Arts and Culture, Parenting Resources

Join us for Brazilian-inspired music and dance! 

Recommended for children of all ages and their caregivers.

No registration required.

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.

Join local artist, musician and educator Ben Cunningham for a transformative storytelling performance.

Join us for stories, songs and rhymes followed by a craft. Recommended for children ages 3-7 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

Come watch a movie on Central Square Library's big screen and eat free popcorn! 

The Library is pleased to be working with dedicated community members to offer a special story time in Arabic!

Come to the Library to create something special!

This Month's Read: Blackheart Man by Nalo Hopkinson

Join the MIT Outing Club for the 11th annual No Man's Land Film Festival!

Please stop by and pick up a variety of fresh produce and non-perishable items. This event is completely free and all are welcome!

Join us for a lunchtime concert with Jazz World Trio, featuring Guillermo Nojechowicz and Ron Mahdi.

Join us for a book discussion and hangout each month as we read books that celebrate the LGBTQIA+ experience.

Embrace springtime with a plant, seed, and planting-related supplies swap!

The Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble joins Cantilena to perform a collaborative concert in Worcester & Arlington featuring "I Rise: Women in Song" by acclaimed cross-cultural composer Reena Esmail.

Join us for a lunchtime concert with Jazz World Trio, featuring Guillermo Nojechowicz and Ron Mahdi

Spend your lunch break with Sol y Canto!

Celebrate Juneteenth (a day early!) with live music, delicious food truck options, lawn games, and more.

Celebrate the start of summer with friends (new and old), classmates, neighbors, colleagues, and family from the Cambridge, Kendall, and MIT communities!