Arts and Culture

4 PM | Sunday, December 14, 2025
First Parish of Arlington | 630 Mass Ave. | Arlington MA
Cantilena premieres a work by Rebecca Sacks, celebrating 45 years as a treble chorus, 25 years as "Cantilena."

Join us for an afternoon of creative community sketching in one of Harvard’s most inspiring spaces. Sign up for one or three sessions!

Join us for our Kazakhstan Independence Day celebration on December 14

Creative Colorful Creations on Fabric with Phyllis Wadlington.
Discover your creative side, working with different fabrics. Explore the possibilities of what can be painted on fabric.

In this session, conservation technician Yi Bin Liang will talk about matting, framing, and housing objects.

Explore the diverse range of animal representations in a recent installation in our Islamic and South Asian art galleries.

Kids in 6th, 7th and 8th grade can come to the Library to create hand-made cards and wrapping paper using print-making techniques! Snacks provided. No registration necessary.

December Selection: In the midst of winter by Isabel Allende

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

Join us to craft homemade gifts this holiday season.

Creative Colorful Creations on Fabric with Phyllis Wadlington.

Discover your creative side, working with different fabrics. Explore the possibilities of what can be painted on fabric.

Join curatorial assistant and practicing artist Meghan Grady for a discussion about drawing light, in conjunction with our special exhibition.

Sing and dance to your favorite songs! For children of all ages and their caregivers. No registration required.

Our monthly "Graphics Are Great!" book group is for kids aged 8-12.

Bounces and rhymes for our youngest library patrons. Recommended for babies 0-18 months and their caregivers.

This month's book: 

Come to the library in your pajamas to listen to stories, read with your children, and enjoy a snack before bed!

This week's selection: The Bible, Numbers

It's a Library dance party!

Join us for songs, rhymes, and fingerplays. For children of all ages. 

Bangladesh Social Group named প্রবীণ সফলতার গল্প , which means “Senior Success Stories.”

Join us for a workshop to make a small quilted potholder or trivet. Using the ‘assembly line” quilting method, you will plan, cut, and sew a quilt using our sewing machines.

November selection: Erasure by Percival Everett

Join us for 20-25 minutes of music, movement and stories. For children of all ages and their caregivers. Registration is not required.

 

We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for a special evening story time event.

We invite children and their caregivers for 20-25 minutes of stories and songs.

Come to the Library for games and a different activity each week!