Schools (6th-12th Grade), Visual Arts and Crafts

Join us for a 6-week workshop series and learn the art of making beads out of paper. You will create an original piece of jewelry.

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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!

Express your gratitude for special people in your life with handmade Valentines!

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.

Work with Perler Beads to follow a pattern or create your own unique design.

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. 

Mark your calendars for our fourth annual Festival! Immerse yourself in a week of free Arts and STEM programming!

Engage with school staff and leaders, learn more about our vibrant, welcoming school community, and ask any questions you might have.

Come to the Library to create something special!

Join us at Valente for an afternoon of board games and fun!

Join artist Alie Reilinger, printer at Cambridge-based Albertine Press and owner of Yellow Leg Studios, for an afternoon of Valentine’s Day printmaking.

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. 

Become an interstellar pilot by folding the ultimate paper airplane: a spaceship!

An afternoon of arts and crafts with artist, Alexandra Adamo!

Come get creative at Collins!

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Join us as we edit and create Wikipedia pages related to Black history, with a focus on Black Cantabrigians.

In honor of Black History Month, join Opera on Tap Boston for Shakespeare of Harlem, a concert celebrating the life, work, and enduring influence of Langston Hughes.

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. 

Welcome the Year of the Horse! 🧧🐴🍊 Featuring hands-on crafts, face painting, treats, and more.

Stop by to make a paper snowflake in the south lobby and contribute to a cozy, collaborative winter installation in the MIT Welcome Center. Available 9:30am - 4pm.

Discover the many forms of Celtic creativity and their artistic legacies in this sweeping story that spans ancient to modern times.

Drop by to contribute to a collaborative mural in the south lobby.