Arts and Culture, Visual, Performing, and Media Arts

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

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

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

Let's talk about your favorite comics!

Enjoy time together with other caregivers and babies to learn, play and develop language and motor skills. Recommended for children from birth to 18 months with their caregivers. 

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

If you're looking to shake your sillies out before bed, join us for thirty minutes of music and movement!

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Express your gratitude for special people in your life with handmade Valentines!

Treat yourself to an afternoon of fun, creativity, and community while a local artist guides us step-by-step through the process of creating a beautiful acrylic painting.

Work with Perler Beads to follow a pattern or create your own unique design.

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

Join us for a lively discussion of a great book in person at the Main Library!

This month's book: 

People of all ages who enjoy children's books can read and discuss together.

This week's selection: Edmund Burke and Samuel Johnson on the Colonies

This month's book: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Join us for a dance party to get your wiggles out!

February Selection: People Like Us: A Novel by Jason Mott.

Join the Valente Branch for an exploration of literature!

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. 

Every month we will read and discuss a short story as a group.

February selection: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray.

Join Central Square's new Horror Book Club.

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

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