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Celebrate the beginning of the new year, 12 hours early! Families with children of all ages join us for crafts, activities, and a Noon Year's Eve countdown!

Celebrate the start of 2026 without staying awake until midnight! Play games and create crafts with friends, family and neighbors. For children of all ages and their caregivers.

Come to the Library for games and a different activity each week!

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

We will be screening Dog Man - PG  (Dreamworks, 2025). Snacks will be provided.

 

 

The Harvard School of Dental Medicine's Students for Smiles Club and the Central Square Branch Library are hosting a free community event on oral health.

Start the year off right by getting to know Cambridge birds!

Join us for a community building party at Valente as we build structures with LEGOS, wooden sticks, cards, and any other materials we can get our hands on!

Join friends at the O'Neill Branch to build, build, BUILD!

It's a weekly block party!

Learn a new hobby and make a textured art piece with cardboard loom weaving! All materials are provided. Recommended for ages 5 and up. Registration is not required for this event.

Families with elementary school-age children join us for hands-on activities focused on Science, Technology, Arts, Engineering and Math.

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.

Come hear stories and songs about things that start with the letter E, and make an elephant craft.

Come join us at the Boudreau branch for a chess challenge.

Join social justice project Wee The People for a free, immersive, intergenerational event of storytelling and art-making to celebrate belonging, safety, and immigrant communities.

Come to the Library to create something special!

What's a zine?

Our monthly Middle Grade Mystery book group is for kids aged 10-14.

Enjoy a hot cup of coffee on a cold day (on us, while supplies last).

Sharpen your detective skills and explore the mysteries of how animals survive the winter season. This program is designed with ages 4-10 in mind, but all ages are welcome.

Enjoy reggae sounds from Roots Alley Collective. While you listen, enjoy a delicious hot cup of soup from Souper Roll Up Cafe (on us, while supplies last!).

Did you know you can vote for a winner in the Massachusetts Children's Book Award each year?

Stop by for “open puzzling” in the lobby. We’ll have a few puzzles of varying difficulty levels set out for community members to work on together. Stay for 5 minutes or a few hours!

Join artist Alie Reilinger, printer at Cambridge-based Albertine Press and owner of Yellow Leg Studios, for an afternoon of Valentine’s Day printmaking.

Discover pianist/vocalist Pelin “Su” Yavuz’s unique blend of neo-soul, jazz, hip hop and R&B. While you listen, enjoy a delicious hot cup of soup from Souper Roll Up Cafe (while supplies last!).

Welcome the Year of the Horse! 🧧🐴🍊 Featuring hands-on crafts, face painting, treats, and more.

Engage with school staff and leaders, learn more about our vibrant, welcoming school community, and ask any questions you might have.