Arts and Culture

Mark your calendars for our fourth annual Festival! Immerse yourself in a week of free Arts and STEM programming!

Come to the Library to create something special!

Join us at Valente for an afternoon of board games and fun!

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

Join us at the Boudreau Branch as we watch the 2008 movie Wall-E. There will be pizza available! No registration required.

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. 

Calling all middle grade readers!

Become an interstellar pilot by folding the ultimate paper airplane: a spaceship!

An afternoon of arts and crafts with artist, Alexandra Adamo!

Join master musician Shaw Pong Liu in an interactive, educational and bilingual (English and Mandarin) music program welcoming the Year of the Horse.

Join us for a rock concert with the band Rolie Polie Guacamole.

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

What's a zine?

Join us for a demonstration of capoeira, a unique Afro-Brazilian art form combining martial arts, dance, music and acrobatics.

Join us for a rock concert with the band Rolie Polie Guacamole.

Join friends and neighbors for a potluck!

Join us to watch a movie on Central Square Library's big screen and eat popcorn! No registration required.

In honor of Black History Month, join Opera on Tap Boston for Shakespeare of Harlem, a concert celebrating the life, work, and enduring influence of Langston Hughes.

Our monthly "Graphics Are Great!" book group is for kids aged 8-12.

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. 

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

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.

Stop by to make a paper snowflake in the south lobby and contribute to a cozy, collaborative winter installation in the MIT Welcome Center. Available 9:30am - 4pm.

Discover the many forms of Celtic creativity and their artistic legacies in this sweeping story that spans ancient to modern times.

Enjoy swinging New Orleans-style jazz with Josiah Reibstein & The Hubtones.

Drop by to contribute to a collaborative mural in the south lobby.