Arts and Culture

Join curatorial assistant and practicing artist Meghan Grady for a discussion about drawing light, in conjunction with our special exhibition.

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.

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.

Join the Collins Branch Library in collaboration with the Cambridge Climate Leaders Initiative for a monthly discussion of a climate-related topic.

Join us for stories and a craft to celebrate the shortest day of the year. Come read, sing, craft and welcome back the light! 

 

We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes.

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

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

Introduction to Theatre is an interactive class where we will read from plays, act out scenes, analyze characters and the plots. No prior theatre experience necessary.

Join the Watercolor Painting Workshop

Join us on a journey of discovery; explore your creativity and hone your acting skills!
Registration is required for the 8-week series.

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.

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

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

Join us for a half hour of stories for children of all ages and their caregivers.

It's a Library dance party!

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

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

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. 

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

December Selection: The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger.

Sing and dance to your favorite songs! For children of all ages and their caregivers. No registration required.

Join us for songs, rhymes, and fingerplays. For children of all ages. 

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

It's a Library dance party!

Join us for 20-25 minutes of music, movement and stories. For children of all ages and their caregivers. Registration is not required.

 

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