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Have you checked out The Hive yet?

Join us for this free annual celebration of the season, featuring festive period decorations, music, treats, and more.

How do animals perceive time — both in the moment and across generations?

Kids in 6th, 7th and 8th grade can come to the Library to create hand-made cards and wrapping paper using print-making techniques! Snacks provided. No registration necessary.

Teens!

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

Youth ages 10-16 are welcome to join for four sessions of cooperative role-play and storytelling as we build out skills playing the table-top game DnD.

Hangout with other teens in the Valente Branch Community Room after school: socialize, unwind, play a game, make some art- your choice!

Young people ages 10 to 14 who love to write are welcome to share their ideas and writing.

Family Friendly event Celebrating the Winter Solstice with Crafts and Cocoa.

Back by popular demand!

Celebrate the shortest day of the year and the beginning of the winter season! Join us for a seasonal story, a winter nature craft and a cozy treat.

Join us for a morning walk at one of the most renowned bird watching spots in Cambridge, Mount Auburn Cemetery!

Decorate cookies with other teens and celebrate winter break.

Youth ages 10-16 are welcome to join for four sessions of cooperative role-play and storytelling as we build out skills playing the table-top game DnD.

Come on your own, with friends, or bring the whole family to the museum for a special week of programming!

Join us to watch a movie on Central Square Library's big screen and eat free popcorn! Past screenings have included popular action and comedy movies. No registration required.

Come to the Library to create something special!

Join us for a cozy afternoon reading together.

Hangout with other teens in the Valente Branch Community Room after school: socialize, unwind, play a game, make some art - your choice!

Join us for a cozy craft at the O'Connell Branch!

Bring a kids' book or two to swap and go home with a new book for yourself!

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

What did people in the past think the future would look like?

Leading biologists Ruth Lehmann and Siniša Hrvatin share their groundbreaking research on how living systems persevere, pause, and adapt across generations.

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

Explore the weird and wonderful qualities of time travel and black hole physics with MIT physics professor Scott Hughes and his students.