City Calendar

Thursday

May 2

• 10:00 AM

  Vinyl Cutting 101 (Main)

  Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  Would you like to make your own vinyl signs, stickers, or images to transfer to T-shirts and other textiles? In this workshop, you can learn how to use our Roland Camm-1 GS-24 vinyl cutter. You can then design a sticker and cut it with our vinyl cutter! Registration is required. You must complete Hive Safety Training before registering for this workshop.

• 11:00 AM

  One-on-One Tech Help at Main Library (by appointment)

  Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  Looking for some basic computer or mobile device guidance? Want to learn how to access audiobooks and eBooks? Sign up for tech help! Appointment will be limited to 30-minutes for each patron. We can help you with: accessing library eBooks, audiobooks, and other eResources on your devices e-mail and searching the web smartphone and mobile app questions We are not able to help you with: installing advanced software programs completing online transactions for you computer hardware and technical maintenance

• 11:00 AM

  Wellness for Seniors: Zumba Gold

  Main Library, Community Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  Put on your dancing shoes to improve flexibility and balance, strengthen muscles and have fun! Certified Zumba Gold instructor Emily B. will lead you through 45 minutes of low-impact and easy-to-follow choreography. Registration for each session is required.

• 11:30 AM

  One-on-One Tech Help at Main Library (by appointment)

  Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  Looking for some basic computer or mobile device guidance? Want to learn how to access audiobooks and eBooks? Sign up for tech help! Appointment will be limited to 30-minutes for each patron. We can help you with: accessing library eBooks, audiobooks, and other eResources on your devices e-mail and searching the web smartphone and mobile app questions We are not able to help you with: installing advanced software programs completing online transactions for you computer hardware and technical maintenance

• 12:00 PM

  One-on-One Tech Help at Main Library (by appointment)

  Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  Looking for some basic computer or mobile device guidance? Want to learn how to access audiobooks and eBooks? Sign up for tech help! Appointment will be limited to 30-minutes for each patron. We can help you with: accessing library eBooks, audiobooks, and other eResources on your devices e-mail and searching the web smartphone and mobile app questions We are not able to help you with: installing advanced software programs completing online transactions for you computer hardware and technical maintenance

• 12:30 PM

  One-on-One Tech Help at Main Library (by appointment)

  Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  Looking for some basic computer or mobile device guidance? Want to learn how to access audiobooks and eBooks? Sign up for tech help! Appointment will be limited to 30-minutes for each patron. We can help you with: accessing library eBooks, audiobooks, and other eResources on your devices e-mail and searching the web smartphone and mobile app questions We are not able to help you with: installing advanced software programs completing online transactions for you computer hardware and technical maintenance

• 2:00 PM

  Glowforge 101: Creative Laser Cutting (Main)

  Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  Learn how to cut, engrave, and shape designs from a variety of materials using the Glowforge Pro laser cutter in this workshop. This two-hour workshop replaces the previous two-part Glowforge 101 offering; the content and length of this workshop and the two-part series are the same. You will start by utilizing the camera on the Glowforge to focus and scan your own custom images, properly select materials for your project, and fabricate your first design. You will create digital artwork for the Glowforge, and learn file formatting for production. Note: This is a badging course for laser cutting. You must complete Hive Safety Training before registering for this program. View The Hive's workshop schedule here.

• 2:30 PM

  Puzzle Party (Main)

  Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  Join our librarians for tea, cookies and a jigsaw puzzle. An hour of fun and conversation on a Thursday afternoon at the Cambridge Main Library.

• 4:30 PM

  Equipment and Studio Reservations (Main)

  Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  During this reservation period, anyone who has completed Hive training and is badged to use equipment or studio(s) can reserve Hive equipment or studio spaces. Staff will assist participants as they are able.

• 5:30 PM

  CPL Presents: Kathy Greeley, author of TESTING EDUCATION (Main)

  Main Library, Lecture Hall, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  Join debut author Kathy Greeley, a long-time teacher in the Cambridge and Boston Public School systems, for a reading and conversation about her new book Testing Education: A Teacher’s Memoir. Both a critique of the widespread standardized testing and curricula that have proliferated in the past twenty years in the American public education system and an impassioned memoir by a lifelong teacher who was a first-hand witness to such systemic changes, Testing Education is a necessary reminder of "what real teaching and learning looks like." Registration is required.