Early Childhood Opportunities, Sports and Recreation

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.

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

Just for you and the baby!

It's a Library dance party!

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

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

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!

It's a Library dance party!

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

Youth ages 10-16 are welcome to join for four sessions of cooperative role-play and storytelling as we build out skills playing the table-top game DnD.

Come to the library in your pajamas to listen to stories, read with your children, and enjoy a snack before bed!

Come join us at the Boudreau branch for a chess challenge.

We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for a special evening story time event.

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.

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.

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.

Join us for a morning walk at one of the most renowned bird watching spots in Cambridge, Mount Auburn Cemetery!

Youth ages 10-16 are welcome to join for four sessions of cooperative role-play and storytelling as we build out skills playing the table-top game DnD.

Join us to watch a movie on Central Square Library's big screen and eat free popcorn! Past screenings have included popular action and comedy movies. No registration required.

Come to the Library to create something special!

Join us for a cozy afternoon reading together.

Join us for a cozy craft at the O'Connell Branch!

Bring a kids' book or two to swap and go home with a new book for yourself!