Visual Arts and Crafts, Adult

Listen to lyrical medieval Welsh poetry, in both old Welsh and English, read by Harvard student Samuel Puopolo.

Join staff member Tayana Fincher for a talk focusing on healing through the creation of art and close looking.

Recitals are performed on Harvard’s famous 1958 D. A. Flentrop organ, at Adolphus Busch Hall.

Looking for some basic computer or mobile device guidance?

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

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.

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Drop by to contribute to a collaborative mural in the south lobby.

Learn to 3D print items in our library and create a 3D model to print using our Prusa 3D printers!

In this 90-minute workshop, you'll learn the basics of sewing machine operation and safety.

Come to the Library to create something special!

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

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

In this 90-minute workshop, you'll learn the basics of sewing machine operation and safety.

Learn about and remake the first synthetic blue pigment in history with art conservators Lisa Barro and Carolyn Riccardelli.

Delve deeper into ancient sculpture, from a time when Celtic and Classical cultures clashed, with art historian Kimberly Cassibry.

Recitals are performed on Harvard’s famous 1958 D. A. Flentrop organ, at Adolphus Busch Hall.

Kids in 6th, 7th and 8th grade can come to the Library to make designs with fuse beads! Snacks provided. No registration necessary.

Join the Acrylic Painting Workshop at our North Cambridge location and unleash your artistic talents with the guidance of a skilled instructor. You'll also get to take home your very own masterpiece!

Join staff as they discuss and activate this experimental device from 1930 by László Moholy-Nagy, a Bauhaus pioneer.

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Learn how to access YouTube on your smartphone (iPhone or Android) to expand your knowledge.

Learn how to upcycle clothing over four sessions!

Welcome springtime's longer daylight hours by decorating a paper stained glass suncatcher.

Learn how to use our Sony FX6 camera to film your own videos!

We’re keeping our doors open late for an evening of art, fun, food, and more!

Looking for some basic computer or mobile device guidance?