Parenting Resources, Youth

Looking for ways to manage screen use in your family? Have a child birith to 4? Join our 2-part virtual workshop series to learn helpful strategies and share ideas with other Cambridge parents!

It's a weekly block party!

Turn paper cut-outs into animations with the Gif-O-Graf machine!

We are hosting events distributing free fruits, vegetables, pantry staples, and more!

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

Welcome to our weekly free Chinese story time and Art & Craft Time for one hour fun time.

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. 

Have you checked out The Hive yet?

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 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.

What's a zine?

Kids in 6th, 7th and 8th grade can come to the Library to create hand-made cards and wrapping paper using print-making techniques! Snacks provided. No registration necessary.

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! 

 

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!

Come on your own, with friends, or bring the whole family to the museum for a special week of programming!

Come to the Library to create something special!

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

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.

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

Join friends at the O'Neill Branch to build, build, BUILD!

It's a weekly block party!

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

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!