Family Activities, Cooking and Gardening

It's a Library dance party!

Join us for stories, songs and rhymes. For children of all ages and their caregivers. Registration is not required.

Join us for a half-hour of stories and songs in the Children's Room. Recommended for children 0-5 and their caregivers.

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

Bounces and rhymes for our youngest library patrons. Recommended for babies 0-18 months and their caregivers.

Put on your dancing shoes and head over for a morning of singing and dancing! We'll sing and move together, and share a story or two. For children of all ages and their grown-ups. 

We invite children and their caregivers for 20-25 minutes of stories and songs.

We invite children and their caregivers to a 30-minute session of songs and stories in Mandarin Chinese with Mina (Yating) Fan, a local mother and educator.

Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes. For children of all ages and their grown-ups. 

It's a Library dance party!

Join us for a new hour-long program, featuring thirty minutes of songs and stories and thirty minutes of open play!

Join us for songs, stories and rhymes followed by open play.

We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes.

No registration is required. Please call (617) 349-4019 for details.

 All ages are welcome to join us as we observe birds at Fresh Pond.

Out with the old, in with the new! Join us for a clothing and toy exchange - for children’s items ages birth to 5 years old.

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

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

This interactive 45-minute children's show is designed to engage young audiences through music, movement, and play.

Join us for Brazilian-inspired music and dance! 

Recommended for children of all ages and their caregivers.

No registration required.

Come watch a movie on Central Square Library's big screen and eat free popcorn! 

The Library is pleased to be working with dedicated community members to offer a special story time in Arabic!

Come to the Library to create something special!

Enjoy a live cooking show, packed with interactive experiments and demonstrations, about the science of marshmallow.

Embrace springtime with a plant, seed, and planting-related supplies swap!