Arts and Culture

Learn a new hobby and make a textured art piece with cardboard loom weaving! All materials are provided. Recommended for ages 5 and up. Registration is not required for this event.

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.

Come hear stories and songs about things that start with the letter E, and make an elephant craft.

What's a zine?

Our monthly Middle Grade Mystery book group is for kids aged 10-14.

Join social justice project Wee The People for a free, immersive, intergenerational event of storytelling and art-making to celebrate belonging, safety, and immigrant communities.

Come to the Library to create something special!

Choose a "Paint by Sticker" design and match the numbered stickers to the numbered spaces, then watch your artwork come alive. Recommended for children ages 6-12 and their caregivers.

Join us for a lively discussion of a great book in person at the Main Library!

Party like you just got your first library card! All Kindergartners, along with their families and friends, are welcome to attend. We will have activities, crafts and snacks.

Calling all middle grade readers!

“Lights, Camera, Magic!” features films from around the world—many premiering in North America—and hands-on animation workshops led by veteran Hollywood artists. Day 3 takes place @ The Brattle.

Did you know you can vote for a winner in the Massachusetts Children's Book Award each year?

Enjoy reggae sounds from Roots Alley Collective. While you listen, enjoy a delicious hot cup of soup from Souper Roll Up Cafe (on us, while supplies last!).

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.

Enjoy swinging New Orleans-style jazz with Josiah Reibstein & The Hubtones.

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

Discover pianist/vocalist Pelin “Su” Yavuz’s unique blend of neo-soul, jazz, hip hop and R&B. While you listen, enjoy a delicious hot cup of soup from Souper Roll Up Cafe (while supplies last!).

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

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