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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Join the Watercolor Painting Workshop

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!

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 day of presentations by guest speakers exploring Celtic art.

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

What's a zine?

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.

Have clothes to mend or craft projects to work on?

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Using embroidery hoops, participants will hand-stitch words of affirmation while learning basic sewing techniques.

In honor of Earth Day, spend your afternoon at the Library creating your own terrarium.

Create your own scratch art tiles. Begin with a black square and scratch a design to reveal the magical colors hidden beneath.

Recommended for children ages 6-12 and their caregivers.

In honor of Earth Day, spend your afternoon at the Library creating your own terrarium.

Come join us and sample a selection of books about the our environment and the natural world.

Join us for stories, songs and rhymes followed by a craft. Recommended for children ages 3-7 and their caregivers.

Come to the Library to create something special!