Arts and Culture

Diana Ochoa-Chavez will explore how artists have attempted to live with loss and how grief has impacted their art.

Sachi Laumas will explore how three works of art engage with illness and the healing process.

Join Lamees Rahman in exploring different forms of printmaking and experiment with hands-on making and digital exploration.

This talk will now be led by Allison Jackson, who will discuss her work conserving frames at the museums.

Bangladesh Social Group named প্রবীণ সফলতার গল্প , which means “Senior Success Stories.”

Join us at the Boudreau branch as we enjoy stories from around the world told by award-winning storyteller Len Cabral.

Join us for a workshop to make a small quilted potholder or trivet. Using the ‘assembly line” quilting method, you will plan, cut, and sew a quilt using our sewing machines.

Join us over April vacation for a family movie at the Library!

Learn about the rabbits raised at Land's Sake.

In honor of Earth Day, spend your afternoon at the Library creating your own terrarium.

Create your own scratch art tiles. Begin with a black square and scratch a design to reveal the magical colors hidden beneath.

Recommended for children ages 6-12 and their caregivers.

In honor of Earth Day, spend your afternoon at the Library creating your own terrarium.

This month's book: 

Join the Collins Branch Library in collaboration with the Cambridge Climate Leaders Initiative for a monthly discussion of a climate-related topic.

April selection: Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway

This week's selection: William Shakespeare, Macbeth

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

Using embroidery hoops, participants will hand-stitch words of affirmation while learning basic sewing techniques.

Join us for music, movement and stories. For children of all ages and their caregivers. Registration is not required.

 

Come join us and sample a selection of books about the our environment and the natural world.

We invite children and their caregivers for 20-25 minutes of stories and songs.

Join us for songs, rhymes, and fingerplays. For children of all ages. 

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

Bring your project and enjoy the company of other fiber crafters

We invite children and their caregivers for 20-25 minutes of stories and songs.

Silly Sh*t Variety Show is a one‑hour, no‑intermission variety chaos for misfits, queer folks, and creative outsiders. Serving up a rotating lineup of stand‑up, musical comedy, drag, clown, & storytelling.

Come to the Library for games and a different activity each week! Kids of all ages can hang out and do crafts or STEAM activities. No registration required.