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Events
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5:00 PM
O'Connell Branch, 48 Sixth St., Cambridge, MA 02141
Our monthly "Graphics Are Great!" book group is for kids aged 8-12. Check out a copy of the book at O'Connell beforehand, or download it from the Libby app. Our March book is Alterations by Ray Xu.
This book group will meet online for the month of March.
For questions about the "Graphics Are Great!" Book Club, please email cmeisler@cambridgema.gov.
6:30 PM
O'Neill Branch, 70 Rindge Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140
People of all ages who enjoy children's books can read and discuss together. Food will be provided. In March we will read and discuss A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga. Copies of the book will be available at the O'Neill Branch.
This book group will meet in person at the O'Neill Branch Library. Please register below.
7:00 PM
Main Library, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
This week's selection: Montaigne, selected essays
Reading Interests: We concentrate on Great Books in the following areas: a long novel over the summer, two sections of poetry and short stories, a book of the Bible, a Shakespeare play, an ancient and modern drama, a work of science, a smaller work of fiction, an even smaller work of fiction, and a rotating mix of politics, philosophy, and religion. Authors read in the past five years include Dickens, Keats and Yeats, O'Connor and Munro, Ecclesiastes, Sophocles and August Wilson, Darwin, Austen, Duras, The Federalist Papers, and Arendt.
How to get the print book: Copies of the reading are set aside at the Main Library. Visit the Main Library at 449 Broadway during current service hours and a staff member can help you get a copy.
How to register: Registration is required. Click the registration link below to register.
This is a hybrid event. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants 1 hour before the event.
For more information, contact Drew Griffin (dgriffin@cambridgema.gov)