Arts and Culture

Treat yourself to an afternoon of fun, creativity, and community while a local artist guides us step-by-step through the process of creating a beautiful acrylic painting.

This month's book: 

People of all ages who enjoy children's books can read and discuss together.

This week's selection: Edmund Burke and Samuel Johnson on the Colonies

This month's book: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

February Selection: People Like Us: A Novel by Jason Mott.

Join the Valente Branch for an exploration of literature!

Every month we will read and discuss a short story as a group.

February selection: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray.

Join Central Square's new Horror Book Club.

Mark your calendars for our fourth annual Festival! Immerse yourself in a week of free Arts and STEM programming!

Come to the Library to create something special!

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

February selection: James by Percival Everett

February Selection - 

Come get creative at Collins!

The climate is changing, and we're all here on the planet together.

February Selection: Lightseekers by Femi Kayode.

Join friends and neighbors for a potluck!

Join us as we edit and create Wikipedia pages related to Black history, with a focus on Black Cantabrigians.

This week's selection: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, selected poems

In honor of Black History Month, join Opera on Tap Boston for Shakespeare of Harlem, a concert celebrating the life, work, and enduring influence of Langston Hughes.

Join the Collins Branch Library in collaboration with the Cambridge Climate Leaders Initiative for a monthly discussion of a climate-related topic.

Join us to watch a movie on Central Square Library's big screen and eat popcorn! No registration required.

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!).

Join us at the Central Square Branch Library, or Virtually, for a midday-lunch break book group discussion.