Programs hosted by the Library provide an opportunity for civic dialogue, conversation, and learning, which includes exploring a wide-range of views. Programs do not constitute an endorsement of beliefs by the Library, Library staff, the Library's Board of Trustees, or the City of Cambridge. Please contact Zachary Bond at zbond@cambridgema.gov with questions about Library programs and events.
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.
Events
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Tuesday
February 25
11:00 AM
Main Library, Rey Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
We invite children and their caregivers for 20-25 minutes of stories and songs. Designed for children 18 months to 3 years and their caregivers.
This program can accommodate 45 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. Unclaimed seats will be offered to someone waiting. We appreciate your patience and understanding. Please call 617-349-4038 for more information.
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.
4:00 PM
Main Library, Rey Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
We invite children and their caregivers for 20-25 minutes of stories and songs. Recommended for children ages 3-5.
This program can accommodate 45 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. Unclaimed seats will be offered to someone waiting. We appreciate your patience and understanding. Please call 617-349-4038 for more information.
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.
5:30 PM
Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl St., Cambridge, MA 02139
Bounces and rhymes for our youngest library patrons. Recommended for babies 0-18 months and their caregivers.
6:45 PM
O'Neill Branch, 70 Rindge Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140
Come to the library in your pajamas to listen to stories, read with your children, and enjoy a snack before bed! This program is recommended for children of all ages and their caregivers.
Pajama Story Time is presented by the Cambridge Public Library and the Center for Families.
Wednesday
February 26
10:00 AM
Main Library, Rey Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Just for you and the baby! Enjoy time together with other parents, caregivers and babies to learn, play, and develop language and motor skills. Recommended for 0 to 12 months.
Come prepared to sit on the floor one-on-one with your baby in your lap. This program can accommodate 15 babies and their caregivers. 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. Unclaimed seats will be offered to someone waiting. We appreciate your patience and understanding. Please call 617-349-4038 for more information.
10:30 AM
Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl St., Cambridge, MA 02139
Join us for a half-hour of stories in the Children's Room. For ages birth-5 with caregivers.
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.
4:00 PM
Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl St., Cambridge, MA 02139
Join us in the Children's Room for a fun craft and related stories. For more information, call 617-349-4010. This program is recommended for ages 5-10.
5:30 PM
O'Connell Branch, 48 Sixth St., Cambridge, MA 02141
We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for a special Black History Month evening story time event. This program will run for 20-25 minutes, with songs, stories and rhymes. No registration is required. Please call 617-349-4019 for more information.
6:00 PM
Main Library, Lecture Hall, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
In the latest installment of the "Our Path Forward" Lecture Series, the Cambridge Public Library is thrilled to welcome Valeria Luiselli, the award-winning author of Lost Children Archive, Tell Me How It Ends, and other books.
In a time when our already-vulnerable immigrant communities are coming under increased scrutiny and threats to their security, Luiselli is someone who is willing to platform voices from within those very communities.
A passionate and refreshingly original thinker and writer, Valeria Luiselli has been doing this difficult work for a number of years. In 2019, she received a MacArthur Fellowship (the so-called "Genius Grant") for "challenging conventional notions of authorship in fiction, essays, and inventive hybrids of the two that pose profound questions about the various ways we piece together stories and document the lives of others."
In Tell Me How It Ends, which recounts Luiselli's experience as an interpreter for newly-arrived migrant children, she writes, "being aware of what is happening in our era and choosing to do nothing about it has become unacceptable."
Note: Spanish and Haitian Creole translation will be available over Zoom.
Thursday
February 27
10:30 AM
Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl St., Cambridge, MA 02139
Join us for a new hour-long program, featuring thirty minutes of songs and stories and thirty minutes of open play! No tickets required. This program is recommended for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers.
11:00 AM
O'Neill Branch, 70 Rindge Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140
Join us for a half hour of stories for children of all ages and their caregivers.
11:00 AM
Valente Branch, 826 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA 02141
We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories and rhymes.
This program will take place in the Community Room. No registration is required. For more information, please call the library at (617) 349-4015.
11:00 AM
Main Library, Rey Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
We invite children and their caregivers for 20-25 minutes of stories and songs. Designed for children 18 months to 3 years and their caregivers.
This program can accommodate 45 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. Unclaimed seats will be offered to someone waiting. We appreciate your patience and understanding. Please call 617-349-4038 for more information.
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.
3:30 PM
O'Connell Branch, 48 Sixth St., Cambridge, MA 02141
We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes.
No registration is required. Please call (617) 349-4019 for details.
5:30 PM
Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl St., Cambridge, MA 02139
Join us in the Children's Room for some fun stories and songs to help wind down your day. Recommended for ages 0-5. For more information call the Central Square Branch Children's Room at 617-349-4012.
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.