Arts and Culture

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

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 details.

Join us for stories and a craft to celebrate the shortest day of the year. Come read, sing, craft and welcome back the light! 

 

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.

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

We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes.

No registration is required. Please call (617) 349-4019 for details.

Back by popular demand!

Celebrate the shortest day of the year and the beginning of the winter season! Join us for a seasonal story, a winter nature craft and a cozy treat.

Family Friendly event Celebrating the Winter Solstice with Crafts and Cocoa.

Join us for a half hour of stories for children of all ages and their caregivers.

It's a Library dance party!

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

December Selection: The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger.

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

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

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

It's a Library dance party!

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 caregivers for 20-25 minutes of stories and songs.

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

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

Join us for a half-hour of stories and songs in the Children's Room. Recommended for children 0-5 and their caregivers.

Join us to watch a movie on Central Square Library's big screen and eat free popcorn! Past screenings have included popular action and comedy movies. No registration required.

Join us in the Children's Room for a fun craft and related stories. For more information, call 617-349-4010. This program is recommended for ages 5-10.

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

Come to the Library to create something special!

Put on your dancing shoes and head over for a morning of singing and dancing! We'll sing and move together, and share a story or two. For children of all ages and their grown-ups.