Arts and Culture, Financial Assistance

Varya Lyapneva will explore space, mapping, and dislocation in three works of art that visualize fantasy worlds.

Curator Horace D. Ballard closely examines a work of art that speaks to the shifting contexts of American art.

Ochoa-Chavez will explore injury and repair in terms of the physical life of art objects as well as the interpersonal relationships they depict.

Listen to a lively mix of traditional Irish music and modern compositions, played by Rosemary Caine, Chris Devine, and Michael Morgan.

Sachi Laumas will explore how three works of art engage with illness and the healing process.

Diana Ochoa-Chavez will explore how artists have attempted to live with loss and how grief has impacted their art.

Join Lamees Rahman in exploring different forms of printmaking and experiment with hands-on making and digital exploration.

This talk will now be led by Allison Jackson, who will discuss her work conserving frames at the museums.

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

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.

Bangladesh Social Group named প্রবীণ সফলতার গল্প , which means “Senior Success Stories.”

Join us for a workshop to make a small quilted potholder or trivet. Using the ‘assembly line” quilting method, you will plan, cut, and sew a quilt using our sewing machines.

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

This week's selection: William Shakespeare, Macbeth

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

Using embroidery hoops, participants will hand-stitch words of affirmation while learning basic sewing techniques.

Come join us and sample a selection of books about the our environment and the natural world.

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.

Bring your project and enjoy the company of other fiber crafters