Visual Arts and Crafts, Behavioral and Mental Health

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

Join curator Lynette Roth to discuss recently acquired drawings by Hanna Nagel, a pioneering German artist, active in the 1920s and 1930s.

This class is designed for people of all levels to strengthen the muscles, the heart and the brain--all while having fun and moving to great music!

Join Leigh Raiford and Teju Cole to examine photography’s role in social justice movements and national memory

Listen to epic stories about music and the otherworld of fairy folk, read in Old and modern Irish and in English translation.

Bring your project and enjoy the company of other fiber crafters

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.

Priya Allen will explore the design and politics of historical drinking vessels and containers.

Sachi Laumas will explore how three works of art engage with illness and the healing process.

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. 

Jade Xiao will explore how art captures the fleeting nature of time.

Join the Watercolor Painting Workshop

This is a tour in praise of love, exploring what it means to love and how love transforms us.

Join us for a free hands-on STEAM Community Drop-In at NuVu on Saturday, April 4 from 1–3 PM!

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.

Bring your project and come join other fiber crafters in your community!

Join us every first and third Monday of the month to learn and practice Zen meditation with our neighbors at the Cambridge Zen Center!

Put on your dancing shoes to improve flexibility and balance, strengthen muscles and have fun!

Join a discussion about 18 design drawings created in 1876 by John La Farge for Boston’s Trinity Church, which recently entered the collections.

Try out 2D animation with Gif-O-grafs!

Adults 18+ are invited to tell a story using 2D animation.

Registration Required.

It's fun, it's easy... it's exercise?

National Library Week is April 6-12.

This program, led by Zeenat Potia, will introduce and utilize mindfulness techniques to help us examine and regulate everyday life changes with a focus on aging.

Join us for a beginner-friendly counted cross stitch class at O'Neill!

Join us for a day of presentations by guest speakers exploring Celtic art.

Join instructor Darren Hairston for Zumba Gold – the fun and energizing dance fitness class tailored for active older adults and beginners!

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