City Calendar

Wednesday

September 18

• 10:00 AM

  Onesies (and Twosies)

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

  Too young for storytime, too old for lapsit? Come rhyme, bounce, and read with other toddlers and their caregivers. This program can accommodate 30 people. Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis on the day of the program. The entire party must be present to receive a ticket. This program starts promptly, and unfortunately we cannot accommodate latecomers. Unclaimed seats will be offered to someone waiting. We appreciate your patience and understanding. For walking babies-24 months. Please call 617-349-4038 for more information.

• 11:00 AM

  Morning Sing-Along

  Main Library, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  Put on your dancing shoes and head over for a morning of singing and dancing! All ages. This program can accommodate 130 people. Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis on the day of the program. The entire party must be present to receive a ticket. This program starts promptly, and unfortunately we cannot accommodate latecomers. Unclaimed seats will be offered to somone waiting. We appreciate your patience and understanding. Please call 617-349-4038 for more information.

• 1:30 PM

  Half Day Hangout

  Main Library, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  Design and decorate your own graffiti art just like Miles Morales in the film, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Film begins at 1:45 pm.

• 2:00 PM

  Using the CPL Online Catalog

  Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  Learn the ins and outs of searching our online catalog, requesting materials, and managing your online library account.

• 6:00 PM

  Poetry Workshop with Ashley Gong

  Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  Join the Cambridge Public Library for a poetry workshop led by Ashley Gong, a 2014 National Student Poet selected by President Obama’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. The workshop seeks to help participants share their own stories—whether seemingly mundane or life-changing—through poetry. Participants of any age or experience level are welcome.

• 6:30 PM

  Horizons: Storage ⁠— the Key to Making Renewable Energy Work

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

  Renewable energy generation is now often cheaper than fossil fuels. The problem? It often can't be deployed when and where it is needed. The ability to store energy at scale could have a dramatic effect on increased renewables penetration and on global grid stability and resiliency. Malta, a graduate of Alphabet's Moonshot Factory (formerly Google X), is based in Kendall Square and is developing a solution that can store large amounts of energy for long durations. CEO Ramya Swaminathan will talk about Malta's system and other types of energy storage, how storage could transform the energy industry as we know it today, and what needs to happen at federal, state, and local levels to ensure its speedy adoption. Presented as part of Horizons: Exploring Breakthroughs in Science & Technology and Their Impact on Society, a lecture series of the STEAM Initiative at the Cambridge Public Library. Please register below for this free public lecture.