Family Activities, Parenting Resources

Join us for this free annual celebration of the season, featuring festive period decorations, music, treats, and more.

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.

What's a zine?

Join us in the Children's Room for a fun craft and related stories. For more information, call 617-349-4010. This program is recommended for ages 5-10.

Read with a cuddly friend!

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

Read to Dante, our local cuddly therapy dog!

Stop by the Boudreau Branch after school and use our two button makers to create your very own buttons.

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

 

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!

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 over winter vacation for a family movie at the Library!

We will be screening Dog Man - PG  (Dreamworks, 2025). Snacks will be provided.

 

 

Celebrate the beginning of the new year, 12 hours early! Families with children of all ages join us for crafts, activities, and a Noon Year's Eve countdown!

Celebrate the start of 2026 without staying awake until midnight! Play games and create crafts with friends, family and neighbors. For children of all ages and their caregivers.

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

Start the year off right by getting to know Cambridge birds!

Come to the Library for games and a different activity each week!

Join us for a community building party at Valente as we build structures with LEGOS, wooden sticks, cards, and any other materials we can get our hands on!