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O'Connell Branch

CANCELLED: Toddler Story Time (O'Connell)

Friday, January 17 @ 11:00 AM
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.
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O'Connell Branch Adult Book Group (Onsite)

Tuesday, January 21 @ 6:30 PM
January selection: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Reading Interests: We read mostly contemporary Fiction and Non-Fiction, with forays into older works and classics. Past selections include: The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt and Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. How to get the print book: Copies of the book are set aside at the O'Connell Branch. Visit during open hours and a staff member can help you check out a copy. Click here for O'Connell Branch Hours How to get the e-book or digital audiobook: This month’s book is available as a digital audio and e-book through Hoopla. This book group meets in person at the O'Connell Branch. No registration is needed. Drop-ins welcome. For more information contact the branch at 617-349-4019. The City of Cambridge does not discriminate, including on the basis of disability. We may provide auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternative formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures to people with disabilities. For more information contact us at library@cambridgema.gov, 617-349-4032 (voice), or via relay at 711.
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O’Connell Branch Library opened in 1897 and has served the East Cambridge community from its current location since 1939. The branch is named after Cardinal William Henry O’Connell, the Archbishop of Boston from 1907 to 1944.

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  • Accessible entrance is at rear of the library.
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  • Free parking is available in the lot behind the library.
  • Street parking (resident permit) is available near the library.
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