High Beginner ESOL Class (Central Square)
Cambridge Public Library
Thursday, October 5 1pm – 2:30pm
Also: Tuesday, October 10 1pm – 2:30pm; Thursday, October 12 1pm – 2:30pm; and Tuesday, October 17 1pm – 2:30pm
Join us for an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Class.
Glowforge 101: Creative Laser Cutting (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Thursday, October 5 2pm – 4pm
Also: Tuesday, October 24 6:30pm – 8:30pm and Saturday, October 28 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Learn how to cut, engrave, and shape designs from a variety of materials using the Glowforge Pro laser cutter in this workshop.
Preschool Story Time (O'Connell)
Cambridge Public Library
Thursday, October 5 3:30pm – 4pm
We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes, with a craft to take and make at home, while supplies last.
Afternoon Sing-Along (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Thursday, October 5 4pm – 4:25pm
Also: Thursday, October 12 4pm – 4:25pm; Thursday, October 19 4pm – 4:25pm; and Thursday, October 26 4pm – 4:25pm
It's a Library dance party!
Library Read-In (Central Square)
Cambridge Public Library
Thursday, October 5 4pm – 6pm
Celebrate the freedom to read at the Central Square Library!
Equipment and Studio Reservations (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Thursday, October 5 4:30pm – 9:30pm
Also: Friday, October 6 9am – 2pm; Saturday, October 7 11am – 4pm; and Tuesday, October 10 3pm – 8pm
Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.
Twilight Stories and Songs (Central Square)
Cambridge Public Library
Thursday, October 5 5:30pm – 6pm
Also: Thursday, October 12 5:30pm – 6pm; Thursday, October 19 5:30pm – 6pm; and Thursday, October 26 5:30pm – 6pm
Join us in the Children's Room for some fun stories and songs to help wind down your day.
Cookbook Book Group (Collins)
Cambridge Public Library
Thursday, October 5 6pm – 7pm
October selection: Vietnam: Morning to Midnight and Vietnamese Home Cooking.
Protecting the World’s Penguins (Free Hyrbid Lecture)
Harvard Museums of Science & Culture and Harvard Museum of Natural History
Thursday, October 5 6pm – 7pm
Dr. Pablo Borboroglu, winner of the 2023 Indianapolis Prize, has devoted his life to saving penguins. Hear him recount conservation's challenges and highlights in this free hybrid lecture.
Seeing in Art and Medicine: A Conversation
Harvard Art Museums
Thursday, October 5 6pm – 7:15pm
Join us for a conversation about the exhibition Seeing in Art and Medicine and the museums’ medical humanities program that inspired it.
The SPOT Cambridge Open House @ The Foundry
Karaya LLC Co-Op, Equity Roadmap, and Cambridge Public Schools
Thursday, October 5 6pm – 7:30pm
Also: Thursday, October 19 6pm – 7:30pm; Thursday, November 2 6pm – 7:30pm; and Thursday, November 16 6pm – 7:30pm
Come shop for free at the SPOT Open House event! ALL are welcome, we will have music and snacks for kids to dance as parents shop!
XR Lab 101 (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Thursday, October 5 7pm – 8pm
Also: Thursday, October 19 7pm – 8pm and Saturday, October 21 9:30am – 10:30am
Extended reality (XR) opens the door to worlds and experiences outside the everyday through virtual reality, augmented realit
English Conversation Practice (O'Neill)
Cambridge Public Library
Friday, October 6 10am – 11:30am
Also: Friday, October 13 10am – 11:30am; Friday, October 20 10am – 11:30am; and Friday, October 27 10am – 11:30am
English Conversation Practice (O'Neill)
Cambridge Public Library
Friday, October 6 10am – 11:30am
Also: Friday, October 13 10am – 11:30am; Friday, October 20 10am – 11:30am; and Friday, October 27 10am – 11:30am
Join us for an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Conversation Practice.
Wellness for Seniors: Tai Chi Paradigm (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Friday, October 6 10am – 11am
Also: Friday, October 13 10am – 11am; Friday, October 20 10am – 11am; and Friday, October 27 10am – 11am
Sponsored by the Cambridge Public Library Foundation
Toddler Story Time (O'Connell)
Cambridge Public Library
Friday, October 6 11am – 11:30am
We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 15-20 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes.
No registration is required. Please call 617-349-4019 for location and details.
Teen Room x The Hive
Cambridge Public Library
Friday, October 6 3:30pm – 5pm
Also: Friday, October 20 3:30pm – 5pm
Grab a friend for some creative exploration and play! Try your hand at sticker-making, 3D doodling, and more in the Teen Room. This is a drop-in event designed for patrons ages 12-18.
Magic Tree House Book Group (O'Connell/Virtual)
Cambridge Public Library
Friday, October 6 4pm – 5pm
Our Magic Tree House book group for kids ages 5-10 meets the first Friday of the month.
Hive Safety Training
Cambridge Public Library
Saturday, October 7 9:30am – 10:30am
Are you interested in using The Hive?
Spotlight Tour: Sensing the Divine, with Hanna Carney ’25
Harvard Art Museums
Saturday, October 7 11am – 11:50am
Hanna Carney will explore religious works that appeal to multiple senses and how they have been meaningful to everyday people.
Crafting Corner (O'Neill)
Cambridge Public Library
Saturday, October 7 1:30pm – 3pm
Also: Saturday, October 14 1:30pm – 3pm; Saturday, October 21 1:30pm – 3pm; and Saturday, October 28 1:30pm – 3pm
Fiber arts crafters of all skill levels are welcome to drop in for companionable crafting!
Spotlight Tour: Deconstructing Disorientation, with Emily Feng ’25
Harvard Art Museums
Saturday, October 7 2pm – 2:50pm
Emily Feng will explore the role of disorientation in three works of art.
Spotlight Tour: Out of This World, with Arielle Frommer ’25
Harvard Art Museums
Sunday, October 8 2pm – 2:50pm
Arielle Frommer will explore how an understanding of astronomy can enhance one’s perspective on art.
Spotlight Tour: Seeing in Art and Medicine, with Genesis Nam ’24
Harvard Art Museums
Sunday, October 8 11pm – 11:50pm
Genesis Nam will explore art through the lens of a new program for medical residents, focused on issues such as care, objectivity, and power.
O'Neill Branch Book Group (O'Neill)
Cambridge Public Library
Monday, October 9 6:30pm – 8pm
Also: Monday, November 13 6:30pm – 8pm and Monday, December 11 6:30pm – 8pm
January selection: Modern Lovers by Emma Straub