Arts and Culture, Parenting Resources

Join us for stories, songs and rhymes! Recommended for children of all ages and their caregivers. No registration is required. Please call 617-349-4023 for more information. 

It's a Library dance party!

Join us for a half-hour of stories and songs in the Children's Room. Recommended for children 0-5 and their caregivers.

Join us for songs, stories and rhymes followed by open play.

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

Join us in the Children's Room for a fun craft and related stories. For more information, call 617-349-4010. This program is recommended for ages 5-10.

This Month's Read: Blackheart Man by Nalo Hopkinson

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

We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 15-20 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes. 

No registration is required. Please call 617-349-4019 for details.

Put on your dancing shoes and head over for a morning of singing and dancing! We'll sing and move together, and share a story or two. For children of all ages and their grown-ups. 

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

Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes. For children of all ages and their grown-ups. 

It's a Library dance party!

Bring your project and come join other fiber crafters in your community!

Out with the old, in with the new! Join us for a clothing and toy exchange - for children’s items ages birth to 5 years old.

Join us for a new hour-long program, featuring thirty minutes of songs and stories and thirty minutes of open play!

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.

Join us every first and third Monday of the month to learn and practice Zen meditation with our neighbors at the Cambridge Zen Center!

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

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