Wellness for Seniors: Zumba Gold (Virtual)
Cambridge Public Library
Monday, May 6 11am – 11:45am
Put on your dancing shoes to improve flexibility and balance, strengthen muscles and have fun!
CPL Nature Club - Spring Birdwatching (O'Neill)
Cambridge Public Library
Monday, May 6 4pm – 5:30pm
Join us as we walk to local wildlife hotspot Danehy Park and search for birds!
Chess Hour (Boudreau)
Cambridge Public Library
Monday, May 6 6pm – 7pm
Also: Monday, May 20 6pm – 7pm
Come join us at the Boudreau branch for a chess challenge.
The Call Is Coming from Inside the House: A Personal Essay Workshop with Alysia Abbott
Cambridge Public Library
Monday, May 6 6pm – 8pm
Also: Monday, May 13 6pm – 8pm and Monday, May 20 6pm – 8pm
Do you suspect the most urgent story you have to tell is your own but fear being self-indulgent or upsetting family members?
Sign Up for English Class (ESOL)
DHSP Community Learning Center
Tuesday, May 7 9:30am – 12pm
Also: Thursday, May 30 6pm – 8:30pm
Sign up for free English (ESOL) classes and take a placement test. Learn about our programs and the resources that come with being a student at the Cambridge Community Learning Center!
Internet Basics (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, May 7 11am – 12pm
Learn about the internet and accessing websites.
Zing Laser Cutting 101 (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, May 7 1pm – 2:30pm
Also: Thursday, May 9 10am – 11:30am and Thursday, May 23 7pm – 8:30pm
Learn how to use our Epilog Zing—an industry-standard laser cutting machine.
Board Game Night for Adults (Valente)
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, May 7 6pm – 7:30pm
Join us for an evening of board games.
Sign Up for High School Equivalency Prep (HiSET/GED) and Reading, Writing and Math Classes
DHSP Community Learning Center
Tuesday, May 7 6pm – 8pm
Also: Tuesday, June 4 6pm – 8pm
Learn about our Reading/Writing, Math and Science classes for adults and take a placement test. Students work towards their high school equivalency (GED/HiSET) or just want to improve their skills.
Knitting Group (Boudreau)
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, May 7 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Also: Tuesday, May 14 6:30pm – 7:30pm; Tuesday, May 21 6:30pm – 7:30pm; and Tuesday, May 28 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Bring your project, yarn and needles to enjoy an hour in the company of other crafters.
3D Printing 101: Game Piece Design
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, May 7 7pm – 8:30pm
Also: Wednesday, May 15 1pm – 2:30pm and Tuesday, May 28 1pm – 2:30pm
Learn how to create your favorite game piece in digital space and print it out using our Prusa 3D printers.
Boudreau Branch Book Group (Boudreau/Virtual)
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, May 8 12pm – 1pm
May Title: There There by Tommy Orange.
Midday Music: New England Jazz Collaborative
MIT Open Space Programming
Wednesday, May 8 12:15pm – 1pm
Spend your lunch hour grooving to acclaimed drummer-vocalist Lumanyano Mzi and his unique brand of South African-infused jazz. Presented with Cambridge-based New England Jazz Collaborative.
Half Day Take & Make
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, May 8 1pm – 3pm
Stop by the library after school to pick up a Take & Make kit. Bring it home with you and get creative! No registration is required for this free event. Available while supplies last.
Serger Training (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, May 8 1pm – 2:30pm
Also: Wednesday, May 22 1pm – 2:30pm and Monday, May 27 3pm – 4:30pm
Are you an intermediate or advanced sewer?
Creating Comics Workshop
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, May 8 2:30pm – 4pm
Learn all the steps to create your very own graphic novel!
Hilke Schellman presents: The Algorithm: How AI Decides Who Gets Hired, Monitored, Promoted, and Fired, And Why We Need to Fight Back (Main))
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, May 8 6pm – 7:30pm
Hilke Schellmann, is an Emmy award winning investigative reporter and assistant professor of journalism at New York University.
Wednesday Word Puzzles (O'Connell)
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, May 8 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Drop in to try some fun puzzles every week: word searches, riddles, and variety crosswords!
Brewery Book Club (Lamplighter)
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, May 8 7pm – 8:30pm
You're invited to our May Brewery Book Club, where Lamplighter and the Cambridge Public Library team up to highlight contemporary works from marginalized voices while having a beer.
Wellness for Seniors: Zumba Gold
Cambridge Public Library
Thursday, May 9 11am – 12pm
Also: Thursday, May 16 11am – 12pm; Thursday, May 23 11am – 12pm; and Thursday, May 30 11am – 12pm
Put on your dancing shoes to improve flexibility and balance, strengthen muscles and have fun!
The Mother Mount legend La Leyenda de la Madre Monte
Cambridge Council on Aging
Thursday, May 9 1pm – 2pm
Also: Thursday, July 18 1pm – 2pm
The Mother Mount legend
La Leyenda de la Madre Monte
A Bilingual Storytelling Event - Un evento de Cuentacuentos
Read to a Dog (O'Neill)
Cambridge Public Library
Thursday, May 9 3pm – 4pm
Read with a cuddly friend!
Food for Free School Market
Community Charter School of Cambridge and Food For Free
Thursday, May 9 3:45pm – 5pm
Also: Thursday, June 13 3:45pm – 5pm
Please stop by and pick up a variety of fresh produce and non-perishable items. This event is completely free and all are welcome! Thank you to our partners at Food for Free for making this possible.
Spring Linocut Workshop (Collins)
Cambridge Public Library
Thursday, May 9 5pm – 7pm
Create beautiful linocut prints at the Collins Branch!
Bridge to College Information Session
DHSP Community Learning Center
Thursday, May 9 6pm – 7pm
Also: Friday, May 17 12pm – 1pm; Thursday, May 23 6:30pm – 7:30pm; and Monday, June 3 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Learn about a free program that helps adults go to college. Some sessions are online and others are in-person. Look below and click on the link to sign up!