Introduction to Mindfulness, Stress Management and Sustaining Joy
Mindful Cambridge
Saturday, July 2 9am – 10am
Also: Saturday, July 9 9am – 10am
Learn mindfulness and practical skills to respond to life's stressors and challenges, reduce burnout, have more peace and joy.
Sewing 101 (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Saturday, July 2 10am – 11:30am
Also: Wednesday, July 6 5:30pm – 7pm and Tuesday, July 12 1:30pm – 3pm
In this 90-minute class, you'll learn the basics of sewing machine operation and safety.
Equipment and Studio Reservations (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Saturday, July 2 1:30pm – 4:30pm
Also: Tuesday, July 5 7:30pm – 10:30pm; Wednesday, July 6 1pm – 4pm; and Thursday, July 7 6pm – 9pm
During this reservation period, anyone who has completed Hive training and is badged to use equipment or studio(s) can
Exhibition Tour: Prints from the Brandywine Workshop and Archives: Creative Communities
Harvard Art Museums
Sunday, July 3 12pm – 1pm
Join exhibition curator Elizabeth Rudy for an in-depth tour of Prints from the Brandywine Workshop and Archives.
STEAM Academy: Innovators for Purpose Summer Studio
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, July 5 9am – 4pm
Also: Wednesday, July 6 9am – 4pm; Thursday, July 7 9am – 4pm; and Friday, July 8 9am – 4pm
Innovators for Purpose (iFp) Studio is a teen-powered design and innovation program where teens channel their energy and creative vision to imagine and build a better world.
Outdoor Story Time (Collins)
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, July 5 10:30am – 11am
We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes.
Outdoor Sing-Along (Valente)
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, July 5 11am – 11:25am
Also: Tuesday, July 12 11am – 11:25am; Tuesday, July 19 11am – 11:25am; and Tuesday, July 26 11am – 11:25am
Put on your dancing shoes and head over for a morning of singing and dancing!
Outdoor Songs and Stories (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, July 5 11am – 11:20am
Also: Wednesday, July 6 11am – 11:20am; Thursday, July 7 11am – 11:20am; and Tuesday, July 12 11am – 11:20am
Music. Movement. Story. Join your librarians outside for 20 minutes of fun!
Lunch Break: Paper Beading with Alex Makes Art
MIT Open Space Programming
Tuesday, July 5 12:15pm – 1pm
Learn how to make paper beads for jewelry, decorations, charms and more with Alex Makes Art!
Summer Reading: STEAM Discovery: Will It Float? (O'Connell)
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, July 5 3pm – 4pm
Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.
Outdoor Preschool Story Time (Valente)
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, July 5 4pm – 4:25pm
Also: Tuesday, July 12 4pm – 4:25pm; Tuesday, July 19 4pm – 4:25pm; and Tuesday, July 26 4pm – 4:25pm
Join us for twenty to twenty-five minutes of stories and songs for children ages eccbc87e4b5ce2fe28308fd9f2a7baf3 to 5 and their caregivers.
Hive Safety Training and Badge Making
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, July 5 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Are you interested in using The Hive?
Knitting Group (Boudreau)
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, July 5 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Also: Tuesday, July 12 6:30pm – 7:30pm; Tuesday, July 19 6:30pm – 7:30pm; and Tuesday, July 26 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Outdoor Toddler Story Time (Valente)
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, July 6 11am – 11:25am
Also: Wednesday, July 13 11am – 11:25am and Wednesday, July 20 11am – 11:25am
We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories and rhymes.
Exhibition Tour: Crossroads: Drawing the Dutch Landscape
Harvard Art Museums
Wednesday, July 6 12pm – 1pm
Join exhibition curator Susan Anderson for an in-depth tour of Crossroads: Drawing the Dutch Landscape.
Summer Reading: Outdoor Hoop Troop (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, July 6 2pm – 3pm
A high energy, fun-filled hooping workshop.
Summer Reading: Card Making (Boudreau)
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, July 6 3pm – 7pm
Also: Wednesday, July 13 3pm – 7pm; Wednesday, July 20 3pm – 7pm; and Wednesday, July 27 3pm – 7pm
Drop in Wednesdays in July from 3-7PM to create cards for our neighbors at Cadbury Commons.
Summer Reading: Crafternoon (Valente)
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, July 6 3pm – 4:30pm
Visit the Valente Branch to make and take a hands-on project.
Summer Reading: Scavenger Hunt at Raymond Park (Boudreau)
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, July 6 3pm – 3:30pm
Join us as we search and discover nature at Raymond Park.
Raindate: Friday July 8th.
Books Not Binaries (Ages 11-14) Reading Group (Virtual)
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, July 6 6pm – 7pm
Join us for a virtual book discussion and hangout each month as we read books that celebrate the LGBTQIA+ experience.
Summer Reading: Family Game Night (O'Neill)
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, July 6 6pm – 7:30pm
Also: Wednesday, July 20 6pm – 7:30pm; Wednesday, August 3 6pm – 7:30pm; and Wednesday, August 17 6pm – 7:30pm
Challenge your family or meet new friends over board games and puzzles.
Outdoor Songs and Stories at Raymond Park (Boudreau)
Cambridge Public Library
Thursday, July 7 10:30am – 10:50am
Also: Thursday, July 14 10:30am – 10:50am; Thursday, July 21 10:30am – 10:50am; and Thursday, July 28 10:30am – 10:50am
Put on your dancing shoes and head over for a morning of singing and dancing!
Outdoor Story Time (O'Neill)
Cambridge Public Library
Thursday, July 7 11am – 11:20am
Also: Thursday, July 14 11am – 11:20am; Thursday, July 21 11am – 11:20am; and Thursday, July 28 11am – 11:20am
We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories and rhymes.
Fiber Arts Drop-In Group (O'Connell)
Cambridge Public Library
Thursday, July 7 11:30am – 1pm
Summer Reading: Crafternoon (O'Neill)
Cambridge Public Library
Thursday, July 7 3pm – 5pm
Also: Thursday, July 21 3pm – 5pm; Monday, August 1 3pm – 5pm; and Monday, August 15 3pm – 5pm
Visit the O'Neill Branch to make and take a hands-on project.