Sign Up for High School Equivalency Prep (HiSET/GED) and Reading, Writing and Math Classes
DHSP Community Learning Center
Tuesday, May 7 6pm – 8pm
Also: Tuesday, June 4 6pm – 8pm
Learn about our Reading/Writing, Math and Science classes for adults and take a placement test. Students work towards their high school equivalency (GED/HiSET) or just want to improve their skills.
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training Information Sessions (English language learners)
DHSP Community Learning Center
Monday, May 13 4pm – 5pm
Also: Wednesday, May 22 4:30pm – 5:30pm; Thursday, June 13 4pm – 5pm; and Wednesday, June 26 3pm – 4pm
Learn about our CNA Training Programs for English language learners. Classes start in September!
Early Childhood Education Career Training Program
DHSP Community Learning Center and Cambridge Office of Early Childhood (OEC)
This is a free program to help people prepare for a career in early childhood education.
BeeFound: Mrs. Phillis and Her Friends
Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters
Saturday, April 27 2pm – 4pm
The poet and the professor will discuss the history of Mrs. Phillis Wheatley and the friends and associates she communicated with. This event includes a lecture, poetry workshop, seed give away and garden walk.
Biomedical Careers Training Program
Just A Start
Wellington HarringtonJAS Biomedical Careers Program provides nine months of intensive training to prepare adults for entry-level careers in the life sciences.
Bridge to College Information Session
DHSP Community Learning Center
Thursday, May 9 6pm – 7pm
Also: Friday, May 17 12pm – 1pm; Thursday, May 23 6:30pm – 7:30pm; and Monday, June 3 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Learn about a free program that helps adults go to college. Some sessions are online and others are in-person. Look below and click on the link to sign up!
Career Training in Early Childhood Education Information Session
Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP) and Cambridge Public Schools
Monday, May 13 3pm – 4pm
Also: Tuesday, May 21 5pm5pm – 5pm; Thursday, May 30 6:30pm – 7:30pm; and Wednesday, June 12 1pm – Friday, June 21 2pm
Want to become an early childhood educator? Learn about free training for your Child Development Associate® (CDA) credential, including classes, a paid internship and help finding employment.
Sign Up for English Class (ESOL)
DHSP Community Learning Center
Tuesday, May 7 9:30am – 12pm
Also: Thursday, May 30 6pm – 8:30pm
Sign up for free English (ESOL) classes and take a placement test. Learn about our programs and the resources that come with being a student at the Cambridge Community Learning Center!
SpeakOUT Spring Speaker Training
SpeakOUT Boston
Saturday, April 27 9am – 6pm
Join SpeakOUT Boston for an empowering one-day speaker training to prepare to share your story with diverse audiences to raise awareness about the LGBTQ+ community.
The Hive
Cambridge Public Library
Mid CambridgeThis is our state-of-the-art makerspace at the Main Library. It is a hub for learning, creativity, and collaboration filled with beginner to professional-level workshops and equipment
3D Printing 101: Game Piece Design
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, April 30 1pm – 2:30pm
Learn how to create your favorite game piece in digital space and print it out using our Prusa 3D printers.
3D Printing 101: Game Piece Design
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, May 7 7pm – 8:30pm
Also: Wednesday, May 15 1pm – 2:30pm and Tuesday, May 28 1pm – 2:30pm
Learn how to create your favorite game piece in digital space and print it out using our Prusa 3D printers.
AAPI Heritage Month at the CPL: Saturday Screening of "Next Goal Wins" dir. Taika Waititi (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Saturday, May 11 1pm – 3pm
Stop by on Saturday and catch a screening of the film Next Goal Wins (dir.
Adult Book Group (O'Connell)
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, May 21 6:30pm – 7:30pm
May selection: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Art of Translation: Collaboration with Martha Collins and Nguyen Ba Chung (Valente)
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, May 14 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.
Beginner ESOL Class (Central Square)
Cambridge Public Library
Friday, April 26 10:30am – 12pm
Also: Wednesday, May 1 10:30am – 12pm; Friday, May 3 10:30am – 12pm; and Wednesday, May 8 10:30am – 12pm
Join us for an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Class.
Beginner ESOL Class (Central Square)
Cambridge Public Library
Friday, April 26 1pm – 2:30pm
Also: Monday, April 29 1pm – 2:30pm; Friday, May 3 1pm – 2:30pm; and Monday, May 6 1pm – 2:30pm
Join us for an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Class.
Beginner Spanish Class
Cambridge Council on Aging
Monday, April 29 9:30am – 11am
Also: Monday, May 6 9:30am – 11am; Monday, May 13 9:30am – 11am; and Monday, May 20 9:30am – 11am
Spanish Basic is a beginning-level class that will develop the confidence talking, reading, and writing in Spanish.
Boudreau Branch Book Group (Boudreau/Virtual)
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, May 8 12pm – 1pm
May Title: There There by Tommy Orange.
Brewery Book Club (Lamplighter)
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, May 8 7pm – 8:30pm
You're invited to our May Brewery Book Club, where Lamplighter and the Cambridge Public Library team up to highlight contemporary works from marginalized voices while having a beer.
Cambridge Cooks Celebrates AAPI Heritage Month with Afruza Akther
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, May 22 6pm – 7pm
Chef Afruza teaches Ghugni / Bengali-style Chickpea Salad.
Cambridge Cooks: Celebrate Haitian Flag Day!
Cambridge Public Library
Monday, May 20 5pm – 6pm
Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.
CCTV Classes en Español, em Português, epi an Kreyòl Ayisyen
Cambridge Community Television
Mid CambridgeWe now offer media arts classes in Spanish, Portuguese, and Haitian Creole!
Collins Branch Book Group (Collins)
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, April 30 6pm – 7pm
April Selection: Letter to a Stranger: Essays to the Ones Who Haunt Us by Colleen Kinder.
Community Oral Health Services
Cambridge Public Health Department
Our programs serve to improve awareness of the importance of oral health to overall health by providing oral health education, dental screenings, and assistance with access to care.