Early Childhood Opportunities, Afterschool Activities

Come to the Library to create something special!

Join HMSC volunteers for a live story reading and hands-on, family-friendly activities at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East. Recommended for ages 5–12. Admission to the museum is free.

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

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

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

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

It's a Library dance party!

It's a weekly block party!

Children and their grown-ups are invited to this special kid-centered cookbook club!

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

Celebrate Jasmine Warga's A Rover's Story with Mad Science's Radical Robots Workshop!

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

Join us for 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.

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

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

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. 

Stop by the Boudreau Branch after school to create something using 3D pens! This drop-in event is intended for school aged children and their families.

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

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

Just for you and the baby!

It's a Library dance party!

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

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.

Join us to celebrate Jasmine Warga's A Rover's Story, which tells the story of a rover's journey to Mars and the challenges it faces there.

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

We will adapt the tale "The Tortoise and the Hare" and perform our masterpiece for family and friends.