Family Activities, Visual Arts and Crafts

In this workshop, you’ll learn about scent as a sensory medium in Japanese Buddhist funerary and memorial rituals and craft your own incense.

Join us for a special performance exploring the rich musical dialogue between Turkish folk and classical traditions.

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

Join us for a morning walk at one of the most renowned bird watching spots in Cambridge, Mount Auburn Cemetery!

Bring your project and enjoy the company of other fiber crafters

Join local artist Brooke Lambert for an introduction to the printmaking process of linocut.

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.

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

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

It's a monthly block party!

The community potluck returns after being delayed due to the February blizzard. 

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

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

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

Registration Required.

National Library Week is April 6-12.

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

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

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.

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

What's a zine?

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.

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Treat yourself to an afternoon of fun, creativity, and community while a local artist guides us step-by-step through the process of creating a beautiful acrylic painting.

Celebrate National Poetry Month by creating your own poetry at the O'Connell Branch Library!

Have clothes to mend or craft projects to work on?

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Join us at the Boudreau branch as we enjoy stories from around the world told by award-winning storyteller Len Cabral.