四, 二月 17, 2022 4下午 – 5下午, and 星期四, March 17, 2022 4下午 – 5下午

Read the book, then come for conversation and activities!

Intermediate ESOL Class (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

星期四, 十二月 2 3下午 – 4下午

Also: 星期二, 十二月 7 3下午 – 4下午, 星期四, 十二月 9 3下午 – 4下午, and 星期二, 十二月 14 3下午 – 4下午

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

Great Books Book Group (Main/Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

星期二, 十二月 7 7下午 – 9下午

Also: 星期二, 一月 11, 2022 7下午 – 9下午, 星期二, 一月 25, 2022 7下午 – 9下午, and 星期二, 二月 8, 2022 7下午 – 9下午

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Group (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

星期三, 十二月 8 6下午 – 7下午

Also: 星期三, 一月 12, 2022 6下午 – 7下午, 星期三, 二月 9, 2022 6下午 – 7下午, and 星期三, March 9, 2022 6下午 – 7下午

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

[CLASS FULL] Tech Goes Home (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

星期二, 十二月 7 2下午 – 4下午

Also: 星期二, 十二月 14 2下午 – 4下午

Basic Computer Classes for Beginners

Outdoor Story Time (O'Connell)

Cambridge Public Library

星期五, 十二月 3 11上午 – 11:30上午

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

Wellness for Seniors: Let Your Yoga Dance® (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

星期一, 十二月 6 11上午 – 11:45上午

Also: 星期一, 十二月 13 11上午 – 11:45上午, 星期一, 十二月 20 11上午 – 11:45上午, and 星期一, 十二月 27 11上午 – 11:45上午

Breathe, stretch and dance your way to a blissful body, joyous heart and a steady, quiet mind!

Central Square Branch Book Group (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

星期二, 十二月 7 6下午 – 7下午

December book selection: Flour and/or Flour, Too by Joanne Chang.

Read to a Dog (O'Neill)

Cambridge Public Library

星期三, 十二月 8 3下午 – 4下午

Read with a cuddly friend!

Outdoor Story Time (O'Connell)

Cambridge Public Library

星期四, 十二月 2 3:30下午 – 4下午

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

星期五, 十二月 10 11上午 – 11:30上午

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

Outdoor Songs and Stories (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

星期三, 十二月 1 11上午 – 11:20上午

Also: 星期四, 十二月 2 11上午 – 11:20上午, 星期二, 十二月 7 11上午 – 11:20上午, and 星期三, 十二月 8 11上午 – 11:20上午

Put on your dancing shoes and head over to the Main Library!

Virtual Pajama Story Time Series

Center for Families and Cambridge Public Library

星期三, 十二月 15 6:45下午 – 7:30下午

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.

Virtual Family Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

星期四, 十二月 2 4下午 – 4:20下午

Also: 星期四, 十二月 9 4下午 – 4:20下午, 星期四, 十二月 16 4下午 – 4:20下午, and 星期四, 十二月 30 4下午 – 4:20下午

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

Virtual Baby Lapsit

Cambridge Public Library

星期一, 十二月 6 10上午 – 10:30上午

Also: 星期一, 十二月 13 10上午 – 10:30上午, 星期一, 十二月 20 10上午 – 10:30上午, and 星期一, 十二月 27 10上午 – 10:30上午

Just for you and the baby!

Boudreau Branch Book Group (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

星期三, 十二月 8 12下午 – 1下午

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

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

Cambridge Public Library

星期三, 十二月 8 6下午 – 7下午

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

Collins Branch Book Group (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

星期四, 十二月 9 6下午 – 7下午

December selection: We Love You Charlie Freeman by Kaitlyn Greenidge

Financial Literacy 101: Fraud (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

星期二, 十二月 14 6下午 – 7下午

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

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

Cambridge Public Library

星期二, 十二月 14 6下午 – 7下午

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

Pajama Story Time (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

星期三, 十二月 15 6:45下午 – 7:30下午

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.

Outdoor Story Time (Valente)

Cambridge Public Library

星期一, 十二月 6 4下午 – 4:30下午

Also: 星期一, 十二月 13 4下午 – 4:30下午, 星期一, 十二月 20 4下午 – 4:30下午, and 星期一, 十二月 27 4下午 – 4:30下午

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

Outdoor Story Time (Valente)

Cambridge Public Library

星期二, 十二月 7 11上午 – 11:30上午

Also: 星期二, 十二月 14 11上午 – 11:30上午, 星期二, 十二月 21 11上午 – 11:30上午, and 星期二, 十二月 28 11上午 – 11:30上午

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

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

Cambridge Public Library

星期四, 十二月 16 6:30下午 – 7:30下午

November selection: Writers and Lovers Widows by Lily King

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

Cambridge Public Library

星期五, 十二月 3 4下午 – 5下午

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

CPL CRAFTS: Visible Mending with Jessamy Kilcollins

Cambridge Public Library

星期四, 十二月 16 6下午 – 7:30下午

Transform your garments through the art of visible mending!

Winter Bike Maintenance (Valente)

Cambridge Public Library

星期一, 十二月 13 6下午 – 8下午

Looking for a winter project?

Winter Biking Bash

Cambridge Public Library

星期二, 十二月 14 6下午 – 8下午

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Winter Bike Maintenance (Valente)

Cambridge Public Library

星期一, 十二月 20 6下午 – 8下午

Looking for a winter project?

Equipment and Studio Reservations (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

星期四, 十二月 2 1下午 – 3:30下午

Also: 星期三, 十二月 22 1下午 – 3:30下午, 星期二, 十二月 28 6:30下午 – 9下午, and 星期四, 十二月 30 2:30下午 – 5下午

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Vinyl Cutting 101 (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

星期四, 十二月 2 6:30下午 – 7:30下午

Also: 星期六, 十二月 18 2下午 – 3下午

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

Vinyl Cutting 101 (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

星期五, 十二月 3 3:30下午 – 4:30下午

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

Hive Safety Training (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

星期六, 十二月 4 11上午 – 11:30上午

Also: 星期二, 十二月 7 2:30下午 – 3下午 and 星期二, 十二月 14 8下午 – 8:30下午

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Equipment and Studio Reservations (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

星期六, 十二月 4 1下午 – 3下午

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Glowforge 101: Creative Laser Cutting, Pt.1 (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

星期二, 十二月 7 6:30下午 – 7:30下午

Also: 星期三, 十二月 8 2下午 – 3下午

Learn how to cut, engrave, and shape designs from a variety of materials using the Glowforge Pro laser cutter in this 2 part series.

Studio Recording 101 (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

星期五, 十二月 10 3:30下午 – 4:30下午

Also: 星期六, 十二月 18 11上午 – 12下午 and 星期二, 十二月 21 2下午 – 3下午

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

XR Lab 101 (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

星期六, 十二月 11 11上午 – 12下午

Also: 星期二, 十二月 28 5下午 – 6下午 and 星期三, 十二月 29 1:30下午 – 2:30下午

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Glowforge 101: Creative Laser Cutting, Pt.2 (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

星期二, 十二月 14 6:30下午 – 7:30下午

Also: 星期三, 十二月 15 2下午 – 3下午

Learn how to cut, engrave, and shape designs from a variety of materials using the Glowforge Pro laser cutter in this 2 part series.

XR Lab 101 (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

星期五, 十二月 17 3:30下午 – 4:30下午

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Studio Recording 101 (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

星期二, 十二月 21 6:30下午 – 7:30下午

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

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

Cambridge Public Library

星期三, 十二月 22 3:30下午 – 5下午

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

Intermediate ESOL Class (Central Square)

Cambridge Public Library

星期四, 十二月 2 11上午 – 12:30下午

Also: 星期二, 十二月 7 11上午 – 12:30下午, 星期四, 十二月 9 11上午 – 12:30下午, and 星期二, 十二月 14 11上午 – 12:30下午

Join us for an English for Speakers of Other Languages Class.

Intro ESOL Class (Central Square)

Cambridge Public Library

星期三, 十二月 1 10:30上午 – 12下午

Also: 星期五, 十二月 3 10:30上午 – 12下午, 星期三, 十二月 8 10:30上午 – 12下午, and 星期五, 十二月 10 10:30上午 – 12下午

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

Resume and Job Application Support (Central Square)

Cambridge Public Library

星期三, 十二月 1 1下午 – 3下午

Also: 星期三, 十二月 8 1下午 – 3下午, 星期三, 十二月 15 1下午 – 3下午, and 星期三, 十二月 22 1下午 – 3下午

Looking for assistance creating a resume or looking for jobs?

Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

星期三, 十二月 1 10:30上午 – 11上午

Also: 星期三, 十二月 8 10:30上午 – 11上午, 星期三, 十二月 15 10:30上午 – 11上午, and 星期三, 十二月 22 10:30上午 – 11上午

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

星期三, 十二月 1 4下午 – 5下午

Also: 星期三, 十二月 8 4下午 – 5下午, 星期三, 十二月 15 4下午 – 5下午, and 星期三, 十二月 22 4下午 – 5下午

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

星期二, 十二月 21 6下午 – 7下午

Also: 星期二, 一月 18, 2022 6下午 – 7下午, 星期二, 二月 15, 2022 6下午 – 7下午, and 星期二, March 15, 2022 6下午 – 7下午

September read: Red Island House by Andrea Lee

Story Time

Cambridge Public Library

星期四, 十二月 2 10:30上午 – 11上午

Also: 星期四, 十二月 9 10:30上午 – 11上午, 星期四, 十二月 16 10:30上午 – 11上午, and 星期四, 十二月 30 10:30上午 – 11上午

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 Sing-Along (O'Neill Branch)

Cambridge Public Library

星期一, 十二月 6 10:30上午 – 10:50上午

Also: 星期一, 十二月 13 10:30上午 – 10:50上午, 星期一, 十二月 20 10:30上午 – 10:50上午, and 星期一, 十二月 27 10:30上午 – 10:50上午

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

Show past events.:

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

Cambridge Public Library

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

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

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

Read to a Dog (O'Neill)

Cambridge Public Library

Read with a cuddly friend!

Correctional: A Memoir by Ravi Shankar

Cambridge Public Library

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

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

Interested in podcasting, audio production or video production?

Studio Recording 101

Cambridge Public Library

Interested in podcasting, audio production or video production?

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

Cambridge Public Library

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

Equipment and Studio Reservations (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

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

Hive Safety Training (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

XR Lab 101 (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Equipment and Studio Reservations (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

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

Outdoor Story Time (O'Connell)

Cambridge Public Library

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

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

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

Vinyl Cutting 101 (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

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

Are you interested in using The Hive?

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

Cambridge Public Library

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

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

Read with a cuddly friend!

XR Lab 101 (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Financial Literacy 101: Managing a Checking Account (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

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

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

Cambridge Public Library

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

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

星期四, 十二月 2 1下午 – 2下午

Also: 星期二, 十二月 7 1下午 – 2下午, 星期四, 十二月 9 1下午 – 2下午, and 星期二, 十二月 14 1下午 – 2下午

Indran Amirthanayagam Presents Blue Window

Cambridge Public Library

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Outdoor Story Time (O'Connell)

Cambridge Public Library

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

星期四, 十二月 16 4下午 – 5下午

Also: 星期四, 一月 20, 2022 4下午 – 5下午, 星期四, 二月 17, 2022 4下午 – 5下午, and 星期四, March 17, 2022 4下午 – 5下午

Read the book, then come for conversation and activities!

Collins Branch Book Group (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

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

Joan Naviyuk Kane presents Dark Traffic (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

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

November selection: Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict

Glowforge 201 (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

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

Intermediate ESOL Class (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

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

Intermediate ESOL Class (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

星期四, 十二月 2 3下午 – 4下午

Also: 星期二, 十二月 7 3下午 – 4下午, 星期四, 十二月 9 3下午 – 4下午, and 星期二, 十二月 14 3下午 – 4下午

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

Outdoor Story Time (O'Connell)

Cambridge Public Library

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

星期二, 十二月 7 7下午 – 9下午

Also: 星期二, 一月 11, 2022 7下午 – 9下午, 星期二, 一月 25, 2022 7下午 – 9下午, and 星期二, 二月 8, 2022 7下午 – 9下午

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Group (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

星期三, 十二月 8 6下午 – 7下午

Also: 星期三, 一月 12, 2022 6下午 – 7下午, 星期三, 二月 9, 2022 6下午 – 7下午, and 星期三, March 9, 2022 6下午 – 7下午

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

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

Cambridge Public Library

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

星期二, 十二月 7 2下午 – 4下午

Also: 星期二, 十二月 14 2下午 – 4下午

Basic Computer Classes for Beginners

Wellness for Seniors: Zumba Gold (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

Put on your dancing shoes to improve flexibility and balance, strengthen muscles and have fun!

Zing Laser Cutting 101 (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Lamp x the CPL Present: A Book Club Walks Into a Bar (Lamplighter/Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

This month we're meeting in person in Lamplighter's back taproom to discuss We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry.

Creative ways for solo agers to navigate the holidays with Ailene Gerhadt

Cambridge Public Library

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Financial Literacy 101: Credit (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

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

Ashley C. Ford presents Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir (Virtual)

Cambridge Public Library

星期三, 十二月 1 6下午 – 7下午

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Family Literacy Month Bilingual Book Giveaway

Agenda for Children Literacy Initiative, Center for Families, Cambridge Public Library, and Cambridge Public Schools

Free books in over 20 different languages for Cambridge children birth to 5 years old!

Housed In Cambridge Drop In Hours

Community Development Department, Cambridge Human Rights Commission (CHRC), DHSP Multi-Service Center (MSC), and Cambridge Public Library

Have a Housing or Housing Related Question? Drop in to Meet the Team and find out about Housing Resources in Cambridge! City Staff will be on hand to answer your questions and provide information.

Zing Laser Cutting 101 (Main)

Cambridge Public Library

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

XR Lab 101 (Main)

Cambridge Public Library