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Our monthly "Graphics Are Great!" book group is for kids aged 8-12. Check out a copy of the book beforehand, or download it from the Libby app. Our December book is A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel by Madeleine L'Engle, adapted and illustrated by Hope Larson. This book group will meet virtually and in person at the O'Connell Branch. Please register below if you would like to attend virtually. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants one hour before the event. Need a laptop or hotspot to participate? Call the O'Connell Branch at 617-349-4019. For questions about the "Graphics Are Great!" Book Club, please email cmeisler@cambridgema.gov.

December Selection: A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This book group will meet virtually and in person at the Boudreau Branch. We will discuss current and classic mystery titles. Please register below if you would like to attend via Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants one hour before the event. How to get the book: Copies of the print book will be set aside at the Boudreau Branch (245 Concord Ave; current hours). Copies of the ebook are available through Libby. Copies of the ebook and audiobook are available through Hoopla. For more information, call 617-349-4017 or email Liz Danner at edanner@cambridgema.gov.

The City offers free weekly collection of yard waste, April 1-December 31 for residents with recycling collection from the City. Yard waste is banned from landfills and incinerators in Massachusetts. Leaves and other yard waste that fall on your property should be gathered as needed. Leaves and twigs on sidewalks and curbs adjacent to your property are the responsibility of the property owner to collect and set out as yard waste.

This page has information on collecting relevant economic data relating to business impacts from separated bike lane installation in commercial corridors as part of the City’s Cycling Safety Ordinance (CSO).

Note: this meeting was cancelled due to lack of quorum. The regular meeting of the Cambridge Commission for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD). This meeting will be held virtually on Zoom. 

The City of Cambridge is notifying residents, businesses, and visitors of street closures and traffic impacts July 11 – 13 due to the Portuguese-American Civic League’s Holy Spirit Feast.

The Community Learning Center has a program that helps adulte learners improve their reading, writing, and math skills and prepare to earn their high school equivalency (GED or HiSET).

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The City of Cambridge is installing three new outdoor standalone Portland Loo public toilets to provide safe, accessible, and reliable public restroom facilities in key community spaces throughout the city.

Get up close and personal with chickens! This program includes a chicken-themed story time and educational games about chicken behavior and anatomy. The highlight of the program is the Chicken Circle, where youth are able to touch and interact with live chickens. Recommended for children of all ages and their caregivers. This program will happen indoors due to the heat. Registration is required. When registering, please list how many children are attending. Adults do not need to be included in the numbers for registration Funding for Summer Reading has been generously provided by the City of Cambridge, Cambridge Public Library Foundation, Friends of the Cambridge Public Library and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.